I can make up any number of possible futures in my head. I can imagine myself going to the market, buying a lottery ticket and becoming a millionaire.
But when you analyze the chances of that actually happening it's best perhaps to revise those fantasies to suit what is more likely to happen...
There's a far better chance I get hit by a truck on the way.
But that doesn't mean I'm gonna get hit by a truck either.
The likeliest scenario is that I'll buy the lottery ticket, scratch it off, and throw it away. A dollar poorer but entertained for a moment and there was always the chance that I might have become a millionaire.
Votes are a lot like that. If you get your hopes up for big changes, you're liable to be disappointed.
No matter who wins the elections the Union will survive, life will go on, and commerce will continue.