People are protesting the Ukrainian election?

MSNBC - Ukraine post-election crisis deepens | Ukrainian Protesters Vow to ‘Stay Until the End’

I am finding similarities between the Ukrainian election and our own election. The exit polls showed that the opposition was leading, but final election results differ, and the PM won.

However, the opposition is holding out on accepting the election results, and thousands and thousands are holding peaceful protests. Here's my question, "why didn't we protest?" Why didn't Kerry supporters protest? How is the Ukrainian political culture different from our? Is that why they are still protesting? And major cities in the Ukraine have refused to accept the results. Why can't the blue states do the same?

It's the old versus the new. Do you want more of the same or something different? Four more years or (I can't remember if the Dems had an answer for this chant)...

I see us, Americans, being incredibly bitter and divided (the magical word), but we choose to be bitter and divided about it. Our way of letting off election steam was to complain and threaten to move to Canada! The Ukrainians choose to march and protest on city streets and squares. Our disappointment was internal; theirs was external.