#electon2020

We now deem a politician successful only if a whole sickly iconography is created around them; memes, gifs, tee-shirts, children’s books. But we don’t have to love our politicians. In fact, it’s dangerous to do so, since it either blinds us to their flaws or leads to disappointment and rancour. And if you really love your candidate, there’s a good chance someone else will really hate them. Voters like Biden just enough, and they think he will do a decent enough job, and that’s enough.

It’s election night here (again), so spouse is currently running mental statistics, with the added complexity of pandemic absentee voting thrown in.

On election night 2004, I wrapped up working at the polls and headed to my campus young Democrats party to watch results roll in.