Yes I voted. I took my oldest to vote. First election for them. Pretty sure they will never miss another election. That is the future.
I would have loved to see Beto win. But a long shot is a long shot and to be that close speaks volumes. Should be seen as a positive.
here’s the video of beto saying “i’m so fucking proud of you” if anyone needs a new alarm tone pic.twitter.com/mkApPHjW9W— Adam J. Kurtz (@adamjk) November 7, 2018
Case in point.
Florida is gonna Florida. Another twitter gem was this.
I swear Florida could be voting between ice cream and a kick to the head and the results would be 50.5%-49.5%.— Benjamin Park (@BenjaminEPark) November 7, 2018
I mean absolutely right on it seems. Riding in I was thinking, well if sea level rises what happens to Florida? Thinking this as I'm riding along a handful of feet above sea level on a bike path that would be gone before, or along with, Florida was less than fun of a thought, but then again, RI isn't flat and while a good bit of it might melt away, the smallest state would just become smaller.
Georgia? Well Stacy hasn't conceded, I hope she doesn't and maybe there's a recount and shit changes there but, yeah, that's a long shot, not quite worth being optimistic about. That said progress and challenge is enough to offer hope.
It is good. All this stuff. The flipping of the house, the governor's that did win, Kansas? how about that shit!
It wasn't the overwhelming blue wave but it was a pretty solid wave and more importantly it seems that it has created a foundation for change. The tide is rising a bit. A part of me, while ever hopeful for the full sweep, was worried about it. What the fuck would cheeto and co do if they lost everything, backlash would be insane. Now? they won just enough to feel they did something, heck both sides remain hopeful it seems. That's good. As long as there's a chance the rules won't change too much. And in the two years before the next election maybe some non-republicans can make headway and a name for themselves in some of the red senate states.
I hate to be positive and happy. But, well, you know... it could be worse, and this really is pretty good - although I still want to punch Nazis and make racists afraid again.
My cold is fading a bit. Although looking forward to trying to be functional tonight I am back to last week coffee intake. At least I'm not blowing my nose every 2 min.
But the day's schedule is already messed up - time to shift stuff around, no more internetting for a bit.
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