But I will leave you with one, rather important, political reminder as you go out and cast your ballot today.
It matters not they who vote. What matters is they who are counting the votes.
Remember that as events unfold over the next few days/weeks/months.
In my attempts to be pithy I undersold some pretty important things:
1. The meltdown of the Democratic Party last night and this morning has been a sight to behold. It's almost as if their attempts to hide Biden's declining mental capacity, thwarting the will of their primary voters during the run-up to Harris' "nomination" (coronation) and their terrible campaign strategy had nothing to do with the loss blindsided them.
2. Make no mistake about it, Harris was a terribly flawed candidate. I imagine that, after the emotion is finally spent, Democrats will (in their quiet places) admit to this. That said I doubt they have the self-awareness to really understand the voter's message here.
3. Speaking of self-reflection: Will the pollsters, especially in Texas, take a good, hard look at how they got everything so, so terribly wrong? Doubtful.
4. More importantly, will the media have the ability to take an honest looked at where they effed all of this up? Again, doubtful.
5. In an election where one party ran on "we don't like him" it's no surprise that the voters sent mixed-messages. Apparently being told you're awful is a powerful reason to vote against, even IF you agree with many of the proposals.
What a world.
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