Election Eve

This isn't a political blog, but like everything else in 2020, the general election is unprecedented. Tomorrow is election day. Living in a swing state, I have had TV ads, internet ads, mailers, text messages, phone calls, signs, and any other type of reminder you can think of shoved down my throat all year, escalating into an insane crescendo over the past couple months. I have been ready since January for this to all be over. I turned in my ballot weeks ago, and now it just needs to be counted tomorrow.

The only things I know for sure are:
1) We aren't going to know the accurate results for days, maybe weeks.
2) No matter what the outcome, a lot of people are going to be unhappy.

It's #2 that a lot of people are worried about. I've seen people making election day prep and self-care recommendations ranging from stocking comfort food and taking breaks from the news, to removing heavy objects from outside your home and making sure you have access to your garden hose in case of arson.

My hope is that election day itself goes smoothly (hopefully with record numbers of people voting early, the polls will be relatively quiet), and that change peacefully comes to this country. Instead of rioting, I would love to see people take to the streets cheering.