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<\/p>\nHappy Election Day!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a cold rainy day here on the mountain. On the plus side, at least I\u2019m not having to walk through snow to the polling place and back. Yes, I\u2019ve done that in past elections. It\u2019s been raining enough here that if it was only a few degrees colder we\u2019d have a foot or more of snow.<\/p>\n
If it\u2019s raining where you are, don\u2019t let that stop you from casting your vote!<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t buy the hyperbole about voting for the soul of the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In fact I don\u2019t care what your politics are, or your party preference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What I do care about is that you vote. Vote your conscience, vote for candidates that represent your beliefs, vote because it\u2019s your civic duty.<\/p>\n
If you can\u2019t be bothered to do this one thing, then you have no voice and I\u2019m not going to listen to you whining about the results after the election.<\/p>\n
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Personally, I\u2019m hoping to see Gavin Newsom tossed out, unfortunately here in California that won\u2019t make much of a difference because there are a lot of bad ideas that have ossified into the dreaded, \u201cWe\u2019ve always done it this way,\u201d mindset in this state.<\/p>\n
I would enjoy seeing Gavin standing there with his hair blown back in surprise. I know it\u2019s kind of a cheap shot but I\u2019d love to see his smug arrogance take a nice uppercut. For clarity\u2019s sake, I\u2019m not advocating physical violence to Gavin, I\u2019m speaking metaphorically about his attitude and arrogance taking a hit.<\/p>\n
There was a time when such disclaimers weren\u2019t necessary, these days though, people seem to be searching for anything they can spin into something it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n
I pray that Newsom takes such a drubbing that any presidential aspirations he may have, get flushed down the toilet. The whole country knows what Newsom has done to California. I\u2019m hoping that they remember it in 2024 and decide they don\u2019t want the rest of the country to follow California\u2019s lead. Let the wonder<\/em>\u00a0that is Kamala Harris be a warning to everyone.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been fascinated by the Democrat messaging over the past week or so. (Spending hours on end in a car means you listen to a lot of radio.) The message seems almost like they\u2019re expecting to take a major hit. Some candidates sounded like they just expected to win without really putting in the work.<\/p>\n These candidates seem quite surprised that they\u2019re being challenged strongly by their opponents. When asked why their opponent is doing so well in polls they\u2019re unable to answer. To me that speaks to a profound disconnect between the incumbents and their constituents. In a nutshell, that\u2019s the answer. \u00a0Many of them appear to be blindsided that their voters are interested in much more basic issues than special interest stuff. Most of us are really focused on basic necessities.<\/p>\n How can so many candidates have missed or ignored that?<\/p>\n The Republican Party appears to have capitalized on the concerns most Americans have. What remains to be seen is if they were lying to get into office or if the candidates really meant what they said on the campaign trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n Time and vote counts will tell.<\/p>\n