I spent a few days focused on a perfect write-in candidate. Several days were spent with the desire to vote for Jill Stein (with the opportunity to make my vote count by giving our country an official 3rd party candidate, the idea was enticing).
I woke up on Election Day and I got dressed in the most patriotic outfit I could find in my closet. I went to the polling station. I sat down with my ballot and I cast my vote for every other state and local official and state wide amendments- which I had done adequate research on.
I flipped over my ballot again and scanned through my choices for President. I paused at each one and had a two-second pro/con argument. I filled in the bubble for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Because, in my heart, wasted vote or not, she was the clear choice. As a woman with friends that are female and LGBTQI- there was only one choice that mattered.
Screw the emails and problems that I have with her. She was my candidate in 2007/08 because I knew in my heart that she would help this country be a better place.
I can't come up with the words to even begin to talk about the conclusion to this election. All I can do is hope that the scary things we all fear never come into fruition. I can only hope that things aren't as horrible as I fear they can be.
What else can I say? Nothing. I have nothing else.
I wish that all of the swing-state voters had taken their responsibility as seriously as you did. In any other election, I genuinely just want people to vote; this time, I wanted them to vote *for Hillary* because Trump was such a unique threat to our democracy. I spent today crying and absolutely terrified, but like you, I've gotta hope that it isn't as bad as I fear.
ReplyDeleteYou should take comfort that your vote wasn't a waste -- it's a lot harder for a President who won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote to claim a mandate to govern.
Wish I could give you a big hug <3
All we can do is hope at this point. Thank you for your reassurance that my vote does matter somewhere in the long run. I have just found myself let down several times due to the electoral college.
DeleteBig hugs back to you and strength in hope that things aren't horrible going forward.