"Pray, hope, and don't worry."
Tuesday, November 3, is Election Day. It has been a long and acrimonious presidential campaign. Has the United States ever faced an election this fraught with rancor, anxiety, and fear of the future? From what I read of history, perhaps 1860 was the last year so angst-ridden.
The legacy and social media are blatantly tilted towards the Democratic nominee Joe Biden, to the extent that it ignores and mischaracterizes factual newsworthy events in order to protect him. This explicit bias is unprecedented in our nation's history, a matter of no small concern for our future. But that does not stop uncounted thousands of President Trump's supporters from turning out to cheer him on, often in bitter cold or steaming hot weather. Even when the number of attendees are dramatically limited by governor's decree, multitudes turn out to support Trump. It causes one to wonder, which contestant will win this David-and-Goliath style battle? Will the victor be Biden-plus media-plus Big Tech-plus Democrat governors? Or will President Trump and the voice of We the People, who turn out in such vast numbers to support him, triumph? We may not know the answer on Tuesday, but we will know it very soon.
Americans on both sides are energized, anxious, and largely exhausted with politics. There are worries about fraudulent votes and the legitimacy of extra days of ballot counting. No doubt whatever the outcome, there will be trouble; I hope it is minimal and short-lived so that the country can get on with life. As for me, I've donated to my candidate's campaign, cast my ballot early, and prayed daily for an outcome that will be best for the USA. Counting down, with two days left, I know I've done what I can.
