By The Way......

 

I want to get this out of the way early.......

Next Tuesday, we vote. The election will be over. Whoever wins, wins. There will be no huge amount of cheating or stolen votes, maybe 10 in the entire nation, if that many. so who wins, is the 47th President of the United States. Don't believe that? STOP DRINKING KOOL-AID!!!!!

In 13 elections, my choice of a candidate lost one time. I try to be on top of what I feel is best for America, but that is always the America my age group envisions and not the America every other American sees, or wants. I cannot see how trump would be good for America, based first on his morality and "person-hood", second on his lies and general bullshit. I also see no cohesive Republican policies, let alone polices I can agree with. I do in Kamala Harris and the Democrats...... this time.

But what if Kamala Harris loses the election...... or for that matter if trump loses? Well, if Harris loses the Electoral College, but wins the popular vote, I will feel my choice was correct. If she wins both, I will feel the same. But what if she LOSES? For trump supporters, substitute trump for Harris here and what if HE loses?

First off, it will show me that I am out of touch with the pulse of the country. That I have arrived at old age and irrelevance. That would be OK, as it happens to us all if we are lucky enough to live long enough. I will become a "one issue voter" in the future, voting only for whomever protects my Social Security.

But what else if our candidate loses??????? November 6th will arrive, as will January 6th and February 6th. YOU, will still be an American, as will I. We will be neighbors, countrymen, club members, share seats in restaurants, shows, attractions. We will be co-workers, law enforcement, military and everyday Americans. Will we still dislike, even hate those who did not vote "our" way? Will America just say, OK, the will of the people has spoken, as it did in the pre-trump debacle days and continue as always? 

While I think they were dumb and stupid, they spoke in greater numbers than "my side" did. The covenant we make with America by continuing to live here, mandates that we peacefully accept the results, grit our teeth if necessary and hope for the best until next election cycle.Do not agree with that? Get the hell out of my country!

So let's remember that on November 6th, we will all still be Americans, regardless of the political sub-group we may also choose. On November 6th, AFTER the election is the time we need to pull together as Americans in the same way our parents and grandparents pulled together on December 7th, 1941 and created an industrial miracle that won WWII. The miracle we can create, starting on November 6th, 2024, is to insure America endures this very brief blip in our political scene.

(No, I do not think Harris is about to lose, in fact, I think that the vote of 51% of the population: WOMEN, is poised to deliver an unexpected landslide for her.... not to mention Puerto Ricans and sympathetic Hispanics, BUT, the "IF" exists)