And… it’s over. Election season is done. Yesterday (or earlier) everyone cast their votes. Today, we have a new President elect.
Of course, I’m writing this in advance. At the time of writing this, we’re still in the throes of early voting, and Election Day is still a bit away. I can’t say that I’ll be unhappy to see the election mess over with. I may change my mind about that by the time this is published, of course.
Here are my prediction, made about a week before election. Take from it what you will.
I think that Trump is going to get in. I’m afraid to hope for that, right now, but I just feel like that’s what’s about to happen. I can’t find a poll that I trust, so I really don’t know. Everyone I do trust is saying that this election is too close to call. Still, I’ve seen lots of Trump signs and a lot fewer Harris ones over the past few months. That must mean something… right?
If Trump gets in, I believe we’re going to see the cities burn. I doubt that the mayhem will erupt into rural areas, if only because rural folk don’t put up with that crap. I think that the cities will be hugely damaged by rioters of the Left. I expect there to be some loss of life in the days to come. I am sure that a number of people will play stupid games and win stupid prizes, and we’ll hear all about it on the news.
If Harris gets in, there are likely to be challenges over voter fraud. I am going to assume that if Harris gets in, even by a slim margin, all the challenges will be dismissed. I have some major concerns about a Harris presidency. She and her group have spent a lot of time calling the Right Nazis and racists, and that means they themselves are likely those things. We tend to accuse others of doing the things we don’t want to admit we’re doing ourselves. I’m concerned she’ll actually attempt to round up Trump followers and reeducate them.
I’d like to say that I don’t believe things will be All That Bad, but I suspect no matter who’s in office, it’s going to be bad. Trump, for better or worse, has become the face of divisiveness in politics. I know that’s 99% to do with the Left media distorting things, but it is what it is. It’s why I wanted to see Nikki Haley or Ted Cruz up there rather than Trump. But this is where we are.
My expectation is that we’ll stay quietly at home for as much of the time as we can. I have a family member that’s traveling on Nov 7th, and I have a doctor’s appointment on the 6th. The 16th is a fundraiser dinner at the Fort (which I expect will be fine, because most of those people are Right leaning and educated). Those are the main trips out of the house I expect to make. Other than those, I want to hunker down in the house, stay warm and as sane as we can, and avoid whatever bullcrap is going on outside.
Our area is pretty mixed. There are a lot of Trump signs, but a lot of vocal leftists as well. I am not sure if this is likely to blow or not. I don’t involve myself in politics locally, because I have to live here. But I can’t say I’m not afraid. I’m worried.
I’m also still plagued with the itchy background brain noise that somehow, the Right has duped me with its devilry and I’m going to wake up and be in chains (metaphorically, at least). I know, it’s stupid. But man, it pokes at me. I’m so very tired of being afraid. I’m tired of being poor. I’m tired of being on edge. I’m just tired.
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