This is the day that the media has been pitching as a referendum on Trump. Here in AZ the vote is merely a reminder that educated people are consistently favoring the progressive or democratic candidates. The latest exit polls from the tight senate race argue that white voters are in lock step with the Trump pics. Part of me wants to attribute this to religion. The Mormon faith is in lock step on a lot of political issues and when that body decides to vote in one direction it feels like few are likely to buck the trend. What does this mean for Sinema? That remains to be seen. What I know is that the race is razor thin and likely to be decided by less than 10,000 votes. Every vote counts. At this point in my life I believe that and recognize my own agency in directing change in the world. I did not do anything to help Clinton, because I didn’t like her all that much. However, things are no longer as simple as that. We need to have leadership that is leading for the interests of the many and not simply the few.
I respect Clinton, and I feel like her intelligence far exceeds that of which we were left with. That matters. Our standing in the world matters. Not being a bully matters. Voting absolutely matters.
Some Thoughts:
- Further evidence that I’m basically done for the semester: While it is clearly voting day, I forgot it was Tuesday no less than three times today.
- Lost my phone on Monday and did not recover it until this evening. The beauty of that experience was not being beholden to anyone. Being out of contact is a kind of freedom that offers the opportunity to feel like you can focus on whatever you want and not what everyone else wants from you. I prefer that life.