It's all over now but the voting. And then the cheering or booing. All I know for sure is that half of the country is going to need Prozac for a while whichever way the vote goes. I'm envisioning people curled up in the fetal position for a week.
So, as I finish work today and head home tonight to watch the returns, here are my simple election day hopes:
1. that people vote. All people who are at least moderately informed, vote. Don't hide behind a confusion because you don't like either candidate. Take a stand, make a choice, and vote. We need to have a strongly voiced referendum this year, either way it turns out. Don't stay on the sidelines.
2. that the vote isn't close, either way. Please, campaigns, spare us the litigation wars. It's not healthy for America to have so many people distrust the process. I can't take another 4 year debate on who "stole the election".
3. that we have a gracious concession, either way. Please candidates, don't drag this out for personal power.
4. that there's no violence. Let's demonstrate to the watching world how peacefully democracy works. And if Kerry wins, how a peaceful transition of power looks.
5. that there's no gloating, either way.
6. that we wake up tomorrow and move on with our lives, either way this comes out.
Happy Election Day! Viva America!
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