The Road to Working My Last Nerve….11/6

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 The election day has turned into a week long wait and see. Four states have yet to be called for a candidate. Voter turn out is at a record high. States have different counting systems. To sum it up, it's a unnerving drawn out process this year. 

If 2020 wasn't bad enough with Covid 19, voting for president and other political offices was different this year. The vast majority of voters used mail in ballots. It's understandable. No one wants to stand in a line with a bunch of people during this pandemic. I certainly didn't. 

But now states that aren't used to large quantities of mail in ballots are feeling the pinch of their laws that keep them from counting mail in ballots until Wednesday after the election. I think some states may review their process before the next round of elections. 

Are mail in ballots the future of voting going forward? This is a distinct possibility. The record breaking numbers of votes this time and the convenience of dropping your vote in a drop box or mailing it in point to a new trend in the way the US votes. More access is always better and the mail in ballots give that to so many who for whatever reason don't want to or can't stand in line on election day.

Not all votes were mail in ballots. The Republicans, 45 especially, were encouraged to vote in person by 45. They did in record numbers. They were also discouraged to use mail in ballots. I don't think this was a good idea. It would make more sense to encourage voters to cast their votes by any means possible. 45 may have shot himself in the foot there

I learned more about elections than I ever thought possible this year. I'm actually glad that I learned something from this. I learned how ballots are counted. I learned what a provisional ballot is, when it's used and how it is handled. I learned that damaged or ones that wont go through the scanners are handled. I learned a lot and I'm a more informed citizen now. 

45 is bringing many lawsuits to claim voter fraud and all manner of ways to disrupt the election results. So far there has been no evidence of any wrong doings. I think that states were expecting him to do this and took special precautions to ensure that everything was done properly. We shall have to see what if anything comes of them. 

45's behavior has been appalling this week. He made a statement that was fact checked and it turned out to be more false than not. He's been on twitter making accusations of voter fraud and trying to undermine the election process every day so far. His family and supporters are retweeting his unbaseless claims and making some of their own. 

45 hasn't or won't trust in the process of our democracy. Unfortunately, he has no choice. This is the way it is I think 45 is refusing to see the writing on the wall. Its in large capital letters in small words. You are fired. It's a phrase with which he should be very familiar. 

46-ish has been seen several times asking the people to have patience and remain calm. He has been an example of a proper president. No shouting, false claims, or tantrums. He is trying to calm the people of this country to keep us from doing something stupid and violent. He's trying to heal our wounds and hearts and is encouraging the country to come back together as a nation. He's got a lot of work to do to fix what 45 broke. 

Will 45 concede the election with grace like an adult? I dont think so. Nothing 45 has shown me so far in his actions over the last 4 years even resembles adult behavior. He will not go quietly. This will only hurt our very divided country even more. He needs to accept the truth and give 46-ish the keys to the White House as quickly and quietly as possible. Will he? Not likely. 

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