I tend to look at the sunny side of life. My friends say I am always “half-full.” Ironically, I married a man who is “half-empty,” so together we make a full glass. He is very good for me, though. I’m a person who will stay happy about something until I fall off the cliff. He’s always there to pull me back right before I fall. It’s a good thing.
That brings me to this election. My colleague, Bill Crane, thinks this will be a long process on November 3rd. He thinks we won’t know what will be the outcome on November 3rd. I disagree. There are so many early votes and absentees, the votes on Election Day, ironically, have never been more important. I think it will be late in the night, but we will know who has won the presidential and down ballot races on election night. At least, there will be called winners on that night. Whether there will be fights about the outcome, is another question.
“Ain’t it funny?” When Democrats win, it is the way it is supposed to be and when Republicans win, there must be something wrong with the election. Republicans have been predicted to lose every election since 1994. It has been a surprise to everyone that Republicans have won anything. Remember 1994 and the Contract with America? The GOP took the House for the first time in 40 years. George Bush won a close one in 2000 and 2004 with a pick up of seats for the President’s party in the midterm of 2002 (that hadn’t happened in 70 years). President Obama won in 2008, but lost the House and the Senate in 2014 (Republicans weren’t polling a win there, either). I can give you 10 more examples but the big one was 2016 and the Trump win. The numbers are about the same this time, but arguably, former VP Joe Biden is more likable than Hillary Clinton.
The lesson of all of this is the only poll that matters is when you cast your vote a poll whether it is early in person, absentee or in person on election day. Pollsters lean left—even our pollsters do. So go to the voting polls and make your vote count!
