I scheduled a
book signing for November 16th under the theory that by then Election
Day madness would be all over but the shouting. What didn’t occur to me was
that promoting the appearance might
be drown out by that very same election hoopla. In all the fuss, and with so
many of the smart people who read books avoiding social media (told you they
were smart), will anyone even know about it? The author appearance, not the
election.
It could be a
very lonely four hours (at the library in Albion, 3-7 p.m.). But I persevere,
because surely people want to give books as gifts—they’re so much more
entertainment than “Don’t blame me, I voted for neither of them” bumper
stickers.
Ah, but I
promised to tell you who’s going to win the election. Easy: Once the cemetery
votes are in, Hillary Clinton will handily win the Electoral College in what
will be termed a blowout. She’ll squeak by in the popular vote in what will be
termed a mandate, with a few states being too close to call but most of those
going to her in the end. Most networks will call it by around 10 p.m. Florida
will be called by around December.
This is not a
political opinion, by the way: Just a prediction. While I have a great personal
dislike for Clinton, I also have a great personal dislike for Trump, so at the
moment (it’s late Sunday as I write this), I’m mostly just numb. Those of you
who like her politics, be comforted by this: Some of our better political
leaders were unsavory people, in one way or another.
And we now
live in a country where anyone, of any race or gender, could be elected president,
so there’s that. Race or gender is a poor reason to vote for someone, but it’s
also a poor reason to vote against
someone.
I'm voting for the issues near and dear to my heart. This campaign has been a real circus. One we'll remember through our Alzhiemer years.
ReplyDeleteJust my luck ... I'm 95 years old, and this election is the only thing I remember!
DeleteIn this case she's the less awful candidate. In retrospect, the GOP could have fielded Jeb or Kasich and really given her a run for the money. Instead they went with the Clown.
ReplyDeleteLincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Eisenhower would be horrified by what's become of the party.
There's no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton is a much worse candidate--and that's going some. Just because she's better at hiding her awfulness doesn't make her less awful.
DeleteAs I said, my post was meant as a prediction rather than an opinion. Just the same, while the Republican leadership generally hates Trump, they brought it on themselves by not listening to the people they claim to represent. The people very much wanted someone independent of Washington this time around--and as a result, paid more attention to outsider status than to policies and background.
Having said that, we should all be horrified that for 150 years the Democratic party has been keeping minorities in abject poverty and second-rate status for the purposes of control and power. Neither party has much to be proud of lately.