Hoping For The Best

Hello Everyone: Today was a good day and by 2020 standards, I mean nothing bad happened. I felt a little sniffly this morning from my allergies but managed to get through the day. Tomorrow is Election Day and it'll be the most surreal election day I know. There may not be a winner by the evening, there's no requirement to reveal the winner by the end of the night. There may not be a winner for about another week. On one side, there's incumbent president making a lot noise about contesting the results if things don't his way. There's no reason not to take him seriously because he does have means to do it. The question is will he do it. The incumbent president is like the he-man character in cartoons. He walks around with his chest puffed out, full of bluster, acting as if he can do or say anything he wants without consequences. Other males flock to him because he makes them feel like they get to hang out with cool kid. He charms the ladies with superficial flattery. Anyone who criticizes him is dismisssed as "fake news." Yet, call his bluff and he folds like a wet towel. The incumbent president may threaten to contest the results if its close enough but at the end of the day he's a survivor. For this president it's all about the preservation of the brand. Being labelled a one-term president is bad enough but being called a sore loser is the worst. No one likes to be called a sore loser. Not a good look for any potential post-presidency ventures. On the other hand, we have a challenger who may not be the perfect candidate but may just be the one to restore some stability. I'll be quite honest, I know back in 2015 when the incumbent president announced he was running, that he was the wrong person for the job. Call it instinct. When he won, I decided in the spirit of goodwill to give him a chance to rise to the occasion. That feeling didn't last very long. As it turned out, I was right when I told mum I'd have four years of "I told you so." How would I react if he won again? Not sure. All I know is I can't control the outcome, I can only control my vote and I did that. Now I just hope everything works out.