WE VOTE, THEY DECIDE

MSNBC's resident madman at work.

 It wasn't all that long ago that election night coverage was an exciting event at our place.
After making a special dinner, we'd settle down in front of the TV as Steve Kornacki counted votes at the big board with the joy of a five year-old tearing open gifts on Christmas morning.

How quaint it seems now! These days, the excitement boils down to Is this the election when Civil War 2.0 starts? 

There was a time when you had a clear choice between the Democrat and Republican candidates, while knowing that whoever won, the USA would continue to operate more or less with normality. Again, how quaint the world once was.

I've decided I don't like either of them.

Here in New York state, we have a Democrat governor who relentlessly urges us to ignore the daily news footage of assaults, robberies, and murders happening on our streets, public transportation, and own homes. Her Republican opponent recognizes the crime problem while simultaneously standing by Donald Trump and claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen, all the while being anti-abortion no matter what the circumstances. This is a choice?

Maybe Pennsylvania can just sit this one out.

Things aren't much better in other states. In Pennsylvania, the choices for the senate come down to a guy still recovering from a stroke, and a snake-oil salesman who doesn't even live there. Arizona's governor-wannabes come down to a former liberal Democrat-turned-right Republican election denier vs a Democrat who refused to debate her because... well, nobody knows why. Guess which one is expected to win. 

You can go all across America and find similar stories. There was a time when Democrats focused on what were once called "kitchen table" issues. Now the only kitchen tables they seem interested in are those owned by left-wing vegans who throw rocks through your windows if you haven't kept up with the latest pronouns, while urging cities to get rid of cash bails, jail time for muggers, and grocery stores that charge for their products. Republicans claim any election they lose is rigged, Social Security and Medicare are for suckers, Christian theocracy is the way to go, and tax cuts for the rich.

Before the polling place is firebombed.

We've gone from Lincoln-Douglas debates to attempted assassinations, finding compromise to not giving an inch, and doing what's best for the country to slavishly obeying the big mouths, billionaires, and bozos. We'll be watching Kornacki at the big board, alright, if only to get an idea of where the first shots are going to be fired.

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