Well, it's the night before the biggest and most contested election I've ever experienced. I thought it'd be interesting to record a few pre-election thoughts to compare with tomorrow's aftermath.
It actually feels like Kerry may have a chance at winning. Back during the primaries, I had declared that the Republicans would win simply because there were 17 people in the Democrat primaries. I couldn't see how a party so divided and uncoordinated could stand a chance against the well-regimented Republican party, especially considering it's media infrastructure (Fox, Rush, etc).
But, I may have been wrong. This administration's numerous mistakes motivated a lot of opposition. Moveon.org has been amazing in their ability to mobilize grass-roots efforts. The push to get new voters has been incredible. Everyone I know who's been lackadaisical about voting is proudly declaring their intention to vote, and, in fact, to encourage others to do so.
So, I'm pleasantly hopeful about this election. I think we may be able to get our own necessary regime change.
And, even if Bush does win, I'm still hopeful. If Kerry wins, he'll be facing hadr battles in dealing with Iraq and trying to get all these changes through what will probably still be a republican dominated Congress. These battles will make this election seem easy. If he looses the election, he wouldn't have been effective at those later battles; he wouldn't be the right man for the job. The stage will be set for 2008.
And while I'm playing Fantasy Elections: how about Hillary Clinton vs John McCain in '08?
Related posts:
~ End Article and Begin Conversation ~
There are no comments yet...
~ Now It's Your Turn ~