My husband is 100% sure he’s watching Clinton and Trump debate tonight, but I’m slow to commit.
I think it might be more enjoyable to clean the hair out of the bathtub drain, strand-by-strand with a pair of tweezers.
This whole election cycle has felt particularly exhausting. I honestly don’t feel like listening to Trump spout more one-liners off the top of his frequently too-hot head, or watching Hillary nod her way through yet another batch of carefully-rehearsed lies.
Their pettiness in planting arch-enemies in the front row seats at the forum just leaves me rolling my eyes.
Neither candidate is a prize. Both will bring problems to Washington and our nation as a whole. It really feels like voting against a set of beliefs than standing up for someone.
I noticed something the other day. At least in my neck of the woods, I see a lot of cars still sporting Obama bumper stickers from four or even eight years ago. I’d expect these voters to now support Clinton, but none sported a Hillary sticker beside the Obama ones.
I haven’t seen a single Hillary yard sign–all the ones I’ve noticed are for Trump. But I never seem to see Trump bumper stickers. It’s just weird. It seems like in years past, I saw a balance between red and blue, on cars and in yards.
Everything about this election feels weird to me.
Anyway.
Yes, I know how I’m voting. I’ve been trying to write a post about it but I can’t make it sound the way I want it to. I start a post, then feel completely “meh” about it and don’t finish. It feels like everything has already been said, far too many times already.
The one thing I do ask, though, especially leading up to, and after tonight’s debate:
Could we please stop calling each other stupid?
I am absolutely sick to death of seeing memes on social media about how dumb you’d have to be to vote for so-and-so.
Honestly, the people I know who are passionate about politics are far from dumb. They’ve usually studied the points and made educated decisions based on the issues.
I might’ve read the same exact articles and walked away with the exact opposite opinion of them, but if I did–that doesn’t mean I’m stupid.
I know quite a few people (myself included) for whom this election basically boils down to choosing a couple of issues you’re particularly passionate about and then casting your vote to the candidate who seems most likely to help those causes.
So don’t call me stupid when my heart feels more strongly about one problem than another. And I’ll try my best to extend to you the same.
Deal?