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Author: Raine    Date: 11/07/2016 14:09:53

We are down to hours instead of months, weeks and days. Tomorrow is the final day Americans have to speak out. After the polls close tomorrow, we will know who we are as a nation. I want to tell you my personal election journey.

This has been the most exhausting and disturbing election cycle of my life. I know I am not alone with this. It's been a campaign filled with obscenity and faux scandals instead of policy and thoughtful discussion. That's been a terrible disservice to all of us as Americans.

I came into this with my feet firmly planted behind former Governor Martin O'Malley. I still support him and his policies and hope to see him serving our country in one fashion or another. After he dropped out of the race, I knew I would support one of the two remaining candidates. My choices were SoS Clinton or Senator Sanders.

Now I will be honest with you, I wasn't really happy. It felt like 2000 all over again. I supported Senator Bill Bradley, but it was vice-president Al Gore who got the nomination. I couldn't stand his running mate, Senator Lieberman. I still voted for Gore. I felt the platform - what the party stands for - was important. I wanted to see the policies of a [Bill]Clinton administration continued. It wasn't meant to be.

In 2008 I supported John Edwards (I apologize) He dropped out, and - much like this year - I would support one of the remaining candidates... "vote blue, no matter who", as they say. As that race continued, I found myself becoming much more enthusiastic about then-senator Obama. It was an honor to vote for him twice.

Getting back to our race today, as I said I was not enthused about either candidate. In spite of all of my friends' enthusiasm for either Sanders or Clinton, I honestly was not there. No matter what, one of these people would get my vote. By May earlier this year, I found myself having some misgivings about Sanders, and wrote about it. As someone once said regarding party politics: "fall in love during the primaries, fall in line on election day". No matter what - I would do just that.

On June 7, 2016, I fell in line (still not in love), when Hillary Clinton secured the nomination. She would soon announce her running mate. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. After doing some research, I was pretty happy with the choice. falling in line actually felt a little better to me. I joked at the time, sometimes you have to eat your broccoli. This election was that time and the stakes were too high knowing who the GOP would nominate. A few weeks ago, Oprah said it much better than me:



About 6 weeks later, something happened: The Democratic National Convention. After watching the toxicity of the RNC and after slogging through both party's primary races the DNC was like a breath of fresh air on a cool early summer morning. After deep and tough discussions between the DNC, Clinton, and Sanders, the Democratic Party would present the most progressive platform in recent history. To paraphrase our brilliant First Lady, When they went low, we went high.

There were the people at the convention, people I deeply admire. People like this:



And these people. All of them, From Joe Biden, to Michelle & Barak Obama to John Lewis -- the list can go on. It was spectacular. Then, on Wednesday night this happened:



Standing with our President was a woman I had not yet seen. She was the women that many ardent supports have seen all along. she was relaxed, joyful and most of all, our candidate. That moment, she also became MY candidate. I was there. I was finally there.

At that point, I really felt it. and ever since then, with all of the other news that has fallen out of the cable media, be it the the emails, Russia, the other party's candidate, I liked her and her policies more and more. The debates made my support of her increase threefold. It wasn't much different than this is some ways:



(ok it wasn't as dramatic as that) I really came to see that this woman is tough as nails and stronger than anyone I have seen run for this office. She makes me even more proud to be an American, a woman, and a Democrat.

Tomorrow, I vote. I will proudly and gladly vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton as our next President. I am not voting against someone. I did not fall in line. I gladly stand with her and what she will do to further the progress we are making for this great nation. Tomorrow I get to vote for her for a 6th time. Tha's right, she was my Senator and she was wonderful. After 16 years, I am so ready for her to be Madame President.



With and and standing strongly together we can get this done tomorrow. We are at the finish line.

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Every. Damn.Time

Raine
 

42 comments (Latest Comment: 11/08/2016 03:47:27 by Scoopster)
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Comment by Scoopster on 11/07/2016 14:11:40
Mornin' all.. Got a wicked migraine brewing today.

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 14:13:50
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all.. Got a wicked migraine brewing today.







Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 14:22:02



Comment by wickedpam on 11/07/2016 14:33:37
Morning

I was with you on that Edwards wagon - ugh - still feel really duped but him.

Don't think I've ever had anxiety so badly over an election. In the past I may not have liked the GOP platform but I never thought they wanted to do true harm to this country. I beleive tRump is only in this for himself, so hurting this county and its people would not bother him.

In the primaries, I was fine will all those running. Ok, I admit to maybe leaning a little more toward Hillary, but I was excited by the thought of having a woman as president. As a little girl I wanted to be the first paratrooping/mad scientist/ballerina/president. Kind of feel like a little part of me and all women would be there in that Oval Office with her, fulfilling a dream. Is that silly?

Anyway, I'm thrilled to be finally voting tomorrow. And thrilled that this election cycle will be over.

Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 14:36:26
Quote by wickedpam:
Morning

I was with you on that Edwards wagon - ugh - still feel really duped but him.

Don't think I've ever had anxiety so badly over an election. In the past I may not have liked the GOP platform but I never thought they wanted to do true harm to this country. I beleive tRump is only in this for himself, so hurting this county and its people would not bother him.

tRump would (and does) insult and berate anyone who crosses him, and then set his brownshirt supporters loose to create mayhem and misery.

Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 15:09:47
FiveThirtyEight.com shows Clinton's lead widening again over the last 36-48 hrs



Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 15:12:34
Quote by BobR:
FiveThirtyEight.com shows Clinton's lead widening again over the last 36-48 hrs


taking control of the Senate, on the other hand, does not look as good.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 11/07/2016 15:17:54
Good morning, bloggers!! I hope that everyone is well.

I came into the primaries supporting Sanders. However, Hillary Clinton now has, as Raine said, the most progressive party platform in recent Democratic history. I will vote for Secretary Clinton tomorrow, as I believe that Donald Trump and Mike Pence would be a disaster for this country.

If no one has taken the blog for tomorrow, I can do an election day version of Ask A Vet.

Comment by Scoopster on 11/07/2016 15:21:49
So I heard that Nugent referred to his junk as a blue state...

... I've heard of small blue states, but this is infinitesimally ridiculous.

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 15:23:45
Quote by Scoopster:
So I heard that Nugent referred to his junk as a blue state...

... I've heard of small blue states, but this is infinitesimally ridiculous.

And Trump has the actual gall to complain about Jay-Z


Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 15:24:25
In 24 hours, I will be in line ready to cast my vote.


Comment by Will in Chicago on 11/07/2016 15:27:22
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Scoopster:
So I heard that Nugent referred to his junk as a blue state...

... I've heard of small blue states, but this is infinitesimally ridiculous.

And Trump has the actual gall to complain about Jay-Z



If the size of Ted Nugent's junk is similar to the size of his courage, the Archangel Gabriel would have trouble finding that draft dodger's junk with an electron microscope.

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 15:40:31
Comment by Will in Chicago on 11/07/2016 15:49:55
Quote by Raine:
OY!



Oy, what's next/ is one of them going to call the state of Michigan the state of Meshuganah?l!!

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 16:05:43
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Quote by Raine:
OY!



Oy, what's next/ is one of them going to call the state of Michigan the state of Meshuganah?l!!
ha!


Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 16:08:09
I am pretty excited to see the Sexy Liberal movie tonite!

Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 16:09:55
Quote by Raine:
OY!


Have a flaming drink from me, Mazel Tov Mazel Tov,
Lay the blame and think your free, Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov,
It's stupidity like no one ever saw,
From the lips of apologist Scottie Hughes...


Comment by Scoopster on 11/07/2016 16:43:37
Monmouth (11/3-6): C50 T44 J4 S1
Fox News/ORC (11/3-6): C48 T44 2-way, C48 T44 J3 S2 4-way

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 16:55:00
Quote by Scoopster:
Monmouth (11/3-6): C50 T44 J4 S1
Fox News/ORC (11/3-6): C48 T44 2-way, C48 T44 J3 S2 4-way

From your polls to the Godess' Ears.

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 17:20:31


Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 17:36:15
Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 17:44:00
Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 17:45:38
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Raine:
OY!


Have a flaming drink from me, Mazel Tov Mazel Tov,
Lay the blame and think your free, Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov,
It's stupidity like no one ever saw,
From the lips of apologist Scottie Hughes...


AHHI had to find the song!





Comment by wickedpam on 11/07/2016 17:50:57
Quote by Raine:

Woah. Good for him.



wowser

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 17:59:12
Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 17:59:30


Comment by wickedpam on 11/07/2016 18:05:00
Stupid dust, why is there always dust around when the pres speaks *sniffles*

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 18:32:58
Quote by wickedpam:
Stupid dust, why is there always dust around when the pres speaks *sniffles*

I have had a LOT of dust in the past few weeks, Mala.

I had dust writing the blog today.

Comment by wickedpam on 11/07/2016 18:45:13
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Stupid dust, why is there always dust around when the pres speaks *sniffles*

I have had a LOT of dust in the past few weeks, Mala.

I had dust writing the blog today.




Comment by Scoopster on 11/07/2016 19:11:41
Some more interesting, weird stuff going on today. Remember back in 2008 all the "Hillary is 44" nonsense? They were that year's equivalent to the Bernie or Bust folks.

Well, that website (hillaryis44.com) has remained live all these years. And this year they endorsed.... Darth Cheetous. Yep, they turned out to be nothing but a bunch of RWNJs playing around.

Comment by BobR on 11/07/2016 19:16:14
Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 19:42:41
Quote by Scoopster:
Some more interesting, weird stuff going on today. Remember back in 2008 all the "Hillary is 44" nonsense? They were that year's equivalent to the Bernie or Bust folks.

Well, that website (hillaryis44.com) has remained live all these years. And this year they endorsed.... Darth Cheetous. Yep, they turned out to be nothing but a bunch of RWNJs playing around.

I'm totally unsurprised.

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 19:43:11
Comment by livingonli on 11/07/2016 19:47:36
I am going to go see sexy Liberal tonight. It's playing at the nearby multiplex in Farmingdale where I also saw the MST3K Reunion show last summer.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/07/2016 19:49:53
Quote by Scoopster:
Some more interesting, weird stuff going on today. Remember back in 2008 all the "Hillary is 44" nonsense? They were that year's equivalent to the Bernie or Bust folks.

Well, that website (hillaryis44.com) has remained live all these years. And this year they endorsed.... Darth Cheetous. Yep, they turned out to be nothing but a bunch of RWNJs playing around.



Darth Cheetous?

Comment by Raine on 11/07/2016 19:51:01
Quote by livingonli:
I am going to go see sexy Liberal tonight. It's playing at the nearby multiplex in Farmingdale where I also saw the MST3K Reunion show last summer.

YAY!


We'll be going the AMC right near Old Town.

Comment by livingonli on 11/07/2016 20:29:33
Quote by Raine:
Quote by livingonli:
I am going to go see sexy Liberal tonight. It's playing at the nearby multiplex in Farmingdale where I also saw the MST3K Reunion show last summer.

YAY!


We'll be going the AMC right near Old Town.

It should be a fun night. I wasn't able to go to the NYC show this year.

Comment by Scoopster on 11/08/2016 01:34:36
Anyone else watching this live stream from Philly? Pretty awesome concert!

Comment by Raine on 11/08/2016 03:15:17
Quote by Scoopster:
Anyone else watching this live stream from Philly? Pretty awesome concert!

Watching it now. God, Bruce just soothes me.


Comment by Scoopster on 11/08/2016 03:47:27