it ain’t over
It’s not over. It likey won’t be for several days. Not that those projections that came in last night are official anyway (they never are). Remember, this year is kind of unprecedented, with many more absentee/mail-in ballots due to the pandemic the current occupant hasn’t done anything about. Those votes get counted.
It’s not over, no matter what he says. He can’t declare victory and call for counting to stop just because. That’s not how our system works. Our system isn’t perfect, but it’s mostly worked so far. He’s run over a lot of so-called “norms” in the last few years, but what’s happening now, the vote, is more than a norm, it’s a core principle of this particular experiment; he cannot steamroll that.
(and he’s not even consistent; where the pretty picture is trending red, his team of lawyers are saying stop; where it’s trending blue, they saying to keep counting…)
If you’re in one of those places that’s kind of overwhelmed, it might be worth your time to make your voice heard and insist that all the votes are counted according to the rules in your state.
And after that? Take a breather from the constant newsfeed and doomscrolling for a bit. Go outside; it’s going to be a beautiful autumn day. We’ve got time.
