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A Worst-Case Election Day Playlist to Crush Your Spirits Even More
It works for either party
The midterm election is finally upon us, and it’s likely the only good thing that will come from it is a few days’ reprieve from the non-stop political ads before the 2028 campaign kicks off. As has been the case for far too long, unity will once again be a bridge too far for Americans; it’s hard to fathom that only 42 years ago Ronald Reagan won 49 of 50 states, won the electoral vote 525 to 13, and won the popular vote by 16.8 million. Anything resembling such a national consensus may never happen again, though hope springs eternal.
Personally, I will have friends and family who will celebrate the results and friends and family who will be certain they, like the Romans of old, can see the Visigoths on the hills (Thanksgiving will surely be tense once again this year). If you wonder how, after more than a decade of this madness, I still know people on both sides, it’s because I have lived both in the city and the woods, can actually have conversations that don’t involve politics, and (most importantly) am a writer who needs dialogue I can steal. It hasn’t always been easy, but it can be done.
After reading some of the more prominent Bible passages about praying for those in authority over us (regardless of political party), I thought…
