I don’t care what “rats” you’re cheering on in the race, you must be as eager as I am to see this electoral rat race to end, aren’t you? (Please don’t think I’m calling anyone or their candidates “rats.” It’s just a figure of speech.)
When the candidates all finally step down off their treadmills, then the suspense begins: election night “watch parties,” I think they’re generally called. That’s where all the candidates and their faithful sit by the TVs or try to ignore the TVs and find out whether or not they won.
I was amused over this last weekend watching some of the cable TV “pundits” discussing how the election for president was going to play out. At one point, one of them made a wisecrack that brought his colleagues back to reality. Something like this: “Oh, so now I guess we just wait for the voters to confirm our polls, is that it?”
No, we don’t wait. Indeed, I loved that remark because it was a needed reminder that no one is elected by opinion polls, voter surveys, vote projections, etc. Candidates are only elected as WE THE PEOPLE get out and vote.
Make sure you get out there tomorrow and vote. (If you live where early election has been going on and you still haven’t voted — go vote ASAP!)