05 November 2024
There has never been a less important election in my entire life. It's also the stupidest election ever. As previously noted, the difference is insignificant. I also don't think there's ever been more noise and confusion over something that makes no difference. Okay, that's an exaggeration -- some states will gain or lose depending on the outcome. The federal government itself will be wicked regardless. My convictions say only that there's no use trying to guess.
I suspect Trump will win, but I have no idea if the system will admit to that. I would not be surprised if this election generates a constitutional crisis by itself. I'm quite certain some states will be fighting each other in various ways, as they have been already, and this will escalate. From what I've seen, most of the general public hasn't been paying much attention to the states' legal battles against each other. I'm convinced the real action lies there.
Whoever takes office will probably be the last POTUS, in the sense that the conflict between the state governments will overwhelm the federal government in the next few years. The past few elections remain in doubt, and tonight's results will be even more so. I would be shocked into silence if there is an obvious clear winner such that everyone pretty much accepts the results.
Welcome to the apocalypse.
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