I dont know if it is going to be ok....
It is 5:13 p.m. on November 3, 2004. It's over.
I hated the commercials. I hated the phone calls, the signs, the mailings. I hated the polls. I hated the cold pizza and coffee diet. I hated the neighborhoods I had to campaign. I hated the long hours and the long nights. But, somehow all the things I hated the most in this election are the things I'll miss the most.
Last night we lost the Presidency, we lost seats in the House, we lost seats in the Senate, we lost local races and ballot initiatives across the country, we likely lost seats in the Supreme Court, and for one night we lost hope that a fundamental change could happen in this country.
I spent all morning and afternoon grieving and wondering if the country could survive four years of the most conservative legislation we may ever see in our lifetimes. I have made the first step in the process by making my way from the bed to the computer chair. Tonight I will make the next step by attending the Monthly Tampa Democratic Meetup.
Every single one of you called me today and I really appreciate it. My dad said it best, "The sun still rose this morning." Tomorrow we will start the fight again, we will have affordable health care, we will protect social security from companies like Enron, and we will have equal rights for every sex, race, nationality, or sexual orientation. And tomorrow I will start knocking on doors again pushing citizens to get involved and make a change for the better.
When Ohio was called for Bush in the wee hours of the morning I stood in disbelief. My boss came over and hugged me and commented on the results, "No matter how wrong it is, you have to know we are still right." Every single one of us that is fighting for progressive legislation knows that we are fighting for the right side and that is the only reason we need to keep going. The 2006 midterm elections are less that two years away. Let's get busy.
I hated the commercials. I hated the phone calls, the signs, the mailings. I hated the polls. I hated the cold pizza and coffee diet. I hated the neighborhoods I had to campaign. I hated the long hours and the long nights. But, somehow all the things I hated the most in this election are the things I'll miss the most.
Last night we lost the Presidency, we lost seats in the House, we lost seats in the Senate, we lost local races and ballot initiatives across the country, we likely lost seats in the Supreme Court, and for one night we lost hope that a fundamental change could happen in this country.
I spent all morning and afternoon grieving and wondering if the country could survive four years of the most conservative legislation we may ever see in our lifetimes. I have made the first step in the process by making my way from the bed to the computer chair. Tonight I will make the next step by attending the Monthly Tampa Democratic Meetup.
Every single one of you called me today and I really appreciate it. My dad said it best, "The sun still rose this morning." Tomorrow we will start the fight again, we will have affordable health care, we will protect social security from companies like Enron, and we will have equal rights for every sex, race, nationality, or sexual orientation. And tomorrow I will start knocking on doors again pushing citizens to get involved and make a change for the better.
When Ohio was called for Bush in the wee hours of the morning I stood in disbelief. My boss came over and hugged me and commented on the results, "No matter how wrong it is, you have to know we are still right." Every single one of us that is fighting for progressive legislation knows that we are fighting for the right side and that is the only reason we need to keep going. The 2006 midterm elections are less that two years away. Let's get busy.
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