(#6466) 19 days until we know most of the results...the survival of one person one vote!

      We are ending voting in this election in 18 days. On the 19th day we will have enough results to know how this election played out. That 19th day is what my psyche is preparing for to happen. By most all accounts it will be a great day for democracy. But only if we all vote! If we all don't vote and talk ourselves into some excuse then the curse of trump will be on all of us. This is what democracy demands from us. One simple thing we do freely for the most part at our leisure. We must vote or we risk losing the democracy we now see is so very precious. I worry because the hype is there to vote but the actual voting is being somewhat complacent.
     There are only just over 7 million early votes cast so far that have been reported out by the early participating states. There are more states each day opening up their early voting systems and that will help increase early voting numbers. But what I expected was a rush to vote to make sure our votes actually get to the county elections offices. Maybe I am being overly sensitive here but I had hoped we would be well over 10 million early votes by now not just over 7 million like we are this morning. If me being concerned is about how some folks are cautious about mail in voting then I understand that about trusting the postal service given trump deceptions. However, drop boxes are available as well as early in person voting.
     I hope to see over 100 million early votes cast in this midterm election. Given previous numbers to calculate by it would seem an outlandish expectation by myself. Yet in 2024 there were over 85 million early votes cast with an approximation of about a 40% non participation rate of registered voters. Knowing that was a presidential election and this one is a midterm one the traditional fall off of voting would likely occur. But this time we are facing extreme circumstances that are not part of traditional processes. The two political parties are not fighting over how best to help Americans, we are fighting over whether Americans should be helped to begin with. The republican party is even going so far as to try to take our democracy away from us. This election is not only about socio-economic factors it is about the survival of one person one vote!