I’ve kept the television on all-day, though I don’t dare look at it. I feel like a sports fan, not
wanting to jinx results I have no control over but immense interest in. I’ve kept to busy work today, working in the office. It’s so weird to think that by tomorrow morning, this place could look entirely different. Working at the center of American governance on the day of the election, it feels like going back to school the day before graduation. Everything feels decided already, but the nervousness is still there. It’s a weird limbo. I’m looking forward to going back to my apartment later tonight and spending some time with my friends reviewing the results together. Today doesn’t feel like a good time to wear a suit or khakis, but to be with friends and family. The Days After: It’s still too close to call. I don’t think North Carolina is going for Biden, but it seems like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia just might by the slimmest of margins. Having things this close… it feels almost like sleep paralysis. Cognition of reality is there, but action over it is impossible for some reason. Throughout D.C., places are still boarded up. People exchange worried, tentative glances in grocery stores and on buses. It’s like everyone’s waiting for something to give. The tension has eased a bit, but nobody has been able to decompress. Every time I check NPR, or get a buzz on my phone from Twitter, I keep hoping to see some clarity in the election results, but states are taking their time. Nevada in particular is really dragging its feet. Alaska too is taking a while. With so many mail in ballots to count, results are farrrr behind showing clear winners anywhere, but I think certain races are able to be called now. If the early returns indicate anything, it seems that I was right earlier. I think the Senator is coming back to D.C. I can’t wait to be in the office when those results are announced. In the meantime, I’ll go back through the readings I mentioned a few weeks ago. I’ve got them all in a couple of binders now, and am trying to read as much as I can when work is low like it is now. Hopefully it’ll be a good distraction from the static results we’ve got.
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