“We all want to vote for something not against something” The answer to “negative partisanship” and the path to sustaining hope

Dr. Jim Denison: Counting the votes will extend beyond tonight, as could determining the outcome of the presidential race. Whatever else happens, at least the political ads will stop. (Nearly $1 billion has been spent on them over the last week, most of it targeting my TV, or so it seems.)

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Dr. Jim Denison

Today’s presidential election will be historic, no matter who wins:

  • Kamala Harris will become our first female president, or Donald Trump will become only the second president to win another White House term after losing a first attempt at reelection.
  • Mr. Trump was born in the first year of the Baby Boom generation (1946), and Kamala Harris in the last (1964).
  • Overseas votes could decide the election.
  • Nearly half of 2020’s electorate have already cast ballots this year.

In a nation that has been split 50/50 since 2000, seven different outcomes are deemed “most likely” by the Washington Post, one of which is a tie in the Electoral College. Counting the votes will extend beyond tonight, as could determining the outcome of the presidential race. Whatever else happens, at least the political ads will stop. (Nearly $1 billion has been spent on them over the last week, most of it targeting my TV, or so it seems.)

“Voter fatigue,” anxiety, and fear have escalated as the campaign nears its end. Some are undoubtedly excited to vote for their candidates, but many are not. Why is this? The Rest of The Story Here

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