People complain about the 2 major parties in the United States, but don't vote. If someone doesn't vote, they really shouldn't complain because they've done nothing to be part of the solution. They are simply helping to perpetuate the very problems of which they complain. Their opinion doesn't matter because they didn't express it properly, at the polls, in the voting booth. (Nowadays at an electronic voting machine.)
Voting is not a God given right. The right to vote had been hard fought by many in the past. We must honor their fight by excerising our choices. You may not agree with the outcome of the races, but at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing you tried to make a difference.
If your candidates do win, well then that's good. Just don't gloat or make a fool out of yourself or others. Be gracious, because as history shows, there are patterns that are repeated and no one party stays in power forever. In the end we are all just people with similar goals and aspirations. We just look a little different from each other; short, tall, thin, black, white, brown, yellow, male or female.
I'm sure you get my point. We all have hopes and dreams. They many not be the same for all, but everyone has them. If you talk to someone from another party about things other than politics, you may actually find that you have much in common. In reality, politicians are more like each other than they are not. Their views may be different, but they seem to go about the business of politicking in much the same way! It is sadly pathic that they always seem to resort to mud slinging and name calling. It kind of reminds me of kids at school. "If you say something bad about me, then I'm going to say something bad about you."
So if you voted and your candiate didn't win, well at least NOW you have sometihing to talk about, how you want to change things with the next election!
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