Then and Now, *A reflection of an unpublished post from 2016*
*Originally typed shortly after 2016 Presidential Election, but not posted* HATE WON - FEAR WON - TRUMP WON Most of us according to the popular vote were let down Nov. 8th, 2016. I like many Americans sat back and watched the polling coverage with certainty that when the urban area reported in Pennsylvania, Michigan and the Latino vote was reported in Florida that Clinton would have a commanding lead. I assured my wife, who was watching nervously along with me, that everything was okay. I explained the electoral college and how that Trump didn't have a numerical path to victory. When they called Florida for Trump, I was surprised but not disheartened. It never occurred to me that he would win. There wouldn't be enough of "them" to vote him in. By "them" I was referring to the uneducated, white, rural...
