I have a personal story to tell. Early voting has started in Virginia and the midterms will be over before we know it. Believe it or not, I thought I would be a lifelong Democrat.😱
I turned 18 in 2000 and started my senior year of high school. I could have voted that year, but I honestly felt like I didn't know enough about politics to make a sound decision. George Bush won that year.
I realized I didn't like Bush. My first time voting was in 2004 for John Kerry. Bush won again🙄
In 2008, I thought Obama was going to be great! I felt he would bring our country closer together. Voted for him. HUGE MISTAKE!!!
My first time voting for a Republican was 2012, Mitt Romney. But, Obama won🤨
In 2016, I thought the world was playing a cruel joke😆 Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton! I knew Hillary was pure evil, so I voted for Trump. The world didn't end and he was doing pretty good.
In mid-2018 & 2019, I was always mad, nothing could go right, I hated Trump. My boyfriend (Shane) would ask me why? All I could say was he was an asshole. But that didn't make sense either because I never care if someone's an asshole. Sometimes that's WHY I like the person😁 I was watching a lot of CNN (bad, Casi). I even thought Biden was looking like a good choice. Shane kept with me, constantly telling me to look up things about Trump and would read factual news to me. We almost broke up because I was acting just like a crazy lefty...wouldn't listen, mad, I was right, no one could disagree with me or I wouldn't talk to them much, etc😱 I can't remember what Shane did, but he made me snap out of whatever was happening. It was like coming out of a fog. My attitude changed. I started being optimistic about the future, I could find joy in the small things, and I no longer carried hate in my heart. I could actually have normal conversations again! Thankfully, I DID NOT vote for Biden! Unfortunately, we all know how 2020 went.
Of course I voted for Trump again in 2024! These midterms matter more than any other time if we care about the Senate’s pace in passing bills (been kinda slow) and if we really don't want more socialists. In Virginia I’m not pretending: Warner is likely to keep the seat because of Northern Virginia, and my district, the 9th, will stay Republican. I still vote. I’m just not carrying the whole map in my chest. I refuse to be a negative Nancy. Maybe I can't help but feel a little optimistic for the outcome🤔🤞🙏🐖🦄🍻
Thank you for your attention to this matter! Lol 😆