Political High

Win or lose, thank you candidates for being participants in our American democracy.

Just like you can’t play a football or soccer game with only one team, you need opponents in elections.  Democrats, Republicans, Reform, Libertarians, Constitutional, Greens, whatever your political flavor, thank you for your personal sacrifices to be in the arena.

It isn’t easy being a candidate.  You give up your time, sometimes your money, your privacy.  You’re away from your family.  People say nasty things about you.  But you make democracy work.

You test the validity of ideas.  You listen to the people.  You fight like hell.   You meet the peeps.

Maybe you did some things wrong in your campaign.  If you want, there’s probably a next time if you lose.  If you won, remember, don’t get cocky.  Defeat in the next election can come from overconfidence in the results of this one.

Candidates at all levels facing the people Election Day, Political High salutes you!  Good luck on Election Day!

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