Election Day is almost here, and the country is pretending to be calm. Campaign ads run like sewer water on every channel, promising salvation or apocalypse depending on which button you push. Pollsters release numbers that contradict each other by the hour.
The quiet before an election in America isn’t quiet at all. It’s a grinding noise of fear and anticipation. Everyone knows gridlock is the only real winner, but we still act like ballots are magic wands.