Election Anxiety

The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Polls: In Final Days, Divided Electorate Expresses Anxiety

Sometimes it's comforting to know I am not imagining these things. My boss did not understand my citation of election anxiety as a good reason for me to take the election off for vacation.

I go back to work Thursday, so I can stay up late tomorrow night. But in the meantime, I am working my way through the anxiety by walking the precinct yesterday, hitting the web today and who knows what tomorrow.

The gravity towards the issue at hand and the work needed to be done draws me in. Not acting fuels the anxiety. The cure is to do something to aid in the cementing of the Our Victory.

Direct action works best. On this campaign, I have seen all ages of citizens out pounding the beat in some way for Kerry. That's how we won Oregon. I know the same actions are underway in more exotic regions like Ohio and Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa and New Hampshire. Wherever you are, the call is the same. Colorado, Louisiana, California, Maine and Ohio: cure your Bush fear by making your vote count, and helping others make sure theirs count, too. Even the states we can't win have the same rights, and we must guarantee that we get the leader we deserve as a nation.