Prezzies

The 2020 election seemed to galvanize people into voting in a way I really haven’t seen before. I still remember the excitement of 2008 when everyone flocked out to vote for Obama, but many of them weren’t really excited about voting in a general way. They were excited to vote for Obama. It’s almost like that silly complaint people used to make about Harry Potter books: they weren’t getting kids to read anything that wasn’t Harry Potter. There were probably cases like that, but I really doubt there were enough to warrant that petty quibble.

Anyway.

But now people have seen what happens when they don’t vote. Trump didn’t win in 2016 because the country loved him. He voted because his opponents weren’t inspired. Now they recognize why they still have to vote even in the absence of positive inspiration. Maybe that lesson will last longer than anything a transcendent but transient cynosure like Obama could do.

Bonus Question!

Favourite president?