Three Encounters: One Awful, One Hopeful, One Numerical

Two Very Different Republicans and One Set of Numbers Helped Me See Things More Clearly

This week was soul-crushing for many of us. I’m coming out of the fog and really seeing things more clearly. A few of you have reprimanded me for being hopeful. I get it. I don’t like Pollyanna-types either, but it is my nature to be a fixer type. It is how I process things.

My perspective and outlook are slowly moving in a positive direction, because I think I am beginning to make sense of this chaotic mess, at least for myself. Things are becoming clearer.

Interestingly, two very different experiences this week combined with digging into some data has really painted a new picture of how I am thinking about our country’s future, and while I am not fully encouraged, I am really starting to understand the real issue is that the electorate has changed dramatically. Period. Nobody’s fault, it just is. Finger pointing at this point is a waste …