Election 2024

Dear America: Are We Really About to Re-Elect This Guy?

I’m Grabbing My Popcorn and Waiting for the Next Plot Twist

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Dear United States of America,

Well, here we are: Election Eve.

Tomorrow, you go to the polls once more, and I’m here with a giant bag of popcorn, a bit of anxiety, and a question burning a hole in my keyboard: Are we really doing this?

We’re staring down a 2024 election where the leading candidate, one Donald J. Trump, comes with more plot twists than a season finale of The Bachelor. But unlike The Bachelor, the stakes here are a bit more than a diamond ring and a rose.

So, America, what the heck?

Are we really on the brink of re-electing a guy who’s been convicted, courted scandal like it’s a hobby, and somehow still makes it look like he’s just “telling it like it is?”

Let’s sit down, take a deep breath, and unpack this, because as for the rest of the world? We’re watching. And we’ve got questions.

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