This feels different because it is a democratic victory. I feel like we were prepared for all scenarios and in each one of those scenarios it was, how is Donald Trump going to finagle his way back into the [White House]? How is he going to use undemocratic principles? What measure of intimidation and underhanded [shenanigans] will this man use to worm his way back into the Oval Office? And it turned out he used our electoral system as it is designed.
By the way, I don't ever in my life want to hear about our vaunted ground game will put us over the top. It's a 50/50 tossup race, we're sure of it, but the vaunted ground game turns out that people knocking on other people's doors doesn't get them to do what you want them to do as, I believe, vacuum and Bible salesmen have probably known for many, many centuries.
I still believe in this country, and I still want to hold on to that hope. This election may not have gone the way many of us wanted, but there remains a chance for meaningful dialogue and progress moving forward.
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