My vote in the primary elections only has the Democrat party (in my case) for choice of president, and various state and local offices chosen for who will go against the GOP (Republican party) coming up in Nov. elections. The Democrat party identifies a fight in our country between democracy vs. autocracy, which is also global. But it starts - its roots are here- in my backyard. It goes up the chain to the national level which impacts global - i.e. the Ukraine not receiving funds to combat Putin's autocratic invasion, due to blockage of funds from right-wing Christian Republicans in Congress "playing a deadly game" under tRump's malicious directions...the autocratic thrust of politics today.
I chose the booth that allowed me to sit down. That was nice.
But there are many people watching me, (is this a good thing?) and a helper appeared immediately to go back to the screen I was on before! Whew. Since I already had my phone up to see my list of choices recommended by the Sierra Club, I could just take photos without anyone knowing.
I talked with a friend who said she never votes in primaries. I tried to stress that these are the school boards who end up making decisions about schools teaching correct history or letting kids say they're gay, judges who make decisions right in our community about people's behaviors, justice toward racism, and even a governor like our current one who finally got Medicaid increases from the Feds to be approved (it took several years while all the Medicaid patients waited.) The state legislature is only one seat in each house from no longer being GOP controlled...so having the right candidates to knock the GOP out is important.
Anyway, I'll keep pushing her to vote. I know when I was her age (just retired at 62) I didn't care that much about primaries. I didn't retire that early but I did spend a few months doing almost nothing.
Today's quote:
As we cultivate our life, our beauty becomes as much about what we are creating and doing as it is about our appearance.
