Five days. It’s been five days since the 2024 election, and only today – for me at least – it’s finally feeling like the stress is going away. And, yeah, the stress was considerable. This was kind of a big year; this was a big election, an election that is already having far-reaching consequences. Not only on the political scene, either; people are losing family and friends over this, which is not only sad but unnecessary.
Following the election, a cloudy, dreary spell set in here in south-central Alaska, and I’m afraid that, even though (as you will have read) I’m pretty pleased with how the election turned out, my mood kind of reflected the weather. The sudden release of tension didn’t happen as I had hoped. All of us here at RedState – as fine a bunch of people as you’re likely to find anywhere – were still busy as all get out, covering all the…