The Final Hours of the Georgia Runoffs Are the Longest Ones of All
The election that never, ever ends
You know how you felt the Friday after Election Day, when you couldn’t believe this was still going on? That the endless election season had somehow extended well past when we were all supposed to move on with our lives? Now imagine the fevered pitch of the election never relented. That it only escalated in intensity after the election. Then imagine that suddenly your neighborhood, your friends, your schools, your little corner of the world became the focus of the entire planet.
It all comes down to you, you’re constantly told. Only you can save us from this socialist/Klansman/terrorist/racist/Mitch McConnell. It invades your entire life. You cannot walk down the street, or watch a sporting event, or turn on your television without being bombarded with political messaging. And then, when it’s just about to finally be over, the President of the United States calls your Secretary of State and essentially commits treason two days before the election.
The Georgia runoff election is finally here. You will forgive Georgians both for primarily feeling relief, and also for being more than a little concerned this election is going to find a way to last another few weeks. We all live in the election now.
