Predictable but frustrating

The scariest day of the year is behind us. The general election is over. For each item on the ballot that I felt strongly about, the voters went in the opposite direction. It's frustrating to know that voters don't recognize the problems that are so obvious to me, but it was expected. I live in a state that will blindly and mindlessly follow the Democratic party off of a cliff.

I have already explained the most important votes in a previous post. I will provide a quick recap below

Referendum 90

Referendum 90 would create a law requiring sex ed. The biggest issue for me is educational rights, particularly in regards to the accommodation of unique individual needs. This law will require children to be subjected to a set curriculum that was developed without any consideration for their unique needs. No school that properly accommodates the unique needs of individual students can possibly be in compliance with that law. Simply put, this law guarantees that individuality will continue to be neglected. The referendum was approved because the Democrats told their supporters to approve it.

Jay Inslee

Quality of life has plummeted under Inslee's leadership. He has made numerous mistakes that he has hidden behind Trump hatred and one component of Covid-19 stats.

Bob Ferguson

Our attorney general has made a career out of holding press conferences to draw attention to himself in his attempt to further his political career. He has repeatedly proven that he is in office to represent himself, not the people of the state. He could very well be the worst attorney general in our state's history.

Chris Reykdal

Reykdal, our superintendent of public instruction, panders to the anti-educational WEA and their one-size-fits-none status quo. Instead of correcting the mistakes embedded in our schools, he wants to expand on those mistakes. He also believes that throwing taxpayer money at the schools, an approach that has repeatedly failed, will magically work if he keeps trying.

Presidential Electors

Last and definitely least is the election of presidential electors. Both major party presidential candidates were horrible. I would have liked to see third parties perform better. We need to break up the political duopoly. This isn't going to happen unless we start supporting alternatives.

Between the two major party candidates, I openly preferred Trump. Again, the biggest issue for me is educational rights. This is one area in which Trump is definitively stronger than Biden. Of course, I refused to vote for him. That one positive was insufficient to justify looking past the numerous negatives. I voted for Jorgensen.

Additional thoughts

Not only are voters defying what seems obvious to me, but there are other frustrations with voting. In particular is something the Democrats have been saying, but I support even more. Every vote should be counted. I have been criticizing the media for years (2012 | 2016) about their handling of these elections. As soon as our polls were closed, the media announced that Biden won our state. Around the same time, they announced that Inslee had been reelected.

Inslee claimed his victory well before results were in. He has been among those who have insisted that we should count every vote. On this issue, he has proven himself to be a complete hypocrite. There have been others who pushed the idea to count every vote but then pushed Trump to concede based on media projections. 

As I have stated in the past, I would like to have one honest news source. We need one news agency that provides the actual result of the general election. Such a news agency should not announce winners until a lead is larger than the number of uncounted votes. As much as some people might find this odd, I feel that the media has been too quick to announce results. I would rather wait weeks for honest results than to rely on the projections. It should be the votes that determine outcomes, not exit polls.