Joel P. Jaqubino 11/07/2018
Reflecting on elections the day after is pretty common for those interested in politics. I think my reflection may be a bit different. The election ended exactly how I predicted it would. No surprises for me there.
As I took to social media I found those who were giddy with what they thought early on were promising returns for their precious Beto. As it appeared Cruz was going to be easily elected, Beto's loss was all of a sudden seen as a win of some sort.
Face it, Cruz is wildly despised. Heck, I can't stand the guy. From all accounts he's a terrible person to work with, rude, and just unpleasant. But he has been a solid conservative. The fact that Cruz won by 5% points less than when he first won in 2012 is by no means surprising. People have gotten to know him and well, he's lost some marginal support along the way. Beto should have walked away with this race considering Cruz's unfavorables.
But Beto didn't perform. Barely peeling away 5% of an unpopular candidate when there is a supposed blue groundswell of support for change is nothing. Fact is that Beto is unexciting and flawed. Much of the support I witness for him comes from those who say "he's one of us" based on his punk past. But that's not enough to sway my support.
The scene is full of wrong headed individuals and simply being a part of it is not reason enough to support someone. That is shortsighted and shallow. If the scene taught me anything, its to dig deep for reason to support someone. Example, I love me some Ignite, but I wouldn't vote for Zoli if my life depended on it.
What we have to look forward to the next 2 years will be a veritable shit show in the House. As House Dems seek to extract a pound of flesh, nothing will get done from a legislative standpoint. But it'll provide endless topics to write about. And for that, I am grateful.
JJ
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