Everyone who is happy with at least one of the presidential candidates, please raise your hand. . . Hmmm. I thought so. Most people seem to be settling or maybe not voting, or perhaps writing in a protest vote. Statistically, the taller candidate wins. On average, the winner has been approximately one inch taller than the loser. BTW, Trump stands at 6’3” while Hillary is 5’5”. Are we really so empty-headed that we subconsciously choose the taller candidate?
I only ran for office twice in my life – 4th grade and 5th grade back in the mid-1960’s. To give you an idea of how things were back then – girls had to wear skirts or dresses, i.e. no slacks permitted unless it was gym class day. The most troubling part was that at good old Bowers Schools, only boys could run for president and treasurer; girls were only permitted to run for vice president and secretary.
My friends enthusiastically nominated me to run for vice president. I wish that I could remember what my campaign was based on. What did I value? What did I promise? Longer recess? Wearing slacks every day in winter months to get the girl’s vote? Less homework? Getting to chew gum on Fridays? Even if I did get elected, would Miss Flaherty, the principal, pass my initiatives? The fact is, I am quite certain that it was a popularity contest. Nothing more. Nothing less. And yes, I was the tallest girl and I won.
This is the first presidential election that I can recall where there is so little substance. Can we all agree that the candidates have foolishly spent too much time on na na na Na NA diatribes and not enough time on what and how they are going to do to get the job done?
There have been rumors of corruption – Hillary receiving debate questions ahead of time. I thought back to 4th grade. Was there corruption then? If you asked me back in 1964, I would have responded with an emphatic “no” – absolutely not. It wasn’t until years later that one of my classmates told me about something fishy that went on back then. We had a competition where we tracked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd highest grades. We had one girl, Nancy Beth, who was brilliant, but at the same time, a bit awkward and nerdy. She usually came in first and I followed her closely in second place. But then something happened. I inched up in the standings and surpassed her. We had a practice where the teacher entrusted us to correct each other’s papers and apparently the kids wanted me to beat Nancy Beth so they would change my answers.
So there you have it. I ran a campaign without substance, I won because I was tall, and there was corruption by my supporters. God save us!
Very funny Deb!
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