TEXAS—-on the first day of early voting Texas recorded over 1 million votes! The lines in all the states with Early Voting have been long and longer. More states will open for early voting in the coming days. NY opens on the 24th.
In the USA the number of early votes cast already exceeded 16 million. This is a very bright spot in our otherwise gloomy universe.
OTOH, 898,000 Americans filed new Unemployment claims this week. It’s the seventh month of Covid shutdown. 8 million people in our country fell into poverty as the Unemployment Insurance and Federal help has run out.
New cases of Covid-19 in the US yesterday totaled 59,750. The Death toll was 1,011.
My plan is to keep my eye on the voting totals and stay as positive as possible that our country will be resilient enough to recover someday. If not in my time, then for my grandchildren.
10.17 Open Thread
Just 17 more days left to vote. I, for one, will be glad to see this election end. I looked up the turnout % for the 1908 Election. It was between 61-62%. If that is considered historically heavy, no wonder this country has so much garbage infesting government at all levels! đ Anywho, the Nest is Open.
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