Age 63, active in politics for a couple of decades. I think this signals the end for me. Yeah, I’ll pull the lever, but life presents many arenas & battlefields, and I am about ready to walk from the political one.
The political pyramid is a particularly unrewarding one. The people at the bottom work like the dickens, and all they get is a feeling of satisfaction (or loss). Only very few make it into the big bucks paid ranks, and that usually by nepotism or cronyism.
For the voter, participation makes little if any difference, except maybe on local races and ballot issues.
All that said, if politics is what floats ones boat, if that is the thing that makes one tick, then by all means, occupy yourself with it!
Can’t blame you...it’s easy to see how someone else’s “stupid” can wear you down after a while. I read this and it felt like “brain freeze” creeping over me. Does not compute... Cheers and have a relaxing weekend.