I appreciate your problem. It must be quite disappointing.
But, I think the best thing you can do right now is nothing — give it time. Don’t press your girlfriend on the subject, or try to educate her — later, over time it may be possible, but if you press it now, you may end up damaging a relationship, which could potentially blossom into something later.
Right now you are upset over the election, as are many of us who understand the magnitude of the disaster.
Don’t let your girlfriend’s lack of political understanding add to your concerns.
Just go on and talk about all the other things you talk about, do the things you usually do together, appreciate everything you have in common, avoid politics for a while, then later, in a few months, you can share some points, values, explanations with her on occasion, educating her why she should care.
But, as I said, this is not the time — just get yourself distracted from politics for a while, then time will tell how things will work out, you both have time, no need for major decisions either way.
Best wishes and good luck!
I think you’ve probably hit it on the head. I could really screw things up by pursuing it right now. I even felt like that yesterday which has also made me nervous. I think I’ll just go distract myself for a while. It’ll be years until the next election. Lots of time.
Saving your post as well. Thanks for the best wishes. :)