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I know it’s fashionable these days to lament our candidates and the general downfall of civilization.
Heck, I wrote in these pages recently about how we might be on course for another Civil War and over on the Dilbert Blog, Scott Adams is warning about Martial Law. I have a suggestion for how you can actually enjoy this election: think about it as the best TV event of your lifetime, because that’s how it is turning out.
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I thought things couldn’t possibly get any more exciting than they did last week at the RNC. That convention had everything from Trump’s WWE entrance to booing Ted Cruz, America’s favorite person to hate (I really like Ted for what it’s worth, but even I chuckled).
And then yesterday happened.
A single day into the DNC, and we’ve already had ANOTHER email leak (seriously, who needs ediscovery?), Russian hackers, and the public resignation of the head of the Democratic National Committee. I hope you all had popcorn on hand. These two conventions have been more exciting than the fictional convention in the most recent season of House of Cards. Dear Lord, we haven’t even gotten to the debates and this already feels like House of Cards meets Game of Thrones. I half expected to see Bernie Sanders dressed in sack cloth sending a naked Debbie Wasserman Schultz back to the palace with Elizabeth Warren yelling, “Shame. Shame. Shame.”
From Melania plagiarizing a speech from Michelle Obama to Bernie’s people revolting, these last ten days have been glorious. And yet I fear that some of us are not properly enjoying this political season. And that is the real “Shame. Shame. Shame.” Remember, while some might be telling you that Trump is Hitler, there is a 99.9% chance that the outcome of the election is not going to affect any of us personally, and I’m going to prove it to you. Do you remember the last time a sitting President actually had any effect on your life (not something on TV, but you personally)? Me neither. It only seems that way during election season. Whether or not you make partner, have a social life or achieve your goals will not be impacted by the results of this election. The worst that can happen is that you have to hear and see this candidate you’ve come to hate a whole lot more over the next four years.
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So, sit back, get your popcorn ready and enjoy the show. Unless of course I’m wrong, and the country breaks out into Civil War. Yeah, then we are all screwed.
Zach Abramowitz is a former Biglaw associate and currently CEO and co-founder of ReplyAll. You can follow Zach on Twitter (@zachabramowitz) or reach him by email at [email protected].