I've tried holding my tongue on this, but I gotta be real, I wanna brag. Abdul El-Sayed is running in my state, I get to vote for him, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. It only took one single person I truly wanted, and this vote turned to feeling actually amazing. I'm headed to cast it in about half an hour's time, and it just keeps feeling better and better. All y'all naysayers can tell me that my vote means nothing, or just allows fascism to persevere, but at least this single person gives me hope that we can slide things in the opposite direction. And to the others who say it pales in comparison to direct action, the infighting has always been there, but slow change is still change, and I feel good about changing course. Abdul is someone I truly feel can make positive change, and seeing just how many attacks he's getting from news media and advertisements has me even more hopeful. It's an onslaught of things saying "Abdul will destroy X, Y, Z thing," and half the time the things they're defending aren't even good institutions. Seeing how AIPAC money wants him down this badly fills me with glee. God I want this man to win.

Anyways, last-minute attempt to make this relevant to the post: voting people in is waaaay more satisfying if you actually want the candidate, instead of "Ohhhh lesser of the evils..."