The last twenty-four hours have been an up-and-down affair. I am a little surprised at how long it has taken to count the votes in some swing states and I hope that we can reach a conclusion soon. One race that has been decided: Dr. Liston Bochette, my mentor, has been elected to the council for the City of Fort Myers in Florida. I received the news from him via WhatsApp early this morning, but I do better at communicating via e-mail than WhatsApp and got so absorbed into watching the national results on CNN and keeping a tab with the New York Times website open while I work that I did not get around to congratulating him until a little over one hour ago.
I likened elections to a sporting event last night. What I am noticing now, however, is that this particular race is now turning into a chess match. The Trump campaign has filed a series of lawsuits to challenge the results coming into these tightly-contested states (Sherman, 2020). I mention chess because ironically, I am in the midst of contacts for members of the International Chess Federation. I do not know that the ICC will be going after chess players for Life After the Games but the information is there if they do. So far, I have gone through chess, cheerleading, and bridge–yes, bridge–in addition to baseball, basketball, and American football. The games people play are quite fascinating, whether a physical game like contact sports or a mental exercise like chess or…politics.
Reference
Sherman, M. (2020, November 4). Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome. Retrieved from https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-seeks-voting-stop-25762f69b27dfbccc4fd8077fb5fdc91