Tomorrow is Election Day – that’s what the calendar says. But there are two problems with the term "Election Day."
No. 1, we now have many election days, because people have been voting for weeks. No. 2, we have developed this expectation that, in addition to being Election Day, it should also be the day we find out who won.
And this is at the heart of the crisis of trust that we’re going through.
November 4th, 2024, 03:05 pm
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Dave Ross: Election Day and Decision Day are two seperate things
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Published November 4th, 2024, 03:05 pm
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Tomorrow is Election Day – that’s what the calendar says. But there are two problems with the term "Election Day."
No. 1, we now have many election days, because people have been voting for weeks. No. 2, we have developed this expectation that, in addition to being Election Day, it should also be the day we find out who won.
And this is at the heart of the crisis of trust that we’re going through.
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