Maybe I'm just really out of touch with the American electorate as a whole, but I've been watching for the last 20 years, and I just can't understand how anyone in this country can possibly believe the Republican party has the best interests of the citizens in mind. How can an average American citizen possibly cast a vote for a party that is determined to not just stagnate this country's progress, but move us backward into an era where women are treated as inferior persons. Where gays are ridiculed and forced to keep a secret instead of living life as who they are and contributing to the greater good of society. How do people not remember how angry they were in 2008, when republican policies pushed us to the brink of another depression? How do they forgive congress' latest government shutdown which not just cost billions, but temporarily took away the only lifeline some of our people had? How was an unemployed person who had exhausted his savings supposed to afford gas to drive to an interview when his federal unemployment check was held hostage by a single party's hissy fit over insuring more people? How do we not remember the ignorance of this party? How do we not remember that Republican control means lower taxes for the wealthy, higher burden on the middle class and not even single ply toilet paper for the poor to wipe their ass? How do we not remember the two wars the last administration conned this country into? How are we so mad at Obama when every metric of our quality of life has improved in the six years he's taken over. No, Obama and the Democrats aren't perfect, but at least they're trying to move us forward. I just don't understand this country sometimes. I don't understand how anyone can believe their local Republican politician cares about their future. I suppose so many voters today recalled a time when America was the undisputed best country in the world. And they see the Republicans try to keep the same ideals that were in place 50 years ago while the Democrats try to adapt. But I'm just so sad that we as a people don't understand that in order to remain the world's top superpower, we need to adapt to a changing global landscape. I'm just sad tonight.