It is done, stick a fork in it and move on…but there are those who refuse to do just that. It is an every four year sickness that affects millions or more Americans. Actually the total vote count till now that were effected by this time around is 148,559,203 and there is no shot you can take for it. I have heard that there is a Jack Daniels that recommends at least four shots every four years starting about August and lasting through November 5th, also while it won’t stop it , I have been told it will help you through it. Now I have been mulling this thing over and I believe I have found something that is worthy of a good Ponder. Oh , you didn’t ask but a Mulling is a close relative of pondering. With that in mind let’s ponder on this four year thing. 

“The 2024 presidential election was the second most expensive since at least 1998. In total, $5.5 billion dollars was spent on the race by presidential candidates, political parties and independent interest groups trying to influence federal elections, according to Open Secrets. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $2.2 billion less than the 2020 race, the most expensive on record. When congressional races are factored in, the cost of 2024 campaigns jumps to $15.9 billion.

In 2024, Democrats spent about $6.7 billion, Republicans spent about $7.6 billion, and third-party candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., spent a little more than $500 million. Adjusted for inflation, that’s more than 2.5 times as much as any third-party candidate since 2000, when third-party candidates spent nearly $197 million.”

(PBS. Nov 5, 2024 6:50 PM EST) 

This was an exercise in improbability, most of us would most likely say “only in the movies” In the Presidential race one candidate had been convicted of numerous felonies and was awaiting sentencing. The other was in the early stages of dementia, which I must add most people thought he had gone on past that. So to sum this up…many thought one of them should be in prison, the other one in an institution. Then to add to the seriousness of this every four year thing They try to shoot the felon and they replaced the other guy…oh don’t worry about him,  they figured he wouldn’t know but wouldn’t you know it…his wife told him. He got mad about it. Now the guy they shot, I hear he is ok…He was within earshot…he got mad too. I could write much more but I got to get back to my ponder. For those of you who read this…Ponder This…

This four year thing cost 15.9 Billion  Dollars … that would do a lot of good for a lot of people.