Community is the Priority

I only have a few thoughts this morning.

I'm thankful for every person who put their heart and soul into building a better country for all of us, and I wish I could hug all of you.

I wish I could take away your pain and anxiety.

l want to apologize to all of you who read this blog and trusted my optimistic outlook.

I was clearly wrong about what would happen, and I feel terrible for my role in giving anyone a sense of confidence about the outcome we desired. I’m so sorry.

I've spent the past few years working on this election in some form, and since late last year, it's really the one thing that's thoroughly occupied my life, non-stop, to the point where I don't think I've had much of a life outside of it.

I'm tired, and I'm shattered.

I’m gonna need to clear my head as I'm coming up for air. I may not be as responsive or productive as I'd hope, so please forgive me for taking some time to collect myself.

I wish I had more encouraging words right now, but this does need to be said:

Please don't play the blame game with each other, within the movement, within the party, within communities.

There are too many people of good faith doing the best they can right now. We deserve each other's empathy and support.

Be kind to people in this moment. Have grace for others. Understand the power of pain. Be patient with different perspectives. Try to embrace discomfort as an opportunity for learning.

Whatever happens next, I promise we can't navigate it without each other.

Community is the priority.