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The Glass Is Half Something
Trump gets 51% of the vote in Iowa but doesn’t get 49% of the vote in Iowa
When meditating, it is suggested that taking deep breaths returns us to the present. Pulling air in and feeling as it descends to the chest and stomach before being released through the mouth realigns us.
Inhale deeply. Feel it enter and revitalize your senses. Use the air for all it has to offer, and now let it back into the world. We are now grounded in the present. While our current present may seem to be on shaky ground, Donald Trump just won the Iowa caucuses; let’s fast forward to the future by taking a closer look at Trump’s win in Iowa.
First of all, it’s time that we — I am writing this to help myself accept this fact — get over the reality that a twice-impeached, once-convicted-for-insurrection former president is the overwhelming favorite for winning the nomination for president of the Republican Party. It’s time that we let this dead dog pass on to the other world. With a deep breath and a shrug of the shoulders, let’s say it together: “It is what it is.”
Now, we must overcome this aberration.
It is true that Trump won convincingly in Iowa as 51 percent of caucus voters, braving brutally cold temperatures (Trump told them that if they died after casting their…
