State park trail entry point.

Journey Home

Tales from the pilgrimage.

After the Democratic Primary

A vase with peonies at our polling place. Note the yellow one, which is exceedingly rare. They were a gift from a person who raises the flower. It was fun to watch them open up in the room as we worked.

After my 15-hour shift as a poll worker I was too agitated to sleep. I stayed up until I knew the results of the main races I was following, about another 60 minutes after arriving home. These are the main results in which I was interested:

The numbers are such that Republicans don’t stand a chance in the general election, so the presumptive new supervisor board in 2027 will be Sue Dvorsky, V Fixmer-Oraiz, Jon Green, Lisa Green-Douglass, and Mandy Remington. I campaigned or did political stuff with all of them over the years, focusing on Green in this primary.

Switching out Sullivan for Dvorsky trades a different kind of experience and agenda, but leaves things pretty much where they are—the swing vote is likely Jon Green, my district supervisor.

I slept a lot after I went to bed. From after 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. Fully rested, I began to crank up a routine and spent Wednesday morning and afternoon in the tomato patch. It’s time to finish planting the garden and that’s where my energy will go for the next days.

Discover more from Journey Home

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading