Talking politics in families is always dangerous. In speaking with my brother, a Vietnam veteran and entrepreneur in North Carolina, I teased him about the toilet politics in his state. We joshed back and forth, neither of us having much (if anything) good to say about Donald Trump. Then he offered up, “No matter what, I’m not voting for Hillary.” It brought home to me, the unusual nature of this election. How many people will hold their nose and decide to vote – or just stay home!? David Brooks in the New York times points out the struggle that the Democrats and Hillary have. Click here for the article.
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