Whether or not people want you to support their candidate, the election infrastructure elected officials have provided for can only be described as a national disgrace. Sometimes, the bureaucracy of elections can feel intentionally discouraging, whether it’s in the form ofconfusing bureaucracyorlong lines to wait in “I’m not traveling like this because I want everyone to do so,” shesaid in Portugal and I’m not sure many Californians even know that the race is happening. The sorry series of events should be a warning to Democratic lawmakers as the 2022 midterm elections draw closer. people gathered, protesting against vaccine and mask mandates. The protest turned violent; a reporter was attacked and at least one person was stabbed. The rally came as California governor Gavin Newsomissued severalvaccine mandates, and the L.A. City Councilpassed legislation