Ready for the 2018 US Election to be Over?

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Like millions of other Americans, as well as millions of people in other nations, I have been upset over the state of our government since the last US election in 2016. About a year ago, I figured I could continue to whine and complain about what was going on, or I could get involved in changing things. If you knew me, you would know what decision I made. I decided to try to change things. In the preceding two elections, my husband and I supported our Republican US Representative, a woman we knew and who used a photo of herself with my husband and other men at his workplace in her ads. A year ago, my husband and I attended a house party for one of the Democratic candidates for Congress in our District. We immediately liked her and what she had to say. Since that party a year ago, we have supported her through the primaries and until now, right up to the election. She is Katie Porter in CA45, which is the Orange County, California US representative district where we live. According to polls, Katie Porter has a very good chance of beating the Republican incumbent. If she does, she will be the first Democrat EVER to represent our very conservative California district, which is home to Saddleback Church and the minister, Rick Warren, as well as many other evangelical churches. If Katie Porter wins, it will be on the national news. Watch for it. If she wins, think of me. My husband and I were among her original supporters and we have worked hard and donated money regularly over the past year in the hope that she might win! This is NOT the first time my husband and I have been active in politics. In the early 1980s, my husband and I volunteered for another US Representative who we helped get elected in Texas. I also supported Ross Perot when he ran for president and volunteered in his Dallas headquarters in 1992. He lost, but he was a member of our Dallas church and I truly liked and respected him. As I mentioned earlier, we also helped our current Republican US Representative, until we became disappointed with the way she has voted since Trump rose to power. Now, this current election cycle is almost over. What about you? Have you gotten involved in this election? If you live in the US, have you voted yet? Have you ever tried to change things politically in your community?