Sigh.

So I'm feeling pretty blue (ha!) today.

I had assumed that there was no chance that NJ's current governor would be defeated - and yet, he almost was! My state just came within a thin margin of getting a governor who opposes vaccine passports - and I was actually hopeful for a while. But instead, we're stuck with the guy whose own staff got caught on tape saying that he would impose passports once the election was over and he didn't have to answer to any pesky voters who "think they have rights".

So today I am rather despondent. Hopes raised, only to be dashed! We were so close, and against all odds, too - the Republican challenger was unknown and underfunded, in a blue state that is home to a lot of pharma industry. I can't imagine the people in power will let anyone get that close again, now that they've seen how limited is the support for vax passes, even here.

I hope something changes, but sometimes I feel like it won't. I feel so trapped (my husband won't even consider moving).

I don't have anything useful to add. Just feeling kinda down today. Thanks for "listening".