Tomorrow is the big payoff: Election Day.
Everything that can be done, has been done. There are no more campaign signs to deliver. No more doors to knock on. No more envelopes to lick, no more stamps to stick. The stage has been set.
In just a few hours, poll workers will be at their stations before dawn. Soon after, the morning voters will line up and cast their ballots. As the day wears on, more and more "I voted" stickers will appear on shirts and blouses.
America will again exercise its right to decide. We've been doing it pretty much the same way for 233 years. One man, one vote. Majority rules. Winner take all.
But something is different this time, too. In races across America, bikers are having their say like never before. Candidates hear us because they see us, supporting their campaigns and helping them win.
They also listen to us. These aren't the hurried and soon forgotten pitches that we deliver during the legislative session. Instead we shared our thoughts and dreams with candidates as we walked for miles, canvassing one neighborhood after another.
Many of these candidates never really thought about motorcycling issues before. For most people, they aren't issues. But they definitely are for motorcyclists. So when motorcyclists spend time with the candidates, our issues become their issues.
Now the election is upon us. Tomorrow night we will find out who won, and who lost. But bikers won something that won't be in the newspapers any time soon. But it will be around for a long, long time.
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