Election Fatigue

We watched the Daily Show last night and one of the correspondents did a sketch about having Election Fatigue. I'm there. I can totally relate. I've paid such close attention, read so many articles in newspapers, magazines and online, watched news shows, watched comedy shows, and talked with friends ad nauseam about the pros and cons of candidates and issues since last January.
I had a dream the other night that I was walking out of my polling place feeling elated and relieved. I'm ready. I'm jealous of my friends in early-voting states who have already gone and pulled the levers.
I've been a little preoccupied the last several weeks by the economy. I think we all have, but being a freelancer, my situation changed almost overnight. Suddenly, I was painfully aware that I didn't have a steady paycheck coming in, health insurance or any unemployment benefits to fall back on. All of the freedom of freelancing that I loved became a roaring lion's mouth of sharp teeth waiting to bite me.
Things will get better. I'm smart, hard-working, capable. And the economy is bound to bounce back. I know most of my worries are unfounded and that there are millions of others worse off than I am. I can't help but have this sinking feeling of dread though, wondering if things are going to get much worse before they get better. I keep seeing the soup lines of the last Depression and wondering if that's where we're heading.
On another note - a friend sent me a link to a great Salon article by Rebecca Traister. I read two that she wrote: "Zombie Feminists of the RNC" and "Ladies of the Nightly News." Traister put into the words the feelings of hatred and dread that Sarah Palin instills in me. I'm looking forward to moving on to other topics, starting a week from today, but until then, we have five days left until the election. Five more days to hear the candidates out on their issues, to hear the insults and false charges. I hope you all go out and VOTE, either way.