How the Cubs rescued my 2016

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We are a few hour away from the inevitable. And there’s really no point in following the (almost always false) rumors of voter suppression and “Trump’s not on mah ballot” that come every time during the daytime hours of Election Day. Until 7 p.m., there really won’t be any results available, even though the first polls close at 6 p.m., and I know I’m not going to like the results no matter who wins.

Aside from my Catholic faith, baseball has been my only consolation in an election year that I think any principled conservative has to hate. So I figured this would be the perfect day to write a few words on this year’s Chicago Cubs.

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