On an Ambiguous Lesson from History

History tells me that the undecided voters usually reject the status quo and vote for change. The untested shiny object is more appealing than the despised familiar one. How will that play out tomorrow?

In most cases, the challenger would obviously benefit. But in this situation, the apparent alternative to the status quo is a completely known commodity who has dominated politics for the last eight years, while the “incumbent” candidate is younger and is actually more of a mystery to the public. Under these unusual circumstances, which one will be perceived as an agent of change?

I honestly don’t know. We’ll find out this week.