“Computers, phones, radios, televisions, and carrier pigeons are chirping with talk of Tuesday’s hard-fought presidential election. The election is a time-honored American tradition. But long before there were exercises of democracy to occupy our collective attention, Americans were preoccupied with a different kind of election entirely.”

Read more from Casey N. Cep on the “other” election here.

11:15 am  •  8 November 2012  •  16 notes