So... maybe someone here can knock my senses back into working order.

I have been all excited about a certain presidential candidate for a very long time now. Longer than he has been running, actually. When I found out he was running I was all EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been a staunch supporter ever since, and totally planned on voting for him; have, indeed, so far in all primaries. Almost everything he stands for I care about. He is MY candidate through and through.

Well, my ex husband lost his job about a week ago, and says that if the other candidate wins he'll get it back. Explained how and why and it makes sense... no details here though. Anyway, so he can get another job but it won't make as much money. We have, after 2 years of bickering, agreed on child support, and my buget and my kids' lives are finally getting straight. If my ex can't get his job back and ends up making less, the fights will begin all over again.

I can't, in good conscience, vote for the other candidate. But if mine wins, it's back to square one with my ex and who knows how long the fights will continue this time, with my kids getting the brunt of it?

I don't know what to do...

You know what, you don't know what's going to happen with the economy, no one does at this point, not even the so-called experts. Unless you're ex's job is tied directly with the other candidate, it may not matter. He may get his job back, a better one, or a worse one, who knows. The thing is, if you depend on yourself, trust yourself and your own instincts, you won't have to be dependent on your ex or his candidate. JMO.

voting for one candidate or another is not even close to a guarantee that anyone will get a job nor keep their present one. upturns/downturns in the economy are not controlled but in the very least by the president. I vote my convictions regardless of the media's reporting. To base your reasons for voting one way or the other based on your ex's job prospects is naive at the best, I feel. It sounds to me like he is already looking for an excuse for not finding a better or equal job, so in the future he can try to clear himself of personal blame. I have been around for a lot of changes in the presidency, and have not seen one where the change in president ever resulted in a change in the economic conditions in less than three or four years. JMAO