by VoteChristine | May 1, 2021 | Personal
Bristine Breaderquist. Three years ago, at the close of my first campaign, I went to place my signs around city hall and the enormity of the situation hit me: the campaign was over, early voting was done, there was nothing else I could do – no case to make, no...
by VoteChristine | Oct 1, 2019 | Personal
Right will always win. The good guy will get the girl. The movie will have a happy ending. The thoughts we comfort ourselves with. And why wouldn’t we? In TV shows, movies, and even our own experiences, there’s an optimism that is ingrained in us. For the...
by VoteChristine | Aug 16, 2019 | Personal
Where do I start? I lost tonight: hard. I want to say “we” lost tonight, but it all felt so completely alone, I can’t say that right now. This is municipal politics and I’m going to admit that yeah, maybe I’m not cut out for it. I...
by VoteChristine | Nov 20, 2018 | Personal
We can’t count the number of times gender has come up in news or conversations in the last few years. The truth is, there’s a movement to put everyone on equal footing by making terms gender neutral: “wait staff”, “sales person”,...