Boss Fight

Many if not most video games end with something called a "boss fight."  The "boss" is usually an adversary that's incredibly large, bigger than anything you've fought before.  They can withstand a ridiculous amount of punishment without dying; the term "bullet sponge" is often used to describe them. They often have sidemen, minions, or henchmen fighting on their side, as well (not that they really need any assistance).  You fight and you fight, and it seems they just won't go down, but eventually out of just sheer persistence, you begin to slowly wear them down until you can finally win.

This year's presidential election feels like some sort of boss fight.  On Election Night, we go through the whole emotional roller coaster of watching the returns on tv, staying up until the West Coast results come in, and despite all our victories, the boss still survives.  The battle continues into the next day.  Victory in Wisconsin.  Victory in Michigan.  Nice, but the boss still isn't finished off yet.  Nevada is saying they won't have final results until late afternoon Thursday, Rocky Mountain time.  Pennsylvania is waiting for something to arrive in the mail.  Georgia is teetering on the brink of flipping to blue for the first time in decades..

It's more than my nerves can endure.  As Robert Reich tweeted, I'm nauseously optimistic we'll win this one, but good gosh what a nerve-wracking process.

One good thing about a boss fight - when the boss finally does die, it's usually with a satisfying explosion and a lot of gore.  Looking forward to that part.