What I’m really thinking: the failed political candidate

‘What really hurts is that my oppenent did almost nothing. Yet she still won’I’ve put everything into this: I have forfeited time with family and friends, sleep and any semblance of normal life. Now the constant flow of work in my “spare time”– emails, sending press releases, knocking on doors – has stopped, leaving a void.I’ve been doing two jobs at once and I’m exhausted. People expect you to be in the community, campaigning,