I’ll be among the first to say that I am not looking forward to this election. I only thank heaven that I live in a solidly blue state and I can take the moral high ground of casting a write-in vote for Ted Cruz for president.

If I lived in a swing state… which Donald Trump has, as promised, created more of, like Arizona, Georgia, Texas… I’d shoot myself in the face when faced with my choices. I mean you can’t even vote against an imbecile, liar, crook, and sociopath in this election. Now I am somewhat cheered to find myself solidly in the mainstream of Americana:

The vast majority of Americans say they are afraid of at least one of the two major candidates — Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — winning the White House, a remarkable finding that reflects an unsettled nation unhappy with its choice.

Eighty-one percent of Americans say they would feel afraid following the election of one of the two polarizing politicians, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. That includes a quarter who say it doesn’t matter who wins: they’re scared of both.

Three-quarters of voters say their pick for president is motivated by a desire to cast their Election Day ballot against Clinton or Trump, more than those who say they’re voting for the candidate who shares their positions on the issues or is the most qualified to hold the office.

This is not the triumph of partisanship. This is the utter destruction of partisanship. Eight of ten Americans don’t merely prefer one candidate to another, they are actually scared of one or both of the candidates. Three quarters of America will be voting to stop the most wretched collection of misfits and maladroits to ever run against one another for any elective office in the history of the republic.