{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Gem State Patriot News","provider_url":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog","title":"The Race Begins Long Before Election Day - Gem State Patriot News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bDJuef6FHK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/the-race-begins-long-before-election-day\/\">The Race Begins Long Before Election Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/the-race-begins-long-before-election-day\/embed\/#?secret=bDJuef6FHK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Race Begins Long Before Election Day&#8221; &#8212; Gem State Patriot News\" data-secret=\"bDJuef6FHK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/election-day-voting-booth.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"\u201cThe race is often won before it starts.\u201d \u201cThe will to win is not as important as the will to prepare to win.\u201d \u201cKeep running, because you don\u2019t know where the finish line is.\u201d These familiar lessons from competition offer a way to understand politics. We may believe we are approaching the conclusion of an [&hellip;]"}