"Are we heroes or holdfasts? We’re running out of time to choose."

Great closing line. It circles back to the beginning while summing up your point.

As I lay here watching the election returns I am actually feeling a little better. It's getting close to midnight and it's starting to look like the Democrats aren't losing.

Perhaps people are rising to the challenge and finding their hero potential. Hope persists. Night has not fallen.

It's not over yet.