I’m often saddened by news regarding the Congress of the People or COPE. Saddened not by what is happening because I expected it, but saddened because over 1.3 million people effectively wasted their votes on COPE a year-and-a-half ago. And most of them are surely feeling that way. Five years is a long time to wait to rectify a mistake. Before the elections I warned that we must all vote as best as we can, and not waste our votes. It turns out COPE supporters wasted their votes.