This - now, tonight, what we are doing - THIS is a big reason I love DU

[NRaleighLiberal]

This big, virtual room, hundreds of us all over the place, finding info, posting links, ranting and raving and sharing.

It can get loud and messy and we have different ways at coming at issues, different views on some thing (or many).

But we are Democrats, and we know what's best (and worst) for the country. We care - and we share.



And to Skinner, EarlG and elad



Be sure no one trips over the plug tonight - and put in the heavy duty breakers!

[a kennedy]

1. Ditto to this......but forgive me if I yell and swear at times......

[derby378]

12. Believe me, we're gonna do a LOT of that tonight

Alison Grimes is giving her concession speech right now in KY, which means they're stuck with McConnell. Damn.

[Voice for Peace]

30. crap.

oh well. keep moving forward. Maybe the almighty Dog
will pull the plug on Mitch. I don't imagine he is going to
be any more popular now that he's been exposed.

[Voice for Peace]

31. crap 2. and isn't his first order of business to take healthcare away from

poor and middle class Kentuckians?

[7962]

58. Actually, I think he said last week that repeal was no longer the focus

Maybe they realize it would go nowhere because the President would veto it.

[7962]

39. She was sunk when she wouldnt admit voting for the President. Too bad. nt

[October]

51. Agree

Sick to death of weak Dems.

[uppityperson]

2. Indeed. I hate level 1 as adv search is hidden

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[BumRushDaShow]

3. Yes - Other DUers can sacrifice themselves by watching the M$M drivel

and provide the updates here!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. So true NRL...also it's almost like there's a moratorium on

bickering. Tonight, we are one.

My huge complaint is why we let the right define that everything Obama has done is a failure. Most candidates co-opted this by remaining silent. The press does not challenge - the truly good things that have happened. Grrrrrrrrr.

I say this every election - and I will say it again

DEMOCRATS NEED A F#$%# PR AGENCY

[AtlantaBlue]

57. Republicans defined the democrats, and the MSM was complicit in this.

As I watched the returns come in tonight, I thought about all of the outright lies that were told to different media sources, most of which went unchallenged by the press. If we as Americans have any hope of making this country a better place for our children and grandchildren, we can't allow this to continue to happen.

In the 2012 election, Mitt Romney lied over and over again, but it was not the media who called him out on it. Amazingly, Chrysler did in Ohio. I have never seen an American corporation respond like that.

Years ago, the American government gave away our airwaves to for-profit corporations, the only caveat was that they were required to report the news. Since they don't do that anymore, perhaps it's time for a renegotiation of that sweetheart deal. They certainly don't seem to be living up to their end of the deal.

The winners of this election, other than the Republicans, were the media corporations. They were paid billions of dollars to run advertising that was not truthful. If I could find one thing that would change the way that this country is run, it would be to change the way that our "press" are allowed to cover the news and politicians.

The folks over at Fox News were involved in a lawsuit several years back, and they won it. What they got was a clear signal from the judiciary that it was okay and legal for them to lie whenever they pleased. That is not a free press. It is no great surprise to me that the national and local news have skewed the truth to increase their own bottom line. I would say good place to start to repair our broken democracy is to reinstate the fairness doctrine. Another idea might be to limit the amount of sources any media corporation could own in a local area. It is no surprise that when one turns on the nightly news each and every network reports the same tired drivel almost verbatim.

That's my two cents on how to begin to repair our country. Everytime I hear a right-winger say that they want their country back, I think to myself that I would like my country back as well. I don't want my country back in some demented Leave It to Beaver 1950's fantasy, I want my country back in the way operated for most of its existence, with the press actually searching for the truth.

Words cannot describe my disappointment in the Democratic base for not turning out, in the candidates for running away from the president and from their accomplishments of the last 6 years, and for the media's complicity in fostering the false narratives of the GOP. It's time to fix this, my fellow Americans.

God bless the United States of America!

[Agschmid]

5. Yup!

Kick!

And it's running smoothly no defcon that I can see...?

[Zorra]

6. I was thinking the same thing earlier.

[ms liberty]

7. Yes it is...K& . n/t

[mopinko]

8. yup yup

hi my friend. good to see you this big night
polls on northern wis are oberflowing.

[HockeyMom]

9. Who needs TV?

I have DU from all over the COUNTRY.

[deepthought42]

10. I don't

Come on here as often, but I can't imagine spending election night anywhere else!

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Woo hoo! Dick Durbin won!!!

[Scarsdale]

55. Happy about that

Rauner won, not too happy about THAT.

[PCIntern]

13. Been doing this since the stolen Ohio of 2004...

posted late late into the night saying WTF?

[marions ghost]

15. Me too--WTF night in 04 I remember well

--it's a ritual now--the DU election eve support group....

[PCIntern]

20. I went to work with no sleep the next day and then

Kerry announced he wouldn't be challenging the results. They must have threatened his daughters.

[Phlem]

14. Perfect.

[Liberalynn]

16. Don't Know What I'd do without You All

I can't drink liquor cause of my anti depressants and blood pressure drugs, so I have to depend on DU to get me through this! I need a hug!

[deepthought42]

17. hugs!

[Liberalynn]

19. Thank You!

[deepthought42]

21. No problem

How are you doing?

[Liberalynn]

25. Not too well

My sister keeps telling me will survive this no matter what but I don't think she truly understands how crazy and dangerous the Tea Party right is. I do have an appointment with my psychiatrist tomorrow. She's a smart lady and she picked the date on purpose. She knew I would probably need extra support tomorrow.

[deepthought42]

27. I'm sorry!

I tell myself it'll be ok either way, but I know it's important I do my part.

[Liberalynn]

32. Thanks

We just have to keep trying I guess.

[deepthought42]

34. Yep

It's part of living in a democracy. The people must participate for it to work.

[7962]

40. It weill be, regardless of the outcome.

No matter what, the GOP cant say there was a landslide shift to the right. Everythings pretty close. And it wont matter anyway. If they win, they'll bicker amongst themselves and do nothing. Dont worry about it.

[deepthought42]

42. No kidding! n/t

[Liberalynn]

47. I'm trying not to

but it is hard to keep the faith.

[jwirr]

18. It is why I joined years ago.

[Terra Alta]

22. DU is awesome.

Keeps me from going insane at times like this.



Now let's hope Hagan stays ahead!

[WillyT]

23. K & R !!!

[yuiyoshida]

24. Yay us!

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We gotta do better.

[Sissyk]

26. This is a time that brings us all together!

[lobointexas]

28. I can't imagine spending it anywhere else!

I signed up in 06 because I couldn't access DU for much of the night in 04.

[BlueEye]

29. So true!

You are all great, this is without doubt one of the most passionate places on the web, and I love you all for it!

[TBF]

33. WTSO -

comes in handy on a night like this ...

[BlancheSplanchnik]

35. :)

[japple]

36. Thanks, NRaleighLiberal. Just keep holding each other.

I think Georgia is fucked.

[Hekate]

37. 100th Rec

So there

[Union Scribe]

38. Yep.

I don't care what I've argued about with any of you, I'll take any and all of you over a fuggin Repub.

[sakabatou]

41. *hugs*

Yeah, I don't know what I would do without DU. Right now, it feels like the voters don't know what's been happening in Congress or just too angry at Obama.

The next two years are gonna be a fucking pain.

[NRaleighLiberal]

43. WOW! we watched an episode of Mad Men, one of the The Killing - come back to find this!

Thanks, all - glad to see you feel like I do about this place!

Oh yes, the election....movies done, time to tune in to see the bad (seems like quite a lot) - and the good (a few shining results here and there)

[bleedinglib]

44. You folks are

KOOOOOL

[catbyte]

49. I had to listen to Low Spark of High Heeled Boys about 4 times in a row then I switched to Steely

Dan circa Katy Lied. Great subversive stuff from my misspent youth. GACK I AM PISSED. Spotify is awesome, lol.

[leftieNanner]

50. I hate to use the "I" word...

but with the senate in red hands, they will move to impeach the president. I'm just sick about this. All those LUNATIC men and women who are now in positions of great power are going to royally screw the American people. We women might as well go barefoot and get pregnant, because that's all that's left for us.

I know I'll get up again one morning soon and get back on the horse, but tonight I'm thoroughly demoralized.

[Cha]

52. Funny, NRaleighLiberal! Good Post.. to Skinner, EarlG, and Elad!

Damn.. it's bad enough without DU!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

53. no matter what ... LOVE YOU NRaleighLiberal !!!

[Scarsdale]

54. Voting machines

The Democratic side has almost two years to see what is wrong with the votingmachines How could McConnell, who had to PAY people to pretend to support him, win? Crist was way ahead in the pols, yet lost Forida? Wisconsin's Walker is a dud, yet won re-election as gov? Rauner, who is Romney light, won governorship of Illinois? Something smells wrong, very wrong here. Koch money was put to good use for the repubs, the only question is HOW? The Not-So-Supreme Court should be disbanded, they are useless in helping working class people. I am devastated.

[Voice for Peace]

59. Brownback, who Republicans were voting against?

we need a uniform secure and federally supervised voting system.

[adekoye]

56. Debate on Sky News UK

Sorry to use this thread for this purpose but there's a debate on Sky News in the UK asking if president Obama has been any good. You can contribute on Twitter #skydebate or email [e-mail] to ensure that the UK public gets a balanced view.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

60. I'm not a Democrat

I'm a liberal. Not always the same thing.

[PatrynXX]

61. I come in here to calm down

, although the amount of Jury's I've had to be on for useless reports is way up I don't always agree with the post but this is a free speech site.