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Rhiannon12866

(205,506 posts)
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:15 PM Aug 2020

I'm Nervous About Election Day, 'The Same Way I Was Feeling Four Years Ago' - The ReidOut - MSNBC



Asked for his thoughts on this week’s RNC speeches, Bill Maher says he’s nervous about election day, ‘the same way I was feeling four years ago.’ Aired on 08/28/2020.


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I'm Nervous About Election Day, 'The Same Way I Was Feeling Four Years Ago' - The ReidOut - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 OP
He'll get crucified, but this election is not a sure thing. Hoyt Aug 2020 #1
No election is a sure thing but Democrats can't keep screaming 2016! Drunken Irishman Aug 2020 #2
2016 was a learning experience. The more we channel the pain of that loss, the more likely jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #6
Well I am glad he is nervous about it. Maybe that will help doc03 Aug 2020 #3
He lost any respect he had from me with his herd immunity bullshit! LW1977 Aug 2020 #4
Not to mention allowing a racist transphobe on his show. Crowman2009 Aug 2020 #5
I'm nervous as Hell too. BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #7
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. He'll get crucified, but this election is not a sure thing.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:27 PM
Aug 2020

trump is pushing the riots in the streets, surburbs junk, etc. I don’t think that alone will help him much, but it will help. Biden needs to say something, but not a lot.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
2. No election is a sure thing but Democrats can't keep screaming 2016!
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:40 PM
Aug 2020

There were some very troubling signs for the Clinton campaign four years ago, specifically the powerful third party candidates who routinely kept Clinton well below 50% in the polls.

On this day four years ago, Clinton was only polling at 41.5%.

Biden is polling at 49.6%.

Clinton was never going to just lose to Trump. She was going to lose to Trump + the third party.

There is no indication that the any third party is getting near the support Johnson and Stein received last time.

jorgevlorgan

(8,301 posts)
6. 2016 was a learning experience. The more we channel the pain of that loss, the more likely
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:21 AM
Aug 2020

we are to be motivated that the same thing is possible again, regardless of what the polls are saying.

doc03

(35,348 posts)
3. Well I am glad he is nervous about it. Maybe that will help
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:47 PM
Aug 2020

get the vote out. I remember many of us thought Trump was going to win in 2016 we were told "She got this" and your concern is noted.

Crowman2009

(2,497 posts)
5. Not to mention allowing a racist transphobe on his show.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:14 AM
Aug 2020

Milo Snuffalufagus that is, which you'll be glad to hear is up to his eyeballs in debt.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
7. I'm nervous as Hell too.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:59 AM
Aug 2020

Putin and the GOP are still up to their typical cheating but now they are even better at it. Blumenthal read the current reports. He IS worried and said so on the news several times. The criminals are up to the same shit as before. Besides that Fux Ruse is even more rabid as is his cult. People have not grown any smarter since 2016 and they still believe everything on social media. Fuckerberg isn't stopping the bots...as we expected. The cable news is still not questioning Team tRump and reporting like they should be, instead it is still about ratings and distractions. Same old, same old.

Dems can NOT afford to be complacent!!! We must not assume anything except that he will lie, steal, cheat and he has a ton of help. We must work our asses off to make sure people vote, vote early and do not believe the results of the election. I agree with Hillary, Joe can't concede!

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