2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI stopped worrying today ... almost.
[center]I stopped worrying today * LibrariAnne Thursday Nov 03, 2016
The anxiety wont entirely go away till they call this freaking nightmare of an election, the likes of which Ive never seen before.
Ive followed politics for a long, long time, as in one of my earliest memories was JFKs inauguration, with my mother explaining to little three-year-old me what a president was and how this man was the new one. At which point I had to ask about the old one, so we got early on into the peaceful transition of power.
She and my dad had voted for Kennedy, hope and change ........
...... today, I saw two things that made me realize that everything is probably going to turn out okay after all. Were doing a mock election at school, one in which students, parents, and teachers can vote for President, Senate, and House of Representatives. Its the National Student/Parent Mock Election. When you vote, you can see the percentages from other voters in your state.
Hillary is leading Trump, 54% to 29%. In Georgia. ............ more .....
underpants
(182,823 posts)I'm a wreck.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Mark Cuban so Awesome! Smart person!
lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)The mean of these two is Clinton 323, same as the dKos prediction.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)watched the Cubs parade and rally!!!!!! OVER 5 MILLION people!!!
I think that all this negative coverage is with the intent of suppressing the vote. After all, why vote if it's hopeless? Well, I got news for those assholes. THIS nasty woman is voting, and so is her entire damn family!
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)people away from voting. I've voted in hopeless elections, this is NOT one of them.
Even though we all KNEW Carter would not be re-elected by the time I cast my ballot, I voted for him anyway. I'll be DAMNED if I let naysayers suppress me or anyone I know.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)people into action. If anything they are painting this as "close" so we need all hands on deck. But I agree with you, even if it wasn't close (as you describe with Carter) I would still vote for my candidate.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)the effect the votes of women are going to have this election cycle.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Of course, they likely have impacted their own supporters more since they broadcast inside a bubble.