How's everybody doing as we near Election Day?"

[hamsterjill]

Stress is high for me but I expected that it would be. I’m still feeling cautious because of memories of 2016. But I’m so very hopeful.

I’m hanging on and grateful we’ve made it this far. We all need to heed the warnings of the fact that COVID is going upwards again.

How are my fellow DU’ers doing? Everybody okay? Staying safe? How are you feeling about next Tuesday...and realizing it may go beyond Tuesday, of course.

[SoonerPride]

1. I vacillate between anxiety and elation, despair, and guarded optimism

A real roller coaster.

I have faith that the people want trump gone, and bigly.

But I have all these fears of stolen elections, millions ballots tossed for mismatched signatures, voting roll purges, election day violence, and court interference.

I think those are irrational fears and that we will win.

But I am stressed the fuck out over it for sure.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. I ' M - A - N E R V O U S - W R E C K

I dropped off my absentee ballot on Monday and it was received. Now I'm just trying to visualize a blow out Democratic victory!

[Marius25]

3. My stress level is extreme.

I'm still worried about cheating and the Supreme Court getting involved. Otherwise I would think this is a guaranteed Biden landslide.

[Kaleva]

4. COVID-19 is raging in Upper Mi so we are settling into semi-self quarantine mode

People seem to be looking forward to the election being over and the pandemic is the main topic of discussion.

[Harker]

5. Fine thanks!

Catching up on reading (as always) and revisiting some favorite Japanese films.

I don't get broadcast or cable TV, so I'm pretty calm.

Thanks for asking...

[Thekaspervote]

6. I know we will win

To say I’m not very concerned over that damn Kavanaugh and his “footnote” about state legislators having the say over elections and election laws is an understatement.

[Shell_Seas]

7. I'm great. I live in Texas, we're going blue.

8.1 million Texans have voted as of yesterday. I'm excited.

[hamsterjill]

20. Where are you in the great state of Texas?

I’m in San Antonio and Bexar County is reliably blue but we are surrounded by rural red.

I would be SO happy to see my beloved Texas return to its blue status.

[Shell_Seas]

37. DFW, half the metroplex is already blue...it's just about to get bluer!

[hamsterjill]

38. Cool! Here's hoping!

I shared this link in another reply here, but I think it’s awesome.

https://www.ksat.com/vote-2020/2020/10/27/the-youth-vote-in-texas-is-up-by-more-than-600-from-last-presidential-election/

[Bayard]

8. I have no fingernails left

They won't be able to grow again till Joe is safely installed.

[maxsolomon]

9. General misanthropy.

Tuesday can't get here soon enough. Jan 20 can't get here soon enough. Trump and McConnell's deaths from natural causes can't get here soon enough.

Grateful I have a mouth guard for sleeping so I don't damage my teeth clenching and grinding.

[qwlauren35]

10. Stressed. Super Stressed.

Yeah, yeah... the polls, the polls.

It doesn't seem to help. If anything at all goes wrong and Trump loses, our nation... it's unthinkable.

[LizBeth]

11. I am excited. I am going to enjoy every friggin' minute of it. From here on out, I am cheering

a win, before the fact.

[NightWatcher]

12. We got this. I predict a 23-25 million vote win for Joe

95 million for Biden
71 million for trump

He won't be able to argue that large of a blowout is fraud.

[Thekaspervote]

15. I love love love your positive attitude..and you're right! A big win will end our nightmare

[TomCADem]

13. Turn Your Pain Into Power

If you want things to change, then you need to work every day to make it happen. You can't just vote Biden for President and call it a day.

[happybird]

14. I'm cautiously optimistic and also really, really bummed I can't vote

It’s the first time since I turned 18 that I won’t vote. Last summer, I finally took care of an outstanding charge from back in 2007 and am now a convicted felon. I get off probation on 11/7, and the process to try to gain my rights back looks to be a long one (and possibly a long shot– at least for now). All this over what was originally a possession charge. The failure to appear, my abject stupidity in missing court over a decade ago, is what landed me the felony conviction.

I looked into being a polling place volunteer but am not allowed to participate that way either.

I’ve been cheerleading, got my bumper stickers on, and talking to friends, family, and coworkers to make sure they vote. Thankfully, all but 2 are all in for Joe and Kamala!

[Thekaspervote]

16. Oh gosh.. that's terrible sorry

[happybird]

19. To quote Mr. Rick James,

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

There is a silver lining to my story: I’ve been clean for about 10 years now. I’m alive, healthy, and have repaired my relationship with my parents.

My state has a blue super majority in the state house, so a smart, simple process for restoring felon’s voting rights should be a reality in the near future. I hope.

[hamsterjill]

23. I'm proud of you!

Good for you for getting your life back in order. We got you this time around and you can join us as soon as your right is restored.

[happybird]

25. Thanks!

This is such an important election, it is killing me to sit it out.
I slipped in quietly, after the lunch rush, to vote in both 2016 and 2018, paranoid and scared as hell. But it was too important to miss and was worth the risk of possibly being “seen.”

[bottomofthehill]

17. Still can't sleep

Anxiety through the roof. This needs to be over and the next steps need to start, although who knows what this maniac will do in the lame duck and the continuing resolution expires in 2 weeks.

[Sherman A1]

18. Doin' fine

voted on 9/30 and just watching the show.......

[brooklynite]

21. I'm doing fine, but then I didn't buy in to angst-ridden conspiracy theories in the first place

[Yavin4]

22. My logical mind looks at the data and says that everything is great.

My emotional mind is having nightmares of a miracle Trump comeback or some sort of screw up that gives Trump an argument to make in court.

[Happy Hoosier]

24. I'm a mess. But I'm also very hopeful.

I'm trying not to obsess. I was destroyed in 2016 and useless for week. I cannot afford for that to happen this time.

[bdamomma]

26. I'm taking

deep breaths, and hoping we steamroll over this POS. No repeats of 2000 or 2016 please.

But we must be hopeful and have a plan B on deck!!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

27. I'm feeling great

Admittedly, I WAS so stressed that I scheduled a vacation for all of next week, but I needed to take it anyway.

I voted yesterday around 5:30 pm and there was NO LINE. The machines were new to me, but I really liked them. You insert a paper ballot, do your voting on a touch screen (they gave us a little cardboard stylus), then it prints out the ballot and you can SEE YOUR VOTES before you feed it into the electronic ballot box.

Harris County (Houston) has 8 voting locations around the city that will be open 24 hours starting tomorrow through Friday.

As of yesterday, Texas has passed the 8 Million mark, which is almost 90% of the 2016 TOTAL!

[hamsterjill]

34. Texan here.

I’m hoping we make it to blue!!!! Still cautious, but look at this:

https://www.ksat.com/vote-2020/2020/10/27/the-youth-vote-in-texas-is-up-by-more-than-600-from-last-presidential-election/


That’s got to be good, I think. Go, younger generations!!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. That's wonderful. Their future depends on it

and voting is their voice.

[Mike 03]

28. A mostly-optimistic nervous wreck.

[Bettie]

29. I hope to be able to sleep better

on November 4th.

Then, I'll start sleeping normally again about January 22nd.

Until then, I'm a mess. Mood swings, constant anxiety, and algebra with my online school kid.

[Amishman]

30. FL is bothering me a little, still very confident in Biden's win though

I keep telling myself that our strong areas in south florida likely have a ton of mail in ballots they haven't processed / logged as received due to population density and being overloaded.

I keep telling myself I can't model or extrapolate based on early voting totals, and read Nate Silver's comments on it to back that up.

But darn if I can't help but worry about those FL totals.

I've gone from supremely confident in a Biden win to just very confident.

[MineralMan]

31. Checking my Xanax prescription...

OK for now, it seems. Bottle's still full.

[DeeNice]

32. On a razor's edge 24/7

Every bit of news about the latest outrage just makes that low sustained growl inside me get louder and louder. Not sleeping well, drinking too much too often. Honestly I don't know about this country if he's not defeated.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

33. From the cover of the August 1970 National Lampoon:

You'll have to open the image in a new tab.



Here's a thubnail:



Well, that's great.

Source: Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site, August 1970, Vol. 1, No. 5 / Paranoia

[Green Line]

35. I'm afraid but optimistic also angry

Angry that a only a few states get to choose our next President, my vote in MA doesn't even matter, it just makes me feel better to cast it.

[MyNameGoesHere]

39. Dreaming about the most fantastic inauguration I've ever seen.

Mad King Poopy Pants is frog marched right after Biden says, "So help me God"

[Dagstead Bumwood]

40. Meh, I've been better.

I'm on edge, the wife is on edge, hell, the cats are on edge. We're both taking next Wednesday off so we can watch coverage late Tuesday night. It just needs to be over, for everyone's sake.

[LanternWaste]

41. Every day, I'm becoming calmer than the day before.

I thought I'd be bouncing off the walls by this point, but at this point, I just want Tues to get here, vote, come home and eat, and wake up Wed to a new, brighter day.