With regard to the midterms a few days away, it seems to me there are two schools of thought

[JohnSJ]

One group works to GOTV, donate, and present a positive message

The other is obsessed with polls, and negativity.

I prefer the first group, which actually does something to try to impact the election in our favor, as opposed to the "sky is falling" group, which has very little value

[Elessar Zappa]

1. I agree.

Doom and gloom doesn’t help anything. I’m not saying we should stick our heads in the sand but we need positivity right now. Plenty of time for negativity after the midterms (if things don’t go our way).

[JohnSJ]

4. This close to the election, the doom and gloom perspective has no useful purpose. We are talking

7 days. Now is the time to motivate, not demoralize

As you said, there will be plenty of time to analyze things after the election

[Scrivener7]

2. So you are assuming that if people express their worry, they aren't getting out the vote and

donating?

That's moronic.

Seriously, what is the point of this OP? Nevermind. Clearly your point is to divide and say, "If you don't respond the same way I do you're a bad Democrat."

Fuck that nonsense.

[JohnSJ]

5. That isn't what I said, and you are intentionally MISREPRESENTING IT. F**K your false accusation

accusing me of trying to divide people and say they are "bad Democrats" if they don't do as I said

I NEVER SAID ANYTHING OF THE SORT

We are SEVEN days away from the election. What will doom and gloom messaging accomplish?

[Scrivener7]

6. Nope. I'm not misrepresenting it at all. This is a crap, divisive OP that serves no

purpose other than to insult your fellow Democrats because their emotional approach to the election is different from yours.

[JohnSJ]

7. I NEVER SAID ANYTHING OF THE SORT We are SEVEN days away from the election, and what

will doom and gloom accomplish?

but if you believe that I am trying to divide people, then alert on my OP, and let's see if it gets hidden

I won't hold it against you if it does

[Scrivener7]

8. I don't have any intention of alerting. And I do think your OP is senselessly divisive.

[JohnSJ]

10. Well then, we have a difference of opinion

[Scrivener7]

11. We sure do.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

19. You are.

And you've done the same to me recently.

Shape up.

[BlackSkimmer]

21. Thank you.

So tired of this type of post telling us not to speak our mind.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. No. We know that they are dampening the vote, regardless of how much they donate and GOtV. . .nt

[senseandsensibility]

3. I'm all for being realistic so that you know where

to donate or volunteer with the best chance for success, but wallowing in the endless Midterm Mindgames on daytime cable is counterproductive.

[brooklynite]

16. Begging the question: how many hours of cable news are folks here watching?

I watch an hour in the morning, check in once in the afternoon for headlines, and never watch the evening opinion shows.

[PortTack]

9. Thx!! Spot on...me too I will take the later..anyday!

[LakeArenal]

12. Plenty of that doom and gloom right here.

Gosh I hope they get it handed to them Tuesday.

[JohnSJ]

13. With seven days until the midterms, I am counting on a large turnout among Democrats, women, the

young, etc., and doing everything I can to see that happens, by encouraging like-minded friends and relatives to vote early etc.

[JustAnotherGen]

14. Thank you John

As you know - I'm a Democratic Committee Member. In a red dot. In a blue state.

I love to see that kudos. It takes time from our families, our careers, our hobbies - to engage at that level.

I'll be texting tonight while watching the Biden speech.

[JohnSJ]

18. Same here. There are a lot of districts in California, and by redistricting some areas are not

solid blue. Katie Porter in Southern California for example

[Just A Box Of Rain]

20. Katie Porter's district was solid red.

My mother (now of memory) lived in her district. As a lifelong passionate Democrat it chafed at her to have a Republican Congressperson.

She and like minded people worked to get Katie Porter, despite the odds.

I don't think Katie Porter is going anywhere. She's done too well in the House.

[brooklynite]

15. One can do the first while being cognizant of the second...

I know I am.

[BannonsLiver]

24. Bahahahaha

Irony (and self awareness) are dead!

[brooklynite]

25. I spent the past two days doing ballot curing in Wisconsin./.

Driving up to Wisconsin to work the weekend through election day.

Still accept the analysis of experts that this will be a tough election to win.

And you?

[J_William_Ryan]

17. "...it seems to me there are two schools of thought"

Three, actually – pragmatists.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. I prefer the first group too. . . . nt