After much thoughtful consideration I am prepared to shamelessly admit that I

[Atticus]

do not know how Tuesday will go.

What I DO know is that the pollsters don't either.

[hadEnuf]

1. Republicans will get the government that they deserve.

Unfortunately for the rest of us, not so much.

I've occasionally thought that we may need to destroy ourselves in order to save ourselves.

Perhaps it will take another event like the 1929 Stock Market crash and subsequent destruction of the economy to finally open people's eyes to what the GOP is really all about.

[Bettie]

3. IF they win

we won't have real elections anymore, they will be a show put on by the oligarchs with the result decided before a single vote is cast.

I think we'll win. I think most people do understand what is at stake, but the ones who don't are the loudest and the voices the media chooses to amplify.

Who benefits from chaotic elections? The media. It is in their best financial interest to sow discord and chaos.

[hadEnuf]

8. I hear you and I'm not giving up

I think the polls are whacky too. They appear manipulated.

But just the fact that we even need to be concerned about the midterms is mind-boggling. It shouldn't even be close.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Well, if Florida is down 150,000 early Democratic voters,

it looks like we're off the board. So, Go Georgia!

[Polybius]

5. Florida was never really on the table anyway

GA probably will go to a runoff.

[Maeve]

4. Reality-based, in other words

[mnhtnbb]

6. I am going to believe that women will not go gently

back into the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant and without the authority to make decisions about their own health.

I am going to believe that women have not "gotten over" Dobbs.

I am going to believe that people have figured out what Republicans are up to and realize that they can't be trusted.

I am going to believe that we on DU will be happy with the results of this election.

[Nanuke]

10. Totally agree mnhtnbb. Well said.

[wnylib]

15. I am hoping that you are right.

I can't say that I believe it, only that I have hopes from early turnout.

My concern is how effective the voter suppression is. And how energized our people are for a midterm. In some regions, we are very energized. Other places, the votes of energized people might yet be drowned out by red state voters.

I think that it could go either way. I strongly hope it goes our way. But I really don't know. The pollsters don't know either, so there's that.

[Scrivener7]

7. In 2016, I was certain Hillary would win and I was literally sick when

the mange won instead. It was like a death.

In 2020, I was so anxious till Joe was safely in office that, again, it gave me physical symptoms of stress (as I am sure it did all of us, given January 6 and all.)

I don't know either how this will go.

I'm really hopeful. But also very anxious. And I don't think we'll know for a few days after tomorrow.

Hang in there. We're all in this together.

(Well. Except that troll-y guy who keeps posting. .)

[barbtries]

11. yeah.

these fucking cliff hangers would be bad enough if we didn't already know that every republican who loses will claim they won. I'm still dealing with PTSD from the trump years.

Tomorrow will be rough and stressful. I have work though; I think I should do that. Maybe I'll take a pill too.

[Scrivener7]

12. I'm retired. But I'm taking a class that I am way behind on. I'm thinking tomorrow I will

catch up.

[barbtries]

22. I'm semi-retired.

only working part time, at home.

[wnylib]

16. You expressed my feelings exactly.

But I know this much. If the vote goes against us, we can't give up, no matter how discouraging it might be.

[Scrivener7]

18. No. IF that happens, I'll need a few weeks to get my shit together

but then we begin.

[wnylib]

19. .

[Just A Box Of Rain]

21. Going for "plausible deniability" yet again?

This lifelong Democrat still has PTSD from election night 2016.

My wife and I were huge supporters of HRC and it felt like a tragedy in our home.

Hoping for good results tomorrow.

You really ought to shape up and cool your attacks on a passionate Democrat. It's not cool.

[Atticus]

23. Seriously, what does your last sentence refer to? I have no idea. nt

[SheltieLover]

9. Hold the vision of a huge Blue tsunami as if it is already history!

[Mr. Evil]

13. As I stated on another thread,

My son and I voted early on Saturday. Neither of us had to work so it was much easier and less stressful. Upon arriving there was a considerable line. Much more of a line than I've ever encountered voting early. I found that to be encouraging. But, what really excited me was this time there were dozens of young people in line and many more arriving as we slowly made our way in. I've never seen that before. Usually it's the same middle-aged to elderly coming to vote. I was being observant and also noticed that they almost seemed exuberant, not like it was a chore or the absolute last place they wanted to be. That, too, was very encouraging.

I'm in Lexington, KY and I can't help but think that maybe this very same phenomenon is happening everywhere. Hopeful!

[Prairie_Seagull]

14. I believe "that's the ticket"

[Native]

17. That's good to hear. When I voted early here in Florida, there was no wait whatsoever. Same for my

husband a few days later. It was very disheartening.

[Sky Jewels]

20. I think Florida is probably a lost cause for the foreseeable future, BUT

many other states seem to be stepping up, so that is great.