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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy 86 year old mom is scared.........
she watched NBC news last night with Lester Holt. It was reported that if Trump takes Pennsylvania (where we live), he will win the election.
Mom was almost in tears when she said "I'm scared". This is a woman who lived through the Depression and WWII. She was also married to a 15 year Marine Corps vet. She basically served with him for 10 of those years as she moved where he was ordered to serve, and she lugged 4 kids along with her.
Mom's first vote for President was Adlai Stevenson in 1952. She has lived through the absurdity of Reagan and W, but she doesn't think we'll survive the lunacy of Trump.
I've told her that Pennsylvania is safe for Hillary, but she said that Florida was safe for Gore.
To all voters don't let my 86 year old mom be scared.
livetohike
(22,668 posts)sees these polls that show Trump close and it frightens her. She also listens to KDKA radio (Pittsburgh) and they are right wing nuts for the most part. Few, if any hosts pro- Hillary.
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)she doesn't listen to the radio, thank a higher power for that. I hate KDKA radio & I dislike their 3 hour evening newscast, where very little news is reported. It's mostly health & special interest reports.
livetohike
(22,668 posts)Mom lives alone (widowed in 2004). She listens to the radio and the tv at the same time! All of her friends are gone now. I know she is lonely, but I wish she would turn off that radio.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Her generation taught us well. Take her out, or make her dinner on Nov 8th.
Hillary's got this.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Pennsylvania leans (barely) Dem and has lost its clout as a battleground state because so many people have left. Yes, there are a LOT of racists ensconced in various sections of PA, but other states will mitigate if PA is stupid enough to go for Trump.
I should hope the women of PA are smart enough to get out and vote against that orange asswipe.
http://www.270towin.com/states/Pennsylvania
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)WhiteTara
(29,954 posts)virgogal
(10,178 posts)I'm just 4 years younger than her with a similar background.
roamer65
(36,902 posts)I see NO way that anyone can stop her from 270+ electoral votes.
We come into this election with a solid bloc of 242 EV's and just one or two battleground states will get her elected.
MFM008
(19,953 posts)She hates the maggot as much as i do.
In fact our entire family nearly riots every time he's on.