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112. That is correct...but healthcare is real priority. I would go with that and Medicare and Medicaid.

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Please, just stop it with all the moaning and doomsaying. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 OP

Amen! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #1

+ a billion. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #2

+1000 K&R h2ebits Sep 2020 #3

Exactly. Thank you. Hoyt Sep 2020 #4

we're rationally concerned and paying attention. uponit7771 Sep 2020 #5

:thumbsup: Blecht Sep 2020 #6

Thanks for trying to be helpful. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #7

Well said! RainCaster Sep 2020 #8

Donate and/or volunteer! OrlandoDem2 Sep 2020 #9

It doesn't insult RBG to be alarmed that the survival of our nation and our freedom is at risk. Doodley Sep 2020 #10

Alarmed? Sure. Giving up? No fucking way. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #15

Then what are you on about? Doodley Sep 2020 #19

What I'm on about is all the posts stating that it's all over The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #26

It aint over quakerboy Sep 2020 #86

Who SPECIFICALLY is actually saying "I give up"? AllTooEasy Sep 2020 #113

Calling out individuals is against DU's TOS so I'm not going to do that. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #115

I saw it, too. Silver Gaia Sep 2020 #120

Doodley... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #81

It actually does BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #103

How? AllTooEasy Sep 2020 #111

Well that would be true BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #118

Yes and thanks. RIP RBG. yonder Sep 2020 #11

Honestly I'm terrified right now MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #12

We can do both! nt USALiberal Sep 2020 #13

It should motivate us to win both houses and the WH, but let's not fool ourselves, they are going to still_one Sep 2020 #14

Cotton or Cruz would be awful, of course, but The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #20

We are right on the edge of becoming a police state Ocelot. If this doesn't motivate people to vote still_one Sep 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author yonder Sep 2020 #16

Sorry, I'm going to need a day or two to kvetch. cry baby Sep 2020 #17

You do you; I'm motivated more than ever to do as much as I can The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #21

I'm feeling a little better since I donated to Joe and senate cry baby Sep 2020 #90

I agree. boston bean Sep 2020 #18

I think she held on just long enough jimlup Sep 2020 #22

This isn't going to do ANYTHING to help tRump's campaign Blue Owl Sep 2020 #23

That is my hope still_one Sep 2020 #30

what the senate races? pstokely Sep 2020 #37

SCOTUS niyad Sep 2020 #49

Blue Owl.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #82

Oh do stop with the lectures. Codeine Sep 2020 #24

I am acknowledging the profound seriousness of the situation. What I object to The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #32

+1 Tommymac Sep 2020 #39

+1 demmiblue Sep 2020 #44

If we're being honest the doom and gloom was predictable too BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #105

A natural reaction to devastating news. Codeine Sep 2020 #116

Rub some dirt on it. BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #117

BEST.REPLY.EVER!!! AllTooEasy Sep 2020 #114

All right, give us a realistic scenario where this Bettie Sep 2020 #25

Agreed. We'll have to wait and see how this plays out. panader0 Sep 2020 #27

There is no way McConnel is going to honor his Garland fiasco. They will push a nominee through still_one Sep 2020 #35

yes! agingdem Sep 2020 #29

❤️. Yes, do whatever each of us can do. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #96

Thank you malaise Sep 2020 #31

We have to do that. She deserves that celebration The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #34

She lived her life exceptionally well. gulliver Sep 2020 #33

+++ still_one Sep 2020 #36

Agree. Get stronger! Get madder! Vote in her name. nolabear Sep 2020 #38

McConnell will have a new judge BainsBane Sep 2020 #40

BainsBane.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #83

We now have 4-5 Republican senators BainsBane Sep 2020 #84

Thank you, TVO! pazzyanne Sep 2020 #41

Well said. c-rational Sep 2020 #42

No worries. It's just like Merrick Garland, right? Mitch won't fill the spot. That would be wrong. johnthewoodworker Sep 2020 #43

Let's Energize OUR base. Tommymac Sep 2020 #45

I'm reading this article in LAT about her career and want to cry, because we lost that rare person BootinUp Sep 2020 #46

For fuck's sake. It's been an hour. People are allowed to be horrified. Squinch Sep 2020 #47

No kidding. demmiblue Sep 2020 #52

Do you think I'm not horrified? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #53

But you are ready to lecture people who are devastated. So there's that. Squinch Sep 2020 #60

I'm devastated, and the notion of giving up is making me more devastated. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #64

i got it. no worries its an emotional moment. BootinUp Sep 2020 #72

Other people's reactions are not about you. Squinch Sep 2020 #97

Other people's reactions aren't about anybody but them. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #110

Kick! PoliWrangler Sep 2020 #48

Say it again, louder. marble falls Sep 2020 #50

Can you lay off? SlogginThroughIt Sep 2020 #51

Neither do the posters who have proclaimed the death of America. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #56

Well brace yourself SlogginThroughIt Sep 2020 #57

Long before we get to RVW, the SCOTUS will be asked to take cases quakerboy Sep 2020 #88

Murkowski said she won't vote to confirm anyone until after the inauguration TheRickles Sep 2020 #54

Notice What They Didn't Say ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #98

Nope . . not gonna do it. OldManTarHeel Sep 2020 #55

THANK YOU!!!!! relayerbob Sep 2020 #58

Well said. StrictlyRockers Sep 2020 #59

Here's a whole list of GOPers bemoaning confirmation of a Justice in an election year. LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #74

Thanks, I think you're right. But, they do care about holding on to their Senate seats. StrictlyRockers Sep 2020 #78

"They know honoring your word still means something." LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #80

Susan Collins says a lot of things dflprincess Sep 2020 #76

I don't pay any attention to what she says. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #79

This will likely help turn out more Democratic voters in November AdamGG Sep 2020 #61

It's enormously painful. RBG was to women's rights The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #63

Thank You erpowers Sep 2020 #62

I'm sorry, Ocelot, but have you met Mitch McConnell??? AZ8theist Sep 2020 #65

Rachel Maddow just interviewed Hillary Clinton, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #67

McConnel is up by 8% in Kentucky... AZ8theist Sep 2020 #70

I'll be joining Hillary Clinton on that fool's errand. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #75

"insult her memory" LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #66

The election has a huge bearing on it because there are also Senate elections. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #68

...and, if he doesn't push through a nominee... LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #77

so devastated I sent Biden $1,000. Hamlette Sep 2020 #69

Thank you. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #71

agreed Hamlette Sep 2020 #91

Well i was trying to MFM008 Sep 2020 #73

Reminds me of the night I received a notification that Comey was reopening Clinton email Pepsidog Sep 2020 #85

That's right...Biden should say if Trump packs the court the ACA is finished. They are in Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #87

ACA DENVERPOPS Sep 2020 #102

That is correct...but healthcare is real priority. I would go with that and Medicare and Medicaid. Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #112

Amen Hekate Sep 2020 #89

Sorry, moaning and keening are appropriate Bobstandard Sep 2020 #92

Normally I'd agree, but I just heard about RBG's death a half an hour ago and am betsuni Sep 2020 #93

Wish I could be hopeful, but I am not. GOTV seems irrelevant right now... Blasphemer Sep 2020 #94

I like your style! ZZenith Sep 2020 #95

all I know is RBG held on as llashram Sep 2020 #99

Focus on the Nominee Roy Rolling Sep 2020 #100

Yep, well said! gulliver Sep 2020 #101

KnR...exactly N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2020 #104

Let me remind you we are Democrats. grantcart Sep 2020 #106

Yep. ooky Sep 2020 #107

TVO used the f-word? Hugin Sep 2020 #108

Safe Haven marieo1 Sep 2020 #109

Exactly. Don't let the grief take our eyes off the ball. BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #119

I was with a group of woman today all of us were early 60's kimbutgar Sep 2020 #121