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StarryNite

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44. I'm with you.

Reply to calimary (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 02:57 PM

Oct 2020

We need to not be complacent and vote like our lives depend on it because they do!

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For the love of god, please stop with the 'run like we're 10 points down' nonsense! [View all] babylonsister Oct 2020 OP

Why? I think we still have to. calimary Oct 2020 #1

But he's been ahead for months Codeine Oct 2020 #5

Wish I could rec a reply wryter2000 Oct 2020 #13

if anything I think people are more motivated as election day appraoches and voting is open TeamPooka Oct 2020 #20

If you've survived an aggressive campaign despite "being ahead for months"... brooklynite Oct 2020 #38

There is no 'complacency' when you believe you will win...but there is a 'why bother' when Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #14

! LakeArenal Oct 2020 #29

Thank you. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #36

Actually that's wrong.... getagrip_already Oct 2020 #55

Actually that is not wrong. Worked year in GOTV...there is a tendency to give up if you think Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #58

we will have to disagree..... Because nobody believes we are losing getagrip_already Oct 2020 #59

I have never seen that...And we are much more united than last time. But we can agree to disagree. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #60

The people who did that in 16 weren't complacent, Codeine Oct 2020 #63

"Don't tell people we're losing, or to pretend that we're losing" lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #24

I'm with you. StarryNite Oct 2020 #44

It seems to me saying such things gives fodder to the other side GusBob Oct 2020 #2

Cornell Belcher yesterday wryter2000 Oct 2020 #18

all i can say it- ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #3

I think its prudent to be cautious TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #4

And there is nothing you can do about those concerns is there? So to constantly worry Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #15

the OP didn't attack "cautious" stopdiggin Oct 2020 #46

I agree. I awoke to this board hearing the race is tightening. Biden is 10, 11 points ahead. LizBeth Oct 2020 #6

He went from 10.6 to 10.3 and OPs were saying it was tightening obamanut2012 Oct 2020 #9

Right. It has been moving around 9-11 consistently thru out the race. LizBeth Oct 2020 #11

Nope! johnp3907 Oct 2020 #7

Exactly! GemDigger Oct 2020 #32

I agree with you n/t obamanut2012 Oct 2020 #8

Biden has the most substantial, consistent and long lasting polling lead My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #10

It's the nature of a progressive mindset crimycarny Oct 2020 #12

Even more neurotic; show me good polling data, then tell me to kill myself. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #26

Who is discouraging anyone ? crimycarny Oct 2020 #30

Telling me to act like we're 10 points behind is telling me not to even bother; lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #31

I'm energized by optimism not pessimism crimycarny Oct 2020 #35

+1 Exactly how I feel. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #37

Acknowledging reality is always a good thing Johnny2X2X Oct 2020 #16

If we were down by 10 points... DrToast Oct 2020 #17

+1 and I'd be searching for painless suicide methods. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #27

Thanks for posting this... SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #19

Pro sports teams know that a winner draws bigger crowds world wide wally Oct 2020 #21

I like this! Thanks for posting. octoberlib Oct 2020 #22

If you want to worry about something wryter2000 Oct 2020 #23

100%. now THAT'S important -- MUCH more on point stopdiggin Oct 2020 #49

"What have you got to lose?" is the question one should ask, IMO. CTyankee Oct 2020 #25

THANK YOU. This "complacency" crap makes me want to scream . betsuni Oct 2020 #28

Anxiety is really a useless emotion. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #33

Not sure what the problem is. EndlessWire Oct 2020 #34

The problem is that "This election can make or break the entire nation" is not at odds... Silent3 Oct 2020 #39

It's not just about Biden. It is about other races that will benefit from record breaking turnout. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #40

+1 Lucinda Oct 2020 #41

RUN LIKE WE'RE 100 POINTS DOWN!!! orangecrush Oct 2020 #42

If you're 100 points down Harker Oct 2020 #47

Yes! Let's vote, not be over confident & remain hopeful... Illumination Oct 2020 #43

I disagree, and so does the campaign Jon King Oct 2020 #45

+1 orangecrush Oct 2020 #48

I like to think of it as running up the score NotASurfer Oct 2020 #50

K and R BadgerMom Oct 2020 #51

It depends on the locality. In Michigan, we have to keep pushing, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #52

I agree. saidsimplesimon Oct 2020 #57

No, thank you. hamsterjill Oct 2020 #53

I would just like to reiterate what Graeme Wood wrote in the Atlantic: catbyte Oct 2020 #54

Total bullshit. Again. SpankMe Oct 2020 #56

Have you seen Trump dancing on stage... lame54 Oct 2020 #61

A significant reason we lost WAS complacency. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #62