I'm apparently a terrible, awful person.

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55. No, you're not. But here's the thing

I believe we're being unfair to both sides. The "Pollyannas" and the "Concern Trolls"

In the end, most of us fall into the same category. We want our guy to win. And I would also be willing to bet that we are all equally concerned. We just have different ways of dealing with it.

Some of us do not want to 'talk out' each and every bit of negative news. It's not so much sticking our heads in the sand as it is not wanting to get overwhelmed and feeling hopeless. We know damn well that not all is just peachy.

Others deal with their concerns by openly voicing them, either just to vent, or to get talked out of them. And that is not done purposely to depress voter turnout. Has anyone honestly changed their mind about voting after reading someone's concern post?

They're both valid strategies, based on different personality types. Some of us even fall into the middle. Some days we're Pollyannas, and other days we're Concern Trolls.

Let's not forget that we have the same goal, ultimately. And let's try to understand each other a bit better.