Election Day is one week away! Who do you think will win?

[hamsterjill]

2. I think it's going to be bad for us.

I am so sorry that I even feel that way. But I just see too many absolutely stupid people gaining headway in elections. That Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker are even candidates is astounding to me. That they have a chance of actually winning is frightening to me. They have followers who don’t give a damn about democracy. The followers just hate US. With a passion. A passion thick enough that these people get violent.

That January 6th happened and Trump is not in jail is infuriating to me. That women can’t control their own bodies any more is catastrophic to me. Do you know how many times over the years - even on DU - I was told that Roe would NEVER be overturned? And look where we are now.

I have been disappointed that Democrats haven’t fought harder because I believe we are in a war, not a skirmish. I know that Dems try and are hopeful that there are enough sane people left who can see the results of Democratic programs and ideals and want to vote to continue those. But the ordinary electorate is too stupid, or too ill-informed or too angry to take the time to THINK. They are so easily manipulated that it’s pitiful. They’re more interested in a tank of gas than saving the planet. And that scares me.

When those idiots look at someone like John Fetterman, they don’t have compassion for a human being TRYING to do his best to overcome an adversity that he is in no way responsible for. They just see weakness. And it is their loss that they won’t hear him and benefit from his talents. But we suffer the loss because we are inextricably tied to their sorry asses. The only way to defeat that type of thinking is to destroy it, something Dems either haven’t wanted to do or have not been successful at doing.

I voted for every Democrat on my ballot. I’ve contributed and I’ve openly supported and campaigned for Dems like Beto. The state of things, as bad as it is, is a great motivator for me to actually act. I hope that rings true for others.

I want to be wrong.

Please, please, please, let me be wrong.