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7. Yes ... and no! I'm very conflicted, but appreciate the positive outlook

Thu Nov 16, 2023, 02:17 PM

Nov 2023

immensely. Job number 1: remain positive. We think we can, we think it will be a blowout, we know damn well it'll be a blowout.

Having typed that, you know, I kind of do believe that if we all (by all I mean all Dems and others who want Biden over the fat ass in 24) just keep predicting it'll be a blow out, the media will ultimately follow suit and at least give Biden a leg up over the other guy.

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Anyone else getting that feeling? [View all] Aviation Pro Nov 2023 OP

Lil' bit... cilla4progress Nov 2023 #1

They had one of those really terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days yesterday. lees1975 Nov 2023 #82

That's what I think. Lunabell Nov 2023 #2

Main stream media wants a horse race - it really pisses me off. I turn it all off. Won't be paying iluvtennis Nov 2023 #9

m$m is going all-out to create that ad-dollar horse race, starting now Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #65

Exactly. iluvtennis Nov 2023 #85

Lots of teachers in my family ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #90

Until we start calling en masse to ALL the networks, and complaining, and calling them BComplex Nov 2023 #17

Nope inthewind21 Nov 2023 #37

Bingo. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #45

Technically, only when the advertisers... ret5hd Nov 2023 #79

Love to see mass protests outside their home offices every day KS Toronado Nov 2023 #71

Calling them en masse won't make any difference. Mariana Nov 2023 #86

Sometimes I have to remind myself PatSeg Nov 2023 #21

MSM DownriverDem Nov 2023 #32

No more pretense about governing. They have gone full nazi/fascist/Goldwater usonian Nov 2023 #3

No. I think 2024 is going to be a very close election. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #4

The election may be very close due to the cheating by the red states, and red counties in BComplex Nov 2023 #20

Exactly this! Nittersing Nov 2023 #23

Yes and Dems are practicing prevention of widespread magat fraud housecat Nov 2023 #47

They better be! calimary Nov 2023 #62

Sounds a lot like what Trump said in 2020. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #27

Sounds inthewind21 Nov 2023 #38

And...? MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #51

Cheating + 3rd party moonscape Nov 2023 #68

And what kind of country do we have bagimin Nov 2023 #96

thx to marc elias, that will b a lot harder this time. mopinko Nov 2023 #100

if Trump claws back AZ & GA & holds NC, we have to sweep NV, WI, MI, PA, & VA (if we sweep all 5 NH doesnt matter) Celerity Nov 2023 #95

Not without a lot of work. Sneederbunk Nov 2023 #5

As an old person, I have some perspective on this. CTyankee Nov 2023 #6

I knew guys that didn't come back. I am glad some did. Like to think protestors helped. twodogsbarking Nov 2023 #10

That is tragic for you, for sure. I was beyond rage at what was happening to you and the ones that didn't come back. CTyankee Nov 2023 #19

My brother and fellow neighbors at that time, were also worried about getting drafted. It was a scary time. SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #34

I had three brothers and a fiance who were of draft age. llmart Nov 2023 #53

I was eight years old when my father's reserves unit got called active duty mahina Nov 2023 #55

Yes ... and no! I'm very conflicted, but appreciate the positive outlook KPN Nov 2023 #7

I agree. I think we're all skittish because none of us believed anything as asinine and as traitorous as Trump... NNadir Nov 2023 #8

Hopefully you are correct, but remember 2016 was supposedly a walk off. republianmushroom Nov 2023 #11

It shattered my faith in just about everything... mountain grammy Nov 2023 #33

No. Never underestimate the power of the stupid. edbermac Nov 2023 #12

No. I think 2024 will be a nail biter. Lonestarblue Nov 2023 #13

Yup, never underestimate them. StarryNite Nov 2023 #26

WOW! i really really want to believe that feeling! bluestarone Nov 2023 #14

Nope. I have little to no faith in the American public at large doing the right thing. progressoid Nov 2023 #15

thank u aviation pro and Ctyankee et tu Nov 2023 #16

To me, it sounds like a perfect mantra for our times. jaxexpat Nov 2023 #18

No, but I hope I am wrong. n/t demmiblue Nov 2023 #22

We can hope SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2023 #24

The House, absolutely. The Senate is a HARD map in 24 though the GOP's craziness may help us. themaguffin Nov 2023 #25

No. The misinformation and media manipulation isn't even warmed up yet. RockRaven Nov 2023 #28

I believe we will win. Everything. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #29

Republicans are just gambling now. Omnipresent Nov 2023 #30

Considering the Dems continue to over perform in elections- '22 midterms and beyond...yes PortTack Nov 2023 #31

This! peggysue2 Nov 2023 #39

Thanks for the positive message. MORE MORE MORE! BaronChocula Nov 2023 #35

I did not know that about the KY governor's race. ShazzieB Nov 2023 #66

I'm with you BaronChocula Nov 2023 #69

Yes, ShazzieB Nov 2023 #70

Your keyboard to god's monitor...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2023 #36

Hope you are right but Jarqui Nov 2023 #40

Right now, I see us retaking the House, losing the Senate, and it depends Poiuyt Nov 2023 #41

I think we will pick up more Senate seats than we think. lees1975 Nov 2023 #75

Where are we picking up? Polybius Nov 2023 #93

I have been circulating my petition, murielm99 Nov 2023 #42

Sorry to hear they harangued you. What did they say? Qutzupalotl Nov 2023 #56

I am baffled, too. murielm99 Nov 2023 #92

I'm on your side . . . but . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 2023 #43

No. Absolutely not. SpankMe Nov 2023 #44

Yes, as long as we work hard and GET OUT THE VOTE !!! ananda Nov 2023 #46

From your text to God's ears judesedit Nov 2023 #48

Never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate. n/t Evolve Dammit Nov 2023 #49

Shouldn't have to be that way, but it is. calimary Nov 2023 #91

no Skittles Nov 2023 #50

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #52

You asked, so I'll answer: no brooklynite Nov 2023 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Nov 2023 #57

Agreed! greblach Nov 2023 #58

I was feeling that way then this morning I read about Univision going full Trump, that along with the already U.S. ShazamIam Nov 2023 #59

That report was confusing and sensational Aviation Pro Nov 2023 #60

It is one option H2O Man Nov 2023 #61

Jan6 showed that Trump's cult is not afraid to commit violence and intimidation. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #63

Not convinced at all. qwlauren35 Nov 2023 #64

I'm terrified of Trump getting elected. Rizen Nov 2023 #67

It's very possible, but we all must work hard to get it. Wednesdays Nov 2023 #72

F yeah! kimbutgar Nov 2023 #73

...K&R... spanone Nov 2023 #74

Yes. But we need to turn out the vote as much as we can. We will re-elect Joe Biden ... marble falls Nov 2023 #76

Wonder how many were equally confident in 2016? In a sane world, Dems would sweep everything in 2024, Silent Type Nov 2023 #77

Im getting opposite feeling that this will end Tribetime Nov 2023 #78

Yeah I feel the sense of doom in the air. Between the election and climate change mucifer Nov 2023 #81

I heard on Keith Olbermann that of the people who percieve them both as too old, more them would vote for Biden Axelrods_Typewriter Nov 2023 #87

No I am having a feeling of dread, same as 2016 nt doc03 Nov 2023 #80

I don't whistle when I walk past a graveyard. LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #83

Yes..and not even close... agingdem Nov 2023 #84

The electoral college doesn't let me trust that feeling. Kablooie Nov 2023 #88

If it wasn't for these 3rd party assholes I would feel a little better nt GuppyGal Nov 2023 #89

AT THIS TIME, the Republicans probably feel the same way. BUT: DFW Nov 2023 #94

I wouldn't celebrate too early IronLionZion Nov 2023 #97

I hope that this is it! Bluethroughu Nov 2023 #98

GOD I hope so! yobrault1 Nov 2023 #99