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In reply to the discussion: In my 23 years on DU..... [View all]Bucky
(55,334 posts)72. This is a 2nd great week in a row. But hang on...
Things will get ugly soon enough, probably right after the convention.
We will be dealing with a cornered, rabid creature. Being down in the "fake" polls will turn some of them violent. Trump's increasingly hysterical language will trigger others. There will be blood.
There will be stepped up efforts at voter suppression, voter intimidation, and harassment of poll workers--some of it from Republican officials which been elected to oversee the "fair" election process.
This so far may be the kookiest election in my life time, but it's also like to be the most violent too
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I agree this is the happiest i've been since the night Obama won in two thousand eight
Tribetime
Aug 6
#2
I agree about the unity but hope Kamala Harris will be the most important president of ther 21st century.
SharonClark
Aug 6
#3
An improvement over 21st century Republicans' scheme to return us to the 18th century.
jaxexpat
Aug 7
#66
"...that it does't die." Absolutely, even with a stake thru the heaart. We have continue beat them back.
brush
Aug 7
#71
I did not expect AT ALL to be this stoked! Don't think that won't make a difference with Harris and her crew. Imagine
brewens
Aug 6
#12
But that ego will have him declare he won and announce a 2028 run to con the idiots out of their money!
kimbutgar
Aug 6
#26
He was President at the time. In control of the response to the Insurrectionists.
OAITW r.2.0
Aug 6
#42
Difference from going from desperate to happy.... everything good in our world. A fight maybe,
LizBeth
Aug 6
#17
Seriously, like 6 weeks ago, I was at the point where I wanted nothing to do with the election.
Initech
Aug 6
#19
About 4 weeks ago, I stopped watching MSNBC. Best thing I could do for my sanity at that point.
OAITW r.2.0
Aug 6
#21
Me too. And I feel like I haven't missed a damn thing on Network TV. And I was getting tired of the
SWBTATTReg
Aug 7
#65
Excellent analogy with President Biden passing the torch during the Olympics season!
kimbutgar
Aug 6
#24
#4 Thanks to Joe Biden for waiting until Trump had picked a running mate before stepping down. Trump would have surely
Doodley
Aug 6
#29
I remember similar enthusiasm with Obama, but maybe some have forgotten due to the constant obstruction, hate speech,
Martin68
Aug 6
#38
I am sure of that. Kamala - Tim - Joe - Barack , that's a lot of institutional knowledge to draw from
OAITW r.2.0
Aug 6
#61
I agree. I have been here since 2002 and it is a definitely not like it was before
FlyingPiggy
Aug 7
#63