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TwilightZone

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4. No comparison.

Reply to bbernardini (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 09:43 AM

Oct 2024

In '16, there were a lot of posters (and voters) who were pretty vocal about their apathy. I see very little of that this cycle, if any. I've been on DU almost since its inception, and this is the probably the most enthused about an election that I've seen the community as a whole and the least divided.

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How do you feel complacency levels are among Dems right now compared to this time in 2016? [View all] bbernardini Oct 2024 OP

All the Dem voters I talk to about the election are as petrified as I am. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2024 #1

+1. There is genuine fear dalton99a Oct 2024 #12

Poll lines are out of the door. live love laugh Oct 2024 #2

Blue wave. OLDMDDEM Oct 2024 #3

No comparison. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #4

There has been no complacency among us since November 9, 2016. W_HAMILTON Oct 2024 #5

I am not complacent at all. Lonestarblue Oct 2024 #6

It seems like night and day. bearsfootball516 Oct 2024 #7

That's exactly what I was going to say. Aristus Oct 2024 #26

I don't sense complacency. MontanaFarmer Oct 2024 #8

I think "we" are over-indexed in the other direction now newdeal2 Oct 2024 #9

Not at all. onecaliberal Oct 2024 #10

All the Dems I know think we're going to kick his sorry Phoenix61 Oct 2024 #11

Being a star nember, you could look at the threads posted in 2016 Kaleva Oct 2024 #13

Though, I wouldn't recommend it. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #19

I think we had a few Republican operatives posing as "progressives" back then. emulatorloo Oct 2024 #23

Agreed. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #25

Hillary was trashed badly here during the 2008 primary Kaleva Oct 2024 #32

I feel as if things are flipped from 2016. yardwork Oct 2024 #14

Agree!! This year we are united and voting for our lives IA8IT Oct 2024 #20

I voted early. It was the 7th day of in Missouri. The lines were long. Gore1FL Oct 2024 #15

I don't think there is any complacency oldmanlynn Oct 2024 #16

There was a HUGE divide in the Dem party Blue Thing Oct 2024 #17

The DNC did not put their thumb on the scales for Hillary. yardwork Oct 2024 #21

++++++++ emulatorloo Oct 2024 #24

No complacency this year kevink077 Oct 2024 #18

I don't see complacency at all Easterncedar Oct 2024 #22

There has been less "in the bag" and "take it to the bank" claims this cycle sarisataka Oct 2024 #27

In 2016, I was arguing with my Bernie supporting friends... tinrobot Oct 2024 #28

I'm in a blue state, but Sky Jewels Oct 2024 #29

Everybody thought that HIllary couldn't lose and many didn't bother to vote. Ping Tung Oct 2024 #30

I don't see any inside the DU Doom Loop or outside in the real world. BannonsLiver Oct 2024 #31

A healthy mix. Socal31 Oct 2024 #33