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In reply to the discussion: What's with all the GLOOM and DOOM threads? [View all]riversedge
(81,695 posts)51. I think you may be onto something with the PTSD--esp in WI...
I have been canvassing several times now--Dem, Mary Burke against Scott Walker. There is a real feel of hopelessness out there (sometimes I feel it myself--although now quite PTSD). But the trauma of 2010 with Russ Fiengold gone to a Teabagger Ron Johnson coupled with voting in all Republicans for our Senate and Assembly and GOV (our Supreme Court is now owned by #KOCH)--is very traumatizing. I had hopes until mid week when the last poll put Walker ahead by 7pts). They had been tied all summer. I still asked people to vote as I canvassed and I hope my 'down and out-ness' did not show
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This is just the warm-up for 2016. What a pleasant little oasis DU will be then . . .
NBachers
Nov 2014
#28
For all the complaints here about the bias of the MSM, some can't do anything but parrot it . . .
Journeyman
Nov 2014
#4
The so called liberals in the media are so incredibly irresponsible. From Maddow to Maher...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#41
I've noticed it too.. they're getting sucked into the corporatemediaville Giant Vacumn!
Cha
Nov 2014
#5
they are spending too much time listening to NPR, which is no longer our friend
corkhead
Nov 2014
#8