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Amaryllis

(11,248 posts) Tue Jun 20, 2017, 07:24 PM Jun 2017

What was it like when DU was down after the election, for those who were around? [View all]

I was very involved for several years after they stole the 2004 election and then busy with other things. I came back right after the 2016 election to discover it was down. What was that like for those of you who were involved at that time? Must have been nerve wracking.

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What was it like when DU was down after the election, for those who were around? [View all] Amaryllis Jun 2017 OP

Awful shenmue Jun 2017 #1

To be honest... yallerdawg Jun 2017 #2

Ugly. BigDemVoter Jun 2017 #3

Yes, nerve-wracking, like many friends just went MISSING! elleng Jun 2017 #4

I knew it wasn't coincidental that it happened on election day afternoon. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #5

Of course. And what I took away from it all - was that THEY know ALL about us. think about Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #9

Just the final straw in a historically depressing event NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #6

yes. wonder if, in some small way, it made it a bit easier. misery loves company and perhaps Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #11

Pure Hell. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2017 #7

I felt lost. Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #8

It was like someone in your family died and you couldn't talk to the rest of your family. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #12

Exactly! Spot on. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #15

+1 tallahasseedem Jun 2017 #18

Words cannot describe it malaise Jun 2017 #10

I was looking at the early returns, and they felt hinky.... dhill926 Jun 2017 #13

I just hung out at Kos. JNelson6563 Jun 2017 #14

It was eerie the day it was hacked Drahthaardogs Jun 2017 #16

Hell.... tallahasseedem Jun 2017 #17

I had been feeling quite optimistic up to that point. When I saw the hack, I felt lunamagica Jun 2017 #19