I'm feeling pessimistic about this election - change my mind

[Taverner]

Please!

Post anything, articles, anecdotes, whatever...

Just make me feel more optimistic about this election...

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Join the club... been in that mood for over a year

[Taverner]

2. I like Obama and hope he'll win

But I worry that he is making some serious mistakes. I'm not going to go into what those mistakes entail, but the polls speak for themselves.

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

3. Ditto...I'm having a really bad day. n/t

[rug]

4. Oh, come on

[Taverner]

12. Look, you and I know how evil and incompetent they are

But they own the voting machines, so anything other than a landslide won't get us in the White House.

They learned from 2006, so who knows what they'll do.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. I wish I could

But I think they're going to steal it again, and they're going to do it in Pennsylvania.

I've been feeling like this for months. I wish I could shake these awful feelings, but ....................

[Lost-in-FL]

8. I think the GOP would not dare stealing the elections this time around

but what is heartbreaking is that the polls are so close even after 7 years of incompetence. How can you explain that? For me this is so hard to swallow. I will still go vote but I am not hopeful.

Now people ya'll can SUIT ME!!!

[Taverner]

13. Dare? These are bullies. They don't understand anything but brute force

They will dare whatever they want, and if it causes the whole planet to crumble into dust, then so be it.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

21. They wouldn't dare?

Why wouldn't they? What price have they paid for stealing the last two?

That's right - NONE.

In fact, reality is that polls at this stage are worthless. You have no idea if the polling questions are intelligently drawn, how the polls are conducted, anything about them, which renders them essentially meaningless.

[misanthrope]

30. They don't have to steal anything...

...Obama's ethnicity and name will do all their work for them.

[2KS2KHonda]

6. You're just being realistic. It is gonna be one hideously tough slog to eke out a victory.

I know the prevailing "wisdom" hereabouts is that BO will win in a landslide but that's the kind of overconfidence (which leads to apathy) that keeps us losing elections. If you had told me back in mid-2000 that GWChimp would be in the WH for 8 years I'd have said you were crazier than a shithouse rat.
:shrug:

[Taverner]

15. Problem is we view it on rational means

We think that no one in their right mind would vote for an idiot like Bush.

And guess what, they aren't in their right mind. They're stupid, insane, and paranoid.

[sharesunited]

7. You'll feel better when you hear the VP pick.

Or worse.

[Taverner]

16. VP really doesn't matter

Sure, I think Clinton would help, because it would bring in those Clinton supporters who are planning to vote for McKinney (if they're predominantly Left Wing) or McCain (if they're predominantly Right Wing).

But anything other than that will not be a blip on the radar.

[sharesunited]

26. You really are despairing aren't you. Would a veto-proof majority be consolation?

[Timmy5835]

9. No reason to panic

The campaign does not start until after Labor Day. Why bring out the big guns before then? Considering the short attention span of most Americans and the fact that next to no one is really paying much attention now. McCain has so much dirt on him that Obama will have a new issue on him practically everyday, You use that ammo when you really need it. And just remember what he did to Hillary, and she's much smarter then McCain.

[grannie4peace]

10. well you have reason to feel good but you must be

dedicated to doing your best to get him elected . i had the pleasure of seeing him in lynchburg, v. we shook the bones of the auditorium. he sees our eagerness for change. and he believes in us. that we can stand up and say no to those asswipes in washington. and the coolest thing is the good republicans will be able to do the tasks our government was set up to do.its a win-win:grouphug: :hug: if you want a good story read last nights greatest posts . i don't know how to put it here. it's about seeing obama last night

[Taverner]

17. Hell, I'm still voting for him

I voted for Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Clinton, Nader (grrr...I still regret that vote with such a passion, I want to go back in time and kick my own ass), Kerry and I'll be voting for Obama. I really want him to win. He's beyond qualified, charismatic, and on our side.

But I see the GOP doing something to win this. They're desperate, and they just got a bump in the polls.

Yes, Americans are really that stupid.

[AlCzervik]

11. that's what they want, don't let it get to you. They want us to stay home.

[Taverner]

18. I'm not staying home

But I just don't see us winning

They are cheating, we aren't

They own the media, we don't

They lie through their teeth, we don't

[WhiteTara]

14. go down to the Democratic Headquarters in your town

and volunteer. You would be amazed at the number of people who come through the door. You could do some stuff that would make you feel better.

[Taverner]

19. They're cheating

How do you bust a cheater, if no one cares enough to call them on it?

[WhiteTara]

23. who's cheating?

Your local repukes? You can call them on it. You still have a local newspaper, I'm sure. Write a letter. Call you registrar's office. Get on it. Stop with the worry, get on with the work.

[Taverner]

24. Not here - California is safe

I am saying in places like PA, FL, and OH.

[WhiteTara]

29. Ohio mothballed their machines

here are a few links to other discussions. hmm, I got the original news report...anyway the SOSs are on it! I have no idea about FL...another bush republic.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/21/ohio_voting_machines_contained.html
Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes

By Mary Pat Flaherty
A voting system used in 34 states contains a critical programming error that can cause votes to be dropped while being electronically transferred from memory cards to a central tallying point, the manufacturer acknowledges.

The problem was identified after complaints from Ohio elections officials following the March primary there, but the logic error that is the root of the problem has been part of the software for 10 years, said Chris Riggall, a spokesman for Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold.

The flawed software is on both touch screen and optical scan voting machines made by Premier and the problem with vote counts is most likely to affect larger jurisdictions that feed many memory cards to a central counting database rapidly.

Riggall said he was "confident" that elections officials through the years would have realized votes had been dropped when they crosschecked their tallies to certify final elections results and would have reloaded cards so as not to lose votes. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has said no Ohio votes were lost because the nine Ohio counties that found the problem caught it before primary results were finalized.

[grannie4peace]

20. i second that

and you will feel much better

[trayfoot]

22. I understand exactly where you are coming from!

I have a "sick feeling", too. :(

[tannybogus]

25. Repeat after me...

McCain doesn't know how many homes he has.....

If they ride that one right, it will finally show people his idiocy and how out of touch he is. They can really make some good ads with this one.

"It's 3AM. There's a phone ringing. Does the Pentagon know what house you're in?"
:evilgrin:

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27. this is a good thing. we should all be pessimistic that we will win this election...

the posts that scare me more are the "we've got this in the bag, no way america would vote republican this year..."

complacency can be a killer.

so be pessimistic, be very pessimistic.

talk more. volunteer more. donate more. do anything you can more.

make it a personal goal to make it happen.

[roamer65]

28. This one could be just as divisive as 2000 and 2004.

The electoral map looks an awful lot like those two elections.

http://www.electoral-vote.com

Insane McSame steals this one and I expect to see secession.

[dysfunctional press]

31. who's mind would you like?

:shrug:

[ThatsMyBarack]

32. There's always Canada.

Right?

[HughMoran]

33. Shut up

Please.

[CitizenPatriot]

34. watch the video of obama today

I don't know where he was, but man -- he rocked the house. I felt crummy today, too -- but after I saw that, I was literally weaping (as they say in FRville) with relief. He was amazing and the audience was on their feet chanting.

We can't think about the fraud except to do all in our power to overcome it -- petition for paper ballots (see under activism here- I've posted links to this or you can google it) sign up to video the election, and then.... know that if it happens, all hell is going to break lose.

Keep your video camera handy at all times and be ready to post things you see that lamestream media doesn't cover.

hang in there -- I know how you feel.

here's obama today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x172561

[cobalt1999]

35. The Democrats could run a sock puppet and a ball of twine this year and win.

McCain? Please.

The campaign hasn't even started. No contest this year. It'll be like 1984 was for the Republicans.