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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:43 PM
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I Don't Have A Sinking Feeling In The Pit Of My Stomach
Like I did in 2000 and 20004. Am I a cockeyed optimist or am I intuitively on to something?
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:43 PM
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1. You're just like Me
naturalment...
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virtualobserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:43 PM
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2. both n/t
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:45 PM
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3. I do, for the record nothing to do with the election
Chamomile tea is just great...
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Lebam in LA Donating Member (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:45 PM
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4. I am sick to my stomach
Not sure if I will be able to do much more than vote tomorrow. I have never felt like this. I need to be talked down I quess
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:32 PM
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16. I Think A Case Can Be Made For Hubris
They've been crowing and celebrating their great victory for months. It reminds me of the first time GWB said he had political capital and was going to use it, From that point on things kept getting worse and worse for him. In '06 Rove insisted he had THE numbers. So we'll see what we see tomorrow.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:49 PM
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5. I don't but I think we will lose the House.
It is just that basically we are going to have elections like this for awhile. I think the American people are angry about what happened to the economy and will take it out on the people in power until the economy recovers, if it ever really does. I don't think this will be any Repub Revolution or anything like that.
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mstinamotorcity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:50 PM
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6. We straight
Don't worry I don't think the repugs won't get what they want this time either. They may get a few seats but I would jump up and down if the landslide they keep predicting happens for the Democrats:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: then I will have a cognac and smile myself to sleep. I will be glad when this election cycle is over.
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:53 PM
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7. I am happy! My candidates (Boxer and Brown) are winning
If there's some dumbass places they vote in the teabaggers -- they will disgrace themselves by 2012 because the real world of governing has nothing to do with teabaggery. IT'S ALL GOOD!
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TheWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:54 PM
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8. I'm hiding under my bed and you should too.
Edited on Mon Nov-01-10 05:54 PM by TheWatcher
Not because of the election, but because of Printer Cartridges.

I had to completely dismantle my printer this morning because I am certain Al Qaeda rigged it while I was asleep. If you haven't done so yet, I would suggest you do so. To fail to act means you hate America, and you are a threat and an enemy combatant/belligerent/irritant or whatever the buzzword of the day is.

If we don't stay afraid, we'll never be safe.

I wish we didn't have any freedoms left, then the terrorists would probably just leave us alone.

I would hope that wouldn't mean we would have to give up the TSA or the rest of the Burgeoning Police State though.

having Freedom and Rights is what got us into this mess, and we certainly don't need to go back to those dark days.

Otherwise, as sure as the sun rises, those damn men in caves will be back, and this time they will finish the job, and I'll miss the rest of the season of Dancing With The Stars, and won't be able to Keep Up With The Kardashains any longer.

Such an unthinkable tragedy is not even imaginable for me, and is not an option.

How can I worry about an election when there are so many rogue printers out there?

PRIORITIZE, WINSTON!
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:57 PM
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11. I have a color inkjet
If they can figger out how to rig those tiny little cartridges with more than 1/2 ounce of anything, I welcome them to it. :D

Wish I could k&r this post. Well done! :toast:
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:34 PM
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18. LOL! Wish I could K&R you both!

:rofl:

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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:55 PM
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9. There is a small group where I work that are hardcore Dems
The rest are defiant Republicans (Country Club, not Tea Party).

We were talking today that we all think Wednesday will be doom-n-gloom day in the office with everyone in a foul mood, whining about their taxes going up. We pinky swore to each other not to snicker and/or get 'caught' high fiving each other. These are our peers, but who needs the hassle, right?

Feeling good over here in the northeast! :D
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 05:55 PM
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10. i remember 2000, but 20004 is a long way off....
optimist here!!!!
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Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:13 PM
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12. Me neither, and I am not sure why. Maybe I am just in total denial.
I tell myself that I am prepared for everything but I am probably expecting much better than what is forecast and will still be devastated if it's as bad or worse.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:15 PM
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13. We may suffer big losses...
or not. I just don't know, but sort of feel like I did before Y2K - I didn't feel the need to buy extra water or panic, and it turned out okay. I'm bracing myself - and may have to see Boehner's ugly, orange gloating face more often and that thought is rather horrifying, but other than that, fuck, we survived 8 years of Bush. Coming off of that and going into menopause right afterwards has made me nuts already. I just hope our kids will watch and learn and never bend over to take it up the ass time and time again like we did.
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Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:17 PM
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14. In some ways it will be good to have a powerful enemy. United us before.
But just in the House, please not in the Senate!
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:27 PM
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15. Diebold
Does that help? With the kind of enthusiasm we have whipped up for the Democrats, we will either win or the election fraud will win.
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Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:34 PM
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17. nope. if they win, this time it won't be because of Diebold, but because of
E C O N O M Y.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:43 PM
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19. I respectfully disagree
but I don't think you're Hitler.
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Ellipsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:46 PM
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20. I raise my glass to the "unlikely" voters, to the cell phone crowd... those lazy college students,
Edited on Mon Nov-01-10 06:55 PM by Ellipsis
they will bring us home.


Enthusiasm gap my ass... it the MSM...




I'm with the optimism crowd.

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stlsaxman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 06:46 PM
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21. Niether do i! Everyone i asked at work today said they're voting tomorrow... ALL democrats.
I DON'T see no enthusiasm gap!?!?!
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bleever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 07:06 PM
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22. I agree with you.
Or should I say, I agree with Me.?

:thumbsup:
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 07:14 PM
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23. I don't either. I'm shocked that I don't.
Edited on Mon Nov-01-10 07:14 PM by xultar
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 07:20 PM
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24. I have a very quiet zen about this election right now. I may not tomorrow night,
I may be screaming and gnashing my teeth tomorrow night, but tonight I'm at peace. I think the media overplayed their 'republican tsunami' drumbeat that actually mobilized the DEM GOTV.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 08:10 PM
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27. A Quiet Zen
Is the perfect description
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DeschutesRiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 07:20 PM
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25. Neither do I. nt
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 07:25 PM
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26. I don't either and that's why I don't thing republicans
are going to take over. I thought I was the only one that happened to. when something bad is going to happen I get that way.
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liberalla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 05:55 AM
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28. Me either... I think we'll hang on narrowly in the House, and
definitely hang on in the Senate.

There'll be losses... but, what we would otherwise wring our hands and pull our hair out about,
will now be considered a victory (after the HUGE wins predicted for the Repubs.)


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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 06:12 AM
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29. K&wouldabeenR - if there was a confirmation button.
:blush:
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:46 AM
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30. Still Don't Have One
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:48 AM
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31. I'm hopeful
:-)
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Kablooie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 12:23 PM
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32. As for me ... I haven't a clue. It's all so insane I have no impression one way or another.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 02:28 PM
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33. Maybe your jaded;)
I don't either. The Senate is not going away, or any further away. The House, well, who knows?

There are lots of computerized voting and counting machines out there. Nah, they'd never cheat!
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 03:44 PM
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35. Prophetic?
:evilgrin:
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 03:01 PM
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34. Because deep down you know, no matter what happens, Obama is still running the administration

In 2000 and 2004, you knew that if we lost.... Bush and Cheney and Rove would still be running things.


Gaining control of congress is not the same as gaining control of the Presidency.
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 04:00 PM
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36. I don't either..........
Because of two possible outcomes I see:

1) Democratic losses will not be as bad as predicted or non-existent. The Dems may lose the House (or not), but keep the Senate and are still ostensibly "in charge".

-or-

2) The Repubs gain ground, but are so hampered by internal struggles for power that their message and motivations will be diluted.
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