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Sat Oct-30-04 02:38 PM
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Tell the truth; Are you nervous? |
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Well, are you? Tuesday is the day, I have to admit I am.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:40 PM
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1. Nope - Kerry is going to win |
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There is not a doubt in my mind.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:42 PM
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However, I can't even imagine 4 more years of Bush. A year ago the media was saying Bush was unbeatable. We've come along way since then and we're almost there. I'm canvasing for the first time tonight and I hate knocking on doors but I'm in Wisconsin and we have to swing this state.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:43 PM
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But confident in a Kerry/Edwards win.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:43 PM
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More like panic-stricken,andloaded for bear at the same time.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:43 PM
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5. No worries. Kerry has it. |
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:43 PM
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6. I'm nervous that the Republicans will attempt to steal it. |
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And I'm nervous about violence potentially breaking out as a result. But I have no doubt that Kerry will win a fair election.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:44 PM
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7. I'm becoming less nervous with each day |
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Kerry is finishing strong, we've done our work, and all that is left to do is go to the polls and GOTV. I think we're going to win, and I'm very excited.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:18 PM
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65. me too, but I've had some serious trouble sleeping lately. |
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It's getting easier though.. I'm starting to be really optimistic. I have hope! :)
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:46 PM
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as panic-stricken as well. Four more years just can't happen.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:47 PM
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But I am concerned that there will be some sort of terrorist attack as happened in Spain, especially in light of the bin Laden tape.
As far as the actual election, I've already voted so now it's just a matter of waiting to see what happens. No matter who wins, I hope it is decisive this time.
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It's up to us to make the next four years the worst four of his entire life. He'll wish he'd lost. So, either Kerry wins and we fend off Republican attacks for four (or eight) years, or Bush wins and we continue organizing, criticizing, creating powerful coalitions, and hosting mass demonstrations.
Yeah, I'm nervous...
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:50 PM
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12. Those new-fangled paper-trail-less voting machines make me nervous |
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Otherwise I see Kerry winning be 5-10%, winning at least 290 electoral votes.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:05 PM
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Edited on Sat Oct-30-04 03:06 PM by Ravenswood
In a thread yesterday, another poster (sorry I can't remember who it was) shared photos of his or her electronic vote. I don't know how well this would work on a grand scale, but if every voter did that there'd at least be some documented proof.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:50 PM
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13. nervous and freaked out and nauseous. |
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Sat Oct-30-04 06:12 PM
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Save that part for the slim chance that the Fascist Twit wins
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:18 PM
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66. I get nauseous from anxiety |
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I also have had insomnia for the last two nights.
I may have to resort to xanax.
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I get nauseous, too. And I have to take meds to sleep these days.
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118. hopefully we will both get a good night's sleep Tues. night |
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:52 PM
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15. Yes, I'm Nervous..... |
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Nervous that this election will be 'stolen. Can't fathom 4 more years of *. We'll be a third world country before those 4 years are up..... :nuke:
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:19 PM
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82. exactly. He will spend us/ war us into poverty. Other |
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countries will not want to buy treasuries; it'll throw us into depression
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:54 PM
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16. i reckon. i either can't eat |
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at all or i'm wolfing down too much. stomach will be glad when this is over. time to roll out the red stripe, and lots of it....
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:58 PM
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17. Will the stealing overcome the margin of victory? |
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That's the only question. More depressed than nervous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:58 PM
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deep down I think Kerry will win but it never leaves my mind that Bush did not win the last election
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Sat Oct-30-04 02:59 PM
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we had to convince an african-amercian solicitor at our door that bush was a dick - she was still undecided as of thurs night. she told us that every door she knocked at on our street told her the same thing: i'll buy some magazines if you promise to vote for kerry, because bush is a disaster. i heart my street.
this woman, from florida, putting her life back together with the help of a bevy of NW social agencies (that is an old story around here, believe me - women running as far away from florida as possible), didn't see the connection between liberalism & the services she was DIRECTLY dependent on.
she did after she left our door. but that, and finding out that one of my over-educated, POLISH-descent (sorry, but i assume that all poles will vote democrat, i have cleveland pole roots) architect co-workers is "more anti-kerry than pro-bush" (what does that even MEAN?)and will vote bush is incredibly discouraging & nerve-wracking.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:01 PM
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20. Yes, but VERY optimistic |
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:02 PM
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21. Nervous as a whore in church. |
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The bastards still have a couple days to pull off some weird shit. :eyes:
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Sat Oct-30-04 06:53 PM
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53. ...as a cat in a roomful of rocking chairs |
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And they certainly have no shortage of weird shit to pull.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:02 PM
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22. I'm having to get my anxiety meds adjusted, are you kidding? |
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Anyone who isn't is either ignorant or stupid.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:06 PM
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25. Emotional pendulum. From hope to despair. |
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I held my nose and voted for Kerry knowing that, even if he wins, things will improve only marginally. Especially in Iraq. But, the prospect of another 4 years of neo-fascism under the Bush regime has me thinking about the possibility of emigration to a civilized country that uses it's brains instead of it's muscle.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:12 PM
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26. No. I don't get nervous about events that are out of my control. |
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I just hope for the best. My life is not anymore stressful now than it normally is.
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Sun Oct-31-04 06:08 AM
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Yep, sure am nervous! I feel very confident that Kerry will get more votes but also equally confident that Shrub won't give up the White House. Brace yourselves to see his smirking face saying once again..."Lost Florida? I don't believe it! We'll see after Diebold counts again!" If Kerry wins by such a landslide that even Diebold can't hide the fact, then we will hear "The nation just can't stand the stress of counting votes...we are going to ask the Supremes to stop the counting, for the good of the nation!" This crowd won't go away even if they do lose, they lost in 2000.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:12 PM
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27. Delete... repeat post |
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Edited on Sat Oct-30-04 03:13 PM by babyreblin
Repeat post.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:13 PM
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28. Just had my lexapro dosage doubled |
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I've been freaking out, probably in no small part due to the election and the overwhelming helplessness I feel.
I think this website is nearly as beneficial as the medication, though. I am gonna need all of you guys this Tuesday.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:17 PM
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29. Apprehensive. Kerry should win this election in a land slide. BUT |
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we are not dealing with politics as usual here. These people are a criminal class who, I believe, will do ANYTHING to maintain their grasp on power. Even if Kerry wins, there is no telling what the future holds for us. These bastards will fight us every inch of the way. Am I paranoid? You bet. I'm a total MIHOPer; 'confessions' by OBL not withstanding. I will not rest easy until I see some signs that JUSTICE is being restored to this country. So far, very little indication of that. The elites make themselves above the law.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:19 PM
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I'm fucking terrifed. I can't stop thinking about the election and what's going to happen to us all if Kerry doesn't win.
We need some damn healing.
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:19 PM
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48. No kidding...And remember, WE WON LAST TIME |
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Sun Oct-31-04 05:54 AM
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I want to be optomistic, but I'm scared to death as well.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:22 PM
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31. Not so much nervous, but EXCITED |
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I am nervous to see how things will play out because the GOP has become insanely desperate the last few days, but I am very reassured by all the things we have done to stop them already. We've challenged their cheating, we've uncovered their suppression plans, and we're ready for whatever they have to throw at us on Tuesday. THIS TIME, WE'RE READY. We aren't just going to back down and take it when they try to cheat. Look at how many attempts we've stopped already!
I can literally feel a Kerry win in my bones, and I trust that it will happen. Kerry's never looked better, the voters are responding, the voters are prepared and informed, and we're ready to win. We're gonna do it because the country needs a change, and I know we'll all be very happy come November 3!
Don't worry - just turn that nervous energy into action, GOTV, GOTV, GOTV!!
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:23 PM
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32. I'lll Tell you at 11PM Tuesday Night |
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:39 PM
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33. yes worried, very worried |
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The polls are all within their margin of error and so it is too close to call from there point of view.
I am hoping that there internal logic is flawed.
Since Bush's team will do anything to win, cheating is a real possibility. I hope we can catch and stop any criminal behavior.
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Sat Oct-30-04 03:54 PM
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35. YES! I live in Ga. and am surrounded by irrational Pubs! |
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I really have always tried to look at all candidates with an open mind. I wouldn't have a problem voting for local Pub if I believed he/she was really the better candidate, but the only other people I've met who feel that way are some of the Dean people I met when we were campaigning for HD during the primary. Pubs somply don't think at all! They won't try to check any facts, or even consider what they're hearing doesn't make sense!
The challengers at the polls scare me even though I don't think they're here in Ga. This kind of intimidation can scare people away from the polls.
If shrub wins this time, I don't think any Dem is going to support him at all, on anything! I'm afraid radicals on both sides might even start riots, and I don't want to see that in my country!
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Sat Oct-30-04 04:04 PM
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This is gonna get down and dirty . The pugs won't go quietly into the night.
Gore won last time, plus had the popular vote and it was stolen from him/us. Pugs have lawyers ready to file objections to the count and it hasn't even happened yet.
Walter Cronkite said it could be next spring before we know who the Pres is.
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:37 PM
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85. Agreed. Tuesday is only the beginning. We've rough times ahead. |
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I think 2000 will seem like a walk in the park in comparison.
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Sat Oct-30-04 04:19 PM
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I have a definite belief the outcome will be positive . . .
but I'm still very, very nervous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 04:26 PM
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Kerry has to win big, no questions.
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Sat Oct-30-04 04:44 PM
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39. i was born nervous but... |
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...if the votes are counted fairly, I don't see how Kerry can lose, knock on wood.
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Sat Oct-30-04 04:56 PM
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40. No. Kerry in a landslide! |
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I'm excited. I can't wait. And I WILL gloat!
:D
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:26 PM
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49. Shock & Awe.................... Come Tuesday Night |
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:01 PM
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41. I'm incredibly nervous |
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Even if Kerry is elected he is going to have his hands more than full trying to undo the damage caused by four years of this administration. I have my doubts as to how effective he can be. And the fact that even 5% of my fellow countrymen would support Bush is pretty damn depressing.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:17 AM
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93. Yes, wols, it totally *boggles* my mind that even 5% of Murkans support |
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Chimpyshit. It makes me despair of my species (at least the US subset of it) and depresses the absolute crap out of me.
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:03 PM
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but then again, I still get nervous on Christmas eve about the presents I'm about to get. :D
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:05 PM
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43. There is an awful lot at stake. American democracy for one, so |
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yes, I'm a bit tense. I honestly think that the vast majority of Americans will vote for Kerry, but I worry about how Diebold et. al. will count those votes. And I am a bit concerned the the BFEE will LIHOP/MIHOP again before Tuesday, as they watch the OBL tape ploy fail.
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:09 PM
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44. I'm not afraid of the Election. |
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I'm a bit skittish about what happens after the election.
Either way.
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45. Nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs |
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I think there will be a lot of attempts to steal the election, but hopefully there were lessons learned and taken to heart, and the same mistakes won't be repeated.
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of the fact that they managed to steal the election in 2000 - and the incumbant always has the power and $$ behind him.
One thing we know: If Bush does not die before November 2, he DID steal the 2000 election just as we said - why? Because, according to records, all presidents ELECTED in years ending with 0 have died (from way back) or had terrible tragedies. So Tuesday we an hold our banners high when we say BUSH STOLE THE ELECTION. He was never elected.
Now if he dies, well, we were hood-winked! Oh well. LOL.
Hide and watch. News at 11 Wednesday?
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Sat Oct-30-04 05:15 PM
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I have to give a half our presentation on Tuesday and I've never done public speaking in my life! I'm shitting bricks!
As for the election ... yeah, that's got me a bit nervous too.
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Sat Oct-30-04 06:16 PM
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A cat in a dog pound. I remember too well 2000.
Sudie in MN
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Sat Oct-30-04 06:42 PM
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52. Yes but you can't put any faith in that |
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Every day of my life, election or not, I am as high strung as a closet full of Pommeranians that need to go potty. That is who I am. I forcing myself with all my will to be optimistic, and it must be working. I am not sick with worry as I was in 2000. There are too many pissed off people this time. And I have DU as a nice place to go when I do feel nervous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 06:56 PM
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No need to be, Kerry will be the next President of the Untided States of America.
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:00 PM
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It's not just the disenfranchisement of the newly registered and minority Dem voters.... it's the black boxes.
With the stroke of a key, all the votes can change sides.
If we had HONEST elections in this country, I have NO DOUBT IN MY MIND that Kerry would win by the biggest landslide in all American history. But we don't have honest elections, and it is by intentional design by people who are bought-off, or have no conscience.
I'm also afraid for the lives of the citizens of this country as the election results are announced: it already looks like (un)civil war.
This is a very very very dangerous time for our country, for our individual futures, and for the world.
You bet I'm nervous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:14 PM
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58. Hell yes- I'm a total wreck |
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I just can't get a sense of where this thing is headed- One minute I feel OK, the next I feel this dark cloud of doom. If I thought we had an honorable but inept opponent, I'd probably feel pretty good right now. But between my belief that they would do anything to win and are just total cheats and thieves and my lack of confidence in the intelligence of most voters, I'm nervous as hell.
I just want to win by a lot and get this over with before I get an ulcer.
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:21 PM
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83. ditto, a Kerry landslide would really help n/t |
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:08 PM
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56. Oddly, I have a feeling of peace. |
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Don't get me wrong. I have my moments of fretting. But I was practically falling apart at the same time in 2000, so I am struck by the fact that now, when the stakes are higher than ever, I'm not freaking out.
Maybe it's divine intervention.
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:10 PM
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57. Nervous? Yes. Confident? Even more so. |
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Can't help but be nervous. Comes with challenges. I'd say a better indication is how confident you are. I'd say Kerry has a 90% chance of winning. That's pretty damn good.
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:16 PM
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But on election night I will be very nervous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 07:26 PM
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61. Yup - I am #3, see below |
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Edited on Sat Oct-30-04 07:26 PM by Selwynn
I said before somewhere that there are (using a bit of a gross generalization) essentially four types of DUers
1. Blindly pessamistic DUers 2. Blindly optimistic DUers 3. Rationally skeptical DUers, who have some concerns over the outcome of the election, but for whom those concerns are tempered with (their best attempt at) reason, evidence, anlaysis, logic and thoughfullness 4. Rationally hopeful DUers, who feel a sense that this election will be ours, but for whom those feelings are tempered with (their best attempts at) reason, evidence, analysis, logic and thoughfullness.
I'm in the #3 group.
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:39 PM
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86. Yeah ... I'm behind Door #3 as well. |
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It's a mistake to misunderestimate the depths of depravity and deceit these fascists will resort to.
As I've said before, there's a cancer in the American body politic. That cancer has metastacized. We're going to need more than the possible excision of a single prominent tumore on Tuesday, even if it's successful which is not something I find 'in the bag' at all.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:05 AM
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88. I think I'm with you in the 3 group. |
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Reasoning it out is hard, though, when you simply don't have all the facts. On the one hand we have the numbers; on the other, they have fraud attempts and voting machines. We won't know until we know. Did Yogi Berra say that, too?
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:05 PM
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62. Election night party game ideas? |
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I know this is off topic, but although I've been reading DU for prolly four years now, evidently I haven't posted enough to warrant starting my very own thread. So....we're having an election night party with friends and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for games we could play. So far all I can think of is guessing electoral votes and maybe some sort of trivia game.
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Sun Oct-31-04 02:25 AM
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:06 PM
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63. I'm nervous about the Diebold machines and disenfranchised voters. |
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If not for that hanging over our heads, a Kerry victory is ensured.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:14 PM
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Heart rate up, nails gone, shorts soiled, head aching.............. I am so f***********n nervous.
When I read the polls I get scared. When I read what people say about the numbers and lines to vote in their city I am comforted.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:24 PM
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Their poor campaign behavior over the past several weeks screams "we don't give a damn how well we campaign". Which strongly suggests they might have already rigged it.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:32 PM
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We had Bush by the BALLS till OBL showed up. The problem is NOONE can make ANY clear indication whether it hurts or helps BOTH candidates. Ted Koppel put it best last night. "Do not let a terrorist influence your vote" Plus Jeb and Glenda as bed partners, Neo Rep-Nazi voter confrontations in Ohio, artciles comming out about recounts, the touch screens, and the fact that EVERY talking head on EVERY network on EVERY program has said the SAME thing. There will be NO winner by Nov 3rd AM. Oh yea, and OBL.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:35 PM
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70. I think the 2000 election |
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Edited on Sat Oct-30-04 08:40 PM by Kellis
awakened the Democratic party like nothing else could.Seeing what this thug and his criminal cronies have done to our country over the last 4 yrs is an outrage and America will speak loud and clear on Nov 2.I predict a lot of red states going blue.
LOUD AND CLEAR-"* GET OUT":kick: :kick: :kick:
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:30 PM
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68. Yeah, but also optimistic for the first time. |
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Kerry is a really, **really** strong candidate. Knocks Dukakis and Gore (God love 'im) out of the water. Clinton was strong too, and he won.
I'm more and more impressed with Kerry. The guy is working his buns off and is making no false moves. He's staying up. He looks good, too. I know there's a huge chunk of America that has gone crazy lately, but most of us are sane. I firmly believe that. A strong Democrat is the best candidate, period.
I will have my trusty glass (uh, bottle) of wine at my side Tuesday night as I listen to the returns, but I am feeling GOOD.
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Sat Oct-30-04 08:52 PM
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71. Very little concern. The possibility of theft is real |
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but our numbers are too high to make the theft worthwhile. I think Senator Kerry will win it going away.
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Sat Oct-30-04 09:40 PM
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73. i am alittle nervous but confident Kerry will win |
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the thing I am most worried about is those darn diebold machines and chimpy stealing the election again. but I have no doubt kerry will win. darn i hope walter cronkite is wrong about we wont find out who the president is till spring that sends chills down my spine!
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Sat Oct-30-04 10:24 PM
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74. Yeah I am definitely nervous |
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But I got a big laugh at one of my elderly relatives hollering "F*** Bush"out a window at some Bush fanatics screaming at the top of their lungs. I feel better, but Tuesday night if we don't get to the mountaintop, I will feel ominous.
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Sat Oct-30-04 10:26 PM
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I would say.
I'm confident that we fought a much better fight this time, that we put our money where our mouths are, that in less strident times, this election wouldn't even be close...but,
Also fearful that, too many people are receptive to a simplistic, dumbed-down, tough guy image that also poses as Christian. Fearful that our electoral process was hijacked once and apparently not much has changed in four years.
As Yogi (Berra) said,"It ain't over till it's over" and all I can do is hit the streets, make my calls, donate again, and pray. God Bless America.
Kerry on !
GOTV!
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Sat Oct-30-04 10:33 PM
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76. You bet your sweet bippy I am n/t |
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Sat Oct-30-04 10:36 PM
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77. Damn right I am nervous... Kerry wins! |
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But being nervous gets us nowhere. Get off your asses and put out signs, call your friends, take folks to the polls!
Being nervous helps nobody! So, get off your asses and help Kerry win!!! I can feel it now!!!
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:07 PM
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:16 PM
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80. Oh Gaaaawwwd Yes! n/t |
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:17 PM
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81. yes, very and I can't wait til it's over; the polls are showing |
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this will be close, too close for my taste
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Sat Oct-30-04 11:29 PM
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Kerry will win.
America is better than Bush.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:00 AM
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87. I've had to up my klonopin dosage. |
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Up until last night I was feeling very hopeful and optimistic, but now I'm panic-stricken. I've had the ups and downs for months and months concerning this election.
I smell a theft coming. I hope my nose is wrong. I do have a cold, after all.
If the theft comes, you all know we can't let them get away with it.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:08 AM
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WOW! I take Klonopin TOO! Im gonna OD on it on Tues. LOL. Kerry is losing his grasp on Ohio which is NOOOOOOOT GOOOOOOOD. But Idaho, Minn, and Penn, seems locks. And he is ONLY stumping Ohio ONE more time! And going to Penn 2x! He should have doen Ohio on Sunday AND Monday.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:18 AM
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I've never been so scared I don't think most people realize they are literally voting for their lives!
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:25 AM
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96. Optimistic, but nervous because so much is at stake, and |
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the repukes are capable of anything.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:31 AM
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97. yes.... more than anything i'm concerned about Rove and |
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the repug lawyers who are busting their asses off to disenfranchise voters already.
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Sun Oct-31-04 01:33 AM
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Just counting the days and smiling.
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Sun Oct-31-04 02:14 AM
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99. I thought I would be, but I'm not. |
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Too many people are pissed in america. The record voter registrations are people pissed at bush. They will try to cheat but they will be caught and it will make the GOP look VERY BAD. The News people wont be able to ignore it and the democrats wont fold like Gore did in 2000
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Sun Oct-31-04 02:25 AM
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One minute I'm feeling elated because I know Kerry will win handily. Then I get freaked out worrying about Rove and Baker stealing it from us. I'll be losing a lot of sleep until this is settled.
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:04 AM
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102. No not any longer, now I am |
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just anxious for Tuesday to come and go and then I am looking forward to Wednesday. :-)
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:20 AM
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But I'm also feeling excited...and considering I'm a pessimit by nature, I'm feeling good.
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:33 AM
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There is no doubt that this election will be a debacle that will have historians scratching their heads over for decades.
To everyone who is optimistic about a Kerry win, I applaud you for your unfaltering optimism and realistic thinking. 4 years of the Bush administration, though, has convinced me that reality doesn't matter much to those who care to assert total control over America. The rules of engagement change at the whim of the rulers.
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:37 AM
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Because my fellow dumber than dirt Americans force me to have the slightest wonder over who will win.
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Sun Oct-31-04 05:33 AM
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106. Yes - the election is all I ever think about these days |
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Will the machines cheat?
Will we know?
How many roadblocks in Florida?
Will we take Ohio?
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Sun Oct-31-04 06:11 AM
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Yes, its all I think about too, even dreaming about it. Bracing for a couple of terrible months while they contort themselves entirely to cheat. Bush lost last time but it didn't make him go away. Unfortunately.
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Sun Oct-31-04 06:21 AM
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110. I am too... and like you, I'm not American... |
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I'm confident Kerry will win most battleground states, but I'm still a bit nervous...
Americans: Please don't let us down... millions of people all around the world want President John Kerry and * OUT!
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Sun Oct-31-04 08:36 AM
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112. No. Thanks to minor heroes |
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At the beginning of the year I was resigned to four more years. Then I heard Howard Dean and thought, "There's a man who's articulate and unafraid". He lost, but Kerry came on. Early on he said something like "I don't need to be lectured on courage by a person like Tom DeLay". Hmm, I thought, we're punching back.
Heroes like those who fought for Howard Dean, John Kerry and the others kept this alive while shirkers like me slunk off in the shadows. Well, I'm on board now, doing things I never did before, contributing money and time. You did it and I salute you.
We win. America wins.
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Sun Oct-31-04 08:41 AM
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I believe in my heart that our side will win but there's so much riding on the outcome that I'm worried sick that enough people will support the liars in the White House despite all the evidence against them.
It's beyond me how so many people still believe Dubya is strong on terrorism after the missing explosives, the failure to kill/capture Bin Laden, the numerous terrorist attacks against allies like Spain, etc etc.
I'd feel much more comfortable about Tuesday is there weren't so many "sheep" in America that are willing to follow Bush into Hell.
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:20 AM
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Nervous? Not at all. I trusted the 2000 election wouldn't be stolen and look how well that turned out. Hoping and wishful thinking while voting against Bush will guarantee this election will not be stolen! Since the problems that caused the 2000 hijack were not addressed, but worsened by the help America vote act (if you have Bush helping you vote then you're setting yourself up) it wouldn't suprise me one bit if Bush "won" the election.
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:35 AM
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115. I can't help but be nervous...... |
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Just the thought of us having this guy another 4 years is enough to give me a nervous stomach. If we could look into the future what would we see after four more years of Bush? I hate to even think where our country might be.
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:59 AM
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This election is huge. The results could majorly change our future.
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Sun Oct-31-04 12:00 PM
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117. Terrible. Can't wait till it's over. |
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Confident for a Kerry win, but want to see Bush's concession speech REALLY REALLY BAD.
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Sun Oct-31-04 03:53 PM
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119. I've been nervous since 1/20/2001 |
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it may end Tuesday...it may not
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:00 PM
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With so much at stake, I'd have to be crazy not to be nervous. But I am feeling good about Kerry's chances.
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:44 PM
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121. As Alfred E. would say: |
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WHAT ME WORRY!!! NOPE NOT THIS TIME. I FEEL SO GOOD LIKE I DID IN 1992 KNOWING THAT CLINTON WOULD BE ELECTED. I FEEL THE SAME WAY THIS TIME AND I SAY. KERRY WINS WITH 277 ELECTORAL VOTES...MAYBE MORE BUT AS THE BIG DAWG SAID" I MIGHT BE CALLED THE COME-BACK KID, BUT COME NOVEMBER 2ND, JOHN KERRY WILL MAKE THE U S THE COMBACK COUNTRY" CAN I GET AN AH-MEN!
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Sun Oct-31-04 04:46 PM
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I wonder what kind of country I'm going back to. The election will tell the story.
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Sun Oct-31-04 05:00 PM
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123. Nervous but optimistic! |
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Sun Oct-31-04 08:55 PM
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I've been too busy to panic, but every election is like this. We put out over 15,000 pieces of campaign mail out for delivery either this weekend or Monday. That coupled with Trick or Treat with our kid and walking precincts (and yes, we did combine the two!)has pretty well eaten into free time.
Election day I'm working in my office all day because it is so durn busy right now. GOTV is well covered in my absence, so I'm trying not to fret about THAT.
For me, this is that last gasp and then I go into a sort of Zen mode. To be honest, beyond driving your voters to the polls and getting your voters out, there really is not a lot you CAN do at this point except wait it out.
I do think the Welbutrin and the Valium has helped a lot too...
Based on what I've been seeing in yards and hearing on doorsteps I smell a big shock for the GOP from the Presidency on down.
Peace to you all,
Laura
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Sun Oct-31-04 09:41 PM
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125. Scared shitless but hopeful! n/t |
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Sun Oct-31-04 09:54 PM
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126. I am "jump fucking Jesus"-ly nervous |
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I can't even begin to put Tuesday into a tangible reality. It's too soon almost. I mean, if we win, then the Republicans will question the election's legitimacy, and vice versa. I fear the worst, knowing that it can happen...I really want it to be over.
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Sun Oct-31-04 10:36 PM
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127. Nope... but polls are kinda freaky. |
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Sun Oct-31-04 10:37 PM
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128. Why?, what's going to happen? |
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:39 PM
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scares me because that reminds me how dangerous the Bushit is!
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Mon Nov-01-04 08:54 AM
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135. the kick back of reality ;) |
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Sun Oct-31-04 10:45 PM
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...until the Redskins lost today. They made it official. It's a lock for Kerry.
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:30 PM
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My sister and I were just discussing whether we would face the night with booze or anxiety meds.
Apart from that, we both feel Kerry is going to pull this off. I'm living for one thing, to see the Bush Family meltdown on Fox news.
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Sun Oct-31-04 11:36 PM
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131. Extremely worried but extremely confident |
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I am getting last minute jitters but I am also confident. I have been reading CONServative blogs and found one guy who is already planning on protesting John Kerry's presidency once he is elected.
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Mon Nov-01-04 12:33 AM
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I saw this link somewhere else on the site. http://www.needlenose.com/win04/vote2.htm
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Mon Nov-01-04 01:23 AM
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134. I was - but not anymore - everything is breaking for Kerry |
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I went to the rally in Manchester, NH and it was electrifying - unbelievable amount of energy.
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