Is anyone NOT feeling confident going into this last week?

[4_Legs_Good]

I have some Republican co-workers who think it's over (Bush is a sure thing), but others who seem more realistic and who are very nervous.

I am HUGELY enthusiastic and feeling very confident, but some of the polls I'm seeing don't indicate that. I'm inclined to just dismiss the polls and keep working hard, but DAMN, I feel good about this, and that seems to be the general opinion here (been gone for 2 days, though).

Is there anyone who has a sense of forboding?

david

[sangh0]

1. Yes

we have plenty of freepers on DU. They ALL have a sense of forboding

[JuniorPlankton]

2. I think everybody is confident

(Including the freepers)

[Warpy]

28. Early voting in NM has generally gone to the pubbies

Not this time. It's heavily favoring Kerry, much to the chagrin of the right wing blow dried bobbleheads who reported it on last night's TV snooze.

Hell yes, I'm confident that Bush can't win an honest election. I don't think he can win an election with this level of GOP dirty tricks. People are ANGRY, and it's showing up at the polls.

[JuniorPlankton]

32. I want to believe it's all true

but the cold mathematician in me says: "Too early, not enough information."

:kick:

[Randi_Listener]

3. Feel Great

I feel like a million motherfucking bucks.

[movonne]

4. I feel good until I hear bad news....lets keep the bad news out...

[Name removed]

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[hippiegranny]

41. who peed in your cornflakes?

nice first impression you've made.

[Arkana]

42. How'd you get chucked down here?

RimJob catch you takin' a leak in his cornflakes? Get the hell out and go back to Freeperville.

[Downtown Hound]

48. You want us to throw you out?

Okay, Bye bye!

[endnote]

5. Back fo Freepland, please.

[4_Legs_Good]

30. I was in Freepland this weekend - San Diego, California, and

I could not believe how FEW George Jr. bumperstickers and signs I saw. It was at least 50-50 George Jr. / Kerry. I was totally amazed. That might explain some of my confidence.

I think we're gonna win!

w000 h0000!!!

david

[AIJ Alom]

6. Yeah. you can visit them at freerepublic. but don't post anything remotely

sane. they'll hate you for it.

[grytpype]

7. I would prefer it if Kerry was clearly ahead.

It's true that if Bush, the incumbent, is not clearly ahead, he is losing. Intellectually I know it, but I would only be reassured by a total, visible, unmistakeable meltdown of Bush support. He's too close to winning in too many states for me to be confident.

[PermanentRevolution]

14. Amen

This is my first time really following an election, so it's a little nerve-wracking to watch the battleground state polls sway back and forth. I know everyone who's done this before says to just ignore them and keep focused on the end game, but it's hard to do. I still think Kerry's going to win it. I'd just sleep easier if the polls showed that, too.

[Clinton Crusader]

8. I feel great, esp. after seeing WJC...but

I still fear the cheat factor...

:kick:

[Pirate Smile]

9. Last Thursday (I think), I started to feel really confident. I'm not even

sure why but I just felt the big MO swinging our way.

The past couple of days around DU, people have seemed positively giddy.

[tomfodw]

10. I have to be honest, I'm extremely nervous

One can explain away this poll or that poll, but when they're all showing it close or Bush with a slight lead. If Bush wins Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, he's going to win, dammit. If he wins New Mexico and Ohio along with Florida, he'll win big. I'm not saying he will win all those states, but it's so close in all of them. So, yes, I have a big sense of foreboding.

Sorry, I have to be honest here. Worst thing one can do is fool oneself.

[4_Legs_Good]

24. Nothing wrong with being honest,

Normally I've been feeling the way you have, but this week is somehow different for me. I'm usually a huge pessimist, but I'm feeling optimistic at the moment.

Hard to explain. It must be in the air...

david

[Homerr]

11. I'm nervous about whether I'm moving to France or not.

=P

[luaneryder]

12. Nope, no forboding here

Repubs however should definitely be operating under a dark cloud of doom and gloom since their boy is going down in 8 days.

[TexasSissy]

13. I do. Cumulative effect of * being ahead so often in so many polls...

even though the margin is slight and Kerry IS ahead in some. Just makes me concerned.

I know, I know. The undecideds break for the challenger, newly registered voters have maybe not been polled adequately, absentee votes from abroad, cell phone users, etc. I hope all these things amount to a Kerry win.

But I'm concerned when I look at the actual numbers before my eyes. We're struggling to keep Hawaii & Pa???? Then again, * is fighting to keep Ohio. I guess it evens out, really. But I'd feel better if Kerry were ahead in more of the polls, even by a smidgeon.

[4_Legs_Good]

33. Where did I read Carville saying "you know what you call a candidate...

...who counts on new voters? A looser."

We simply cannot count on the "secret Kerry vote". I think most of us know it's there, but you're right, we need to be at least tied going into the last couple days. I think, though, that that's gonna happen.

Has Hawaii ever gone Republican? That's one poll I simply cannot take seriously. That'd be like Alaska going Democratic.

david

[GR]

15. This Is Too Close To Be Confident About...By Either Side...

But I am confident of this...if dems get out their voters WE WILL DAMN SURE WIN THIS...

Now it's up to us to get those voters out and get their votes counted..

[Onlooker]

16. I'm not confident

I'm not confident but that's because there's a huge block of people out there who I can't comprehend. I can't comprehend why so many intelligent, moderate people are supporting so huge a failure as Bush, when the alternative is someone who is bright, articulate, and accomplished.

[4_Legs_Good]

26. Did you see the U. of Maryland study that showed 72% of George Jr.

supporters believe that Saddam either had WMDs or ready for action programs for WMDs?

They're completely brainwashed and deluding themselves. It's actually very scary.

/shudder

david

[yellerpup]

18. No forboding from me,,,

People don't register to vote in record numbers, then VOTE in record numbers to support this puny status quo. B* is going to be SOOOOOO shocked on November 3! KERRY/EDWARDS willl win!

[skypilot]

19. I'm confident that Kerry can win but...

...I'm also confident that the Republicans are going to do everything they can to steal the election. I'm convinced that if Bush "wins" again it will be because of dirty tricks. If it were a clean election--which I don't think it will be--I think Kerry would win hands down.

[Mz Pip]

20. Cautiously optimistic

Turnout is the key. Unfortunately most people out there aren't as hyper political as we on DU. We've been given a big break with this 380 ton missing explosives story. Plays right into the theme of Bush's endless chain of incompetent mistakes. Kerry must hammer this home.

8 more days - plus however long it takes to sort out the lawsuits and recounts. Sign. I don't think I can take much more of this.

MzPip
:dem:

[michigandem2]

21. i feel good...

I know that the close states will be a mess..becuase if they are close BushCo is goign to fight about it...BUT I really believe that its goign to be alright..and its goign to be decisive...just a gut feeling...my husband thinks I am being cocky but the record voter registration..the signs that people are voting in droves EARLY and the fact that people want a change..is enough to really make me feel okay..this week can go faster though..I nkow its only monday but its dragging none the less

[DrFunkenstein]

22. Always Cautiously Optimistic - But The Numbers Look Good

We've been saying for over a year to not pay much mind to surface polls. Sure the race is very tight, but you look at the disaffection going on in the country and it looks very bad for the incumbent. Not to mention the fact that Kerry has won back all the key groups like women, moderates, seniors, Latinos, etc.

And, ironically, the electoral map may turn out to help us a great deal if Ohio and Pennsylvania maintain their course.

[lancdem]

23. Let your Repuke co-workers think that

The Kerry campaign is confident, and that confidence is based on what they're seeing, which is not being reflected in public polls. Even that WaPo story a few days ago quoted a GOP source saying Bush's internal polls show him performing worse than most public polls indicate.

[4_Legs_Good]

27. Mabye that's it. I know internal polls are more accurate than the ones we

see. Maybe it's the confidentce in the Kerry camp that I'm feeling.

Feels good!

david

[LuminousX]

25. I'm not

I will not feel confidant until Kerry has taken the oath of office. Those bastards on the Right will attempt to steal this election no matter what. And after the oath, I go into 'Defend against impeachment' mode.

[apnu]

29. DU poll on how people are feeling today (by me)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1161781&mesg_id=1161781

[Hell Hath No Fury]

31. Yes and no...

I am feeling more confident that the American poeple's intention will be to turn Bush out of office.

With that said, I am not at all confident that the Bush campaign will allow the will of the people to be realized, whether it be via dirty tricks, rigged voting machines, or some other post-election tactic.

I will be holding my breath until Kerry actually puts his hand on a bible and is sworn in.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

34. I'm feeling really

fantastic. I am starting to let myself dream about his inauguration and such.

It's a good day.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

35. Confident, and nervous. Appropriately so, I think. Confident--that Kerry

has the support of the people. Nervous--about the effect of voter intimidation and vote supression campaigns by the Republicans in OH and FLA and all over the country.

[mellowinman]

36. We will win this.

That is all.

[LittleClarkie]

37. Aside from a little rollercoastering

I'm feeling generally good. I think that the Dems have the "eye of the tiger" right now. It's going to come down to who wants this election more. And I bet the Bush campaign isn't as energized as we are. I don't think alot of Bush supporters are all that thrilled with their candidate. And many of us just love ours (after a bit of time to get to know him, that is.)

The only thing I worry about is voter fraud now. If this is a fair election, I say we win in a landslide. As it stands, we may need a landslide just to win.

I feel terrible about Florida. I just read an article in the NYT. They're in for it again this year. I hope someone escorts the black vote to the polls and stands up for them against the felon list. There must be a way to prove you are not the person on the list.

[hippiechick]

38. I am extremely nervous.

And DU'ers who are blithely looking past Nov 2 & the ensuing legal challenges worry me tremendously.


:hippie:

[wrate]

39. The SIGNS of a Kerry landslide are out there. Americans want a change.

Sure nervousness and all the misinformation makes it harder to see things clearly, but the evidence is out there and on Nov 2nd it will make itself evident. I am sure of this.

[LiberteToujours]

40. Good, stay nervous

If we are worried about the election and we keep everyone we know worried about the election it will help turnout. Let your Republican friends be confident. Tell them it's in the bag for Bush. They may as well not even bother voting, it's going to be such a landslide. :)

But yeah, I'm nervous. I feel confident when I read the posts here at DU but then I go and read other news sites that are saying all sorts of bad things about Kerry's chances and I wonder if I'm cocooning myself here. But at this point in the race I think I would rather remain upbeat. There's not much that can be done to sway voters anymore; the best thing that can be done is remain positive and upbeat so as to increase voter turnout on our side.

[4_Legs_Good]

43. That's exactly how I usually feel. Great when on DU, but less great

when I'm in the "real world" I get more depressed...

But oddly not since this weekend started. I'm feeling good. Maybe it's just that we're past the point of no return.

Keep the energy up, though!

david

[hippiegranny]

44. I feel pretty confident

The reason why Theft2000 happened is because, just like 9/11, nobody saw it coming. We are ready for the bastards this time. They will try to cheat, but we're on to them this time. I believe that Kerry will get the votes and the lawyers and activists are at the ready to defend them.

[4_Legs_Good]

47. Yeah, while I don't trust Florida, I'm not too afraid of fraud

elsewhere, and Florida only because of Jeb. I think that the election will be overall fair, and if it's not too close, we won't even hear about flaws.

As you say, everyone is tuned in this time.

david

[GOPBasher]

45. I'm feeling confident IF, IF, IF it's a fair election.

The GOP is doing what it does best -- cheating like fucking crazy. How many Kerry voter will be erased by e-voting? How many Bush votes will magically appear? How many Democratic registrations have been purged? How many Kerry voters won't make it to the polls because some repug moved the pollingstation, or told them it's been moved? How many blacks have been illegally disenfranchised?

I know we'll win if it's a fair election, but that's big "if."

[kwolf68]

46. I will not be confident

Until the returns are in and Bush is out and Kerry is Prez...Too much corruption, intimidation, and greedy Republican whore money out there to "fix" the election.

[Sideways]

49. I Feel Great

Not just a bit great but really great. I knew the 2002 mid-terms were going to be stolen and they were...too much post 9/11 hysteria to correct the thief. But now hell yeah I feel good. The lousy sloppy GOP stooges didn't think Kerry would be this strong and they didn't rig their little shitty boxes heavy enough.

They are operating on the fumes of their own bullshit now. They know Chimpy is frosted sorta like a pop-tart and not so tasty.

Bring November 2 on fuck heads. You guys are busted just like a cheap hood trying to steal cigs at a 7/11.

I can't wait to watch election returns. WHHHEEEEEE!!!!

[4_Legs_Good]

50. I bet we get one unexpected East Coast state in early returns...

that indicates that Kerry will be the clear victor. Either NC or Virginia, I would guess.

I love watching the returns!

david