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Are you worried, and why not? (Original Post) begin_within Nov 2012 OP
To many ways to 270 rsweets Nov 2012 #1
Worried but optimistic soleft Nov 2012 #2
Yup! I'm more worried about tampering and suppresion than anything. If the country is brewens Nov 2012 #3
A part of me No Vested Interest Nov 2012 #4
Worried About What DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #5
I'm not worried. Why am I not worried? Cali_Democrat Nov 2012 #6
Absolutely! Until they announce it Tuesday night I am nervous! Logical Nov 2012 #7
Worried one minute and not the next moobu2 Nov 2012 #8
We're not done demhottie Nov 2012 #9
I don't worry about such things Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #10
I've been worried since the first debate, but the last few days are looking a lot better n/t codjh9 Nov 2012 #11
No DesertRat Nov 2012 #12
No. GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #13
I am not worried. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #14
How could I not be? pnwmom Nov 2012 #15

soleft

(18,537 posts)
2. Worried but optimistic
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:27 AM
Nov 2012

Wish it was Wednesday already.

What has me worried?

Voter Suppression
Racism
Voting Machines
Faulty Polling
Media
Republican Secretary of States
The Supreme Court
2000
2004
Sandy affecting turnout

What has me optmistic?

Nate Silver
Swing State Polls
Number of people at ralleys
Faulty Polling
What's right with this country is stronger than what's wrong with it
Romney and Ryan are losers
Obama



brewens

(13,580 posts)
3. Yup! I'm more worried about tampering and suppresion than anything. If the country is
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:28 AM
Nov 2012

allowed to vote, we do really well. I have a feeling our turnout may overwhelm any funny business they have planned. I sure hope so.

No Vested Interest

(5,166 posts)
4. A part of me
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:28 AM
Nov 2012

is worried, because I have seen conservative evangelicals come out of the woodwork on election day in the past.

We Dems tend to be a little naive in some way, never thinking in advance of the dirty tricks the Repubs think of, so that we often are reactive to them, sometimes too late.

I'm still thinking the best, but I'm old enough to have been disappointed (and wrong) re elections before.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
5. Worried About What
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:31 AM
Nov 2012

The president is either tied or ahead in every national poll and leads in enough states to give him a comfortable Electoral College Vote majority.

All the respected aggregators show him with a commanding lead:























The only way Obama can lose if almost all the polls are systematically wrong.

Cirque du So-What

(25,932 posts)
10. I don't worry about such things
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:40 AM
Nov 2012

as they're beyond my control. I've done my part throughout this campaign, which has cut severely into my DUing time these past few months, I tell ya, but it was well worth it. Now, it's up to the voters to make this reelection happen and to carry some 'downstream' candidates along with President Obama. What good does worrying do at this point?

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
14. I am not worried.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 02:47 AM
Nov 2012

I have been talking to voters and to the GOTV volunteers.

Voters seem enthusiastic about voting for Obama and we are getting lots of volunteers.

The volunteers took time arriving, but they are in full force now. Looks good.

I'm in California and Obama is bound to win here, but the last few days I have been GOTVing with voters that are hard to reach, voters who don't answer the phone, etc., and they are so happy to see me come to their door or drop off a reminder. So I am very optimistic.

Also, a friend who was very actively supporting Ron Paul a few months ago told me he may vote for Obama. That is great news.

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
15. How could I not be?
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 03:20 AM
Nov 2012

I get at least ten emails a day from various Democrats telling me how close the race is and asking for more money

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