I feel uneasy about everyone's confident expectation that Hillary will win.

[Kablooie]

I know all the polls show that Trump's campaign is a major train wreck and Hillary has stratospheric odds of winning.
I accept all that.

But I still feel uneasy.
I guess it's because counting your chickens before they hatch is always a risky endeavor and my superstitious side tells me that the fates love to crash down on people who are too confident about the future. And remember there are still odds, not 100% certainty.

There is a theory that in key red states, if Democrats feel too confident of a win, many will not bother to vote because they assume their vote isn't needed.
Vice versa - Trump supporters could get out in droves as a last gasp attempt to try and push him over the top.
These two factors together could create an unexpected result in spite of all the polls.

Add in the Trump voting monitors that could prevent some people from voting. Sure it's illegal and people could be arrested for doing this but they won't be arrested until after they've stopped people from voting and therefore achieved their goal.

I don't really expect all this to happen to the extent that it changes the result but I still can't help feeling uneasy about all this whooping and cheering and proclaiming to the world that Hillary already has the election sewn up.

Hubris is a bitch.

[Maru Kitteh]

1. Duly noted.

[ILFightinDem]

2. I think the opposite scenario would happen...

The more HRC's election is judged 'inevitable', it will *bolster* red state Dems, and depress the corresponding TrumpNuts.

Under normal circumstances, those Dems would feel their vote 'wasted' (really, no vote is wasted, but I digress).
But if the tide is high enough (and more and more polls have her up +10 or more), they'll want to be a part of flipping their state blue.

The inverse holds for the other side - if they think there's no possible way Trump can win, many will stay home - and we need that not just for him, but for the down ballot, as well.

This is a rare opportunity for us - and the more the 'inevitability' factor takes hold, the better it is for us, IMHO.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Yep! There's a reason why Karl Rove made sure that he was on cable news...

... on election day in 2004, acting giddy about supposed great news for Dumbya regarding voter turn-out. He wanted to encourage Dumbya voters and discourage Kerry voters.

If I only had doomsayers like Michael Moore in my life, the depression would suck the fighting spirit out of me.

[Dem2]

3. I agree with you

Many of us have witnessed/experienced that depressing feeling after excessively optimistic expectations before an election.

[RBInMaine]

17. Don't waste energy "concerning." Go campaign and VOTE.

[Dem2]

19. I agreed with the poster's sentiments

I'm not a foolish person by nature, your post seems off target/not germane to the topic.

[Pook99]

4. I agree

What I am most concerned about is over confidence being seen as arrogant with undecided independents, and yes, democrats staying home thinking she's won and there's no reason to get out and vote.

I don't think there's too many people that think it is all wrapped up. It may appear there are, but we all know just how surprising an election can be from past elections. Bookies put Hillary at 95%, but I will still be nervous until I see those states declared blue on Nov. 8th.
Hopefully she takes Florida and I can go to sleep before the west coast tallies up.

[RBInMaine]

18. Concerned, concerned, concerned, ... WASTE OF ENERGY. Go and CAMPAIGN if you're so "concerned."

[bigtree]

6. sorry you're 'uneasy'

...but I don't believe that amounts to anything positive; nor will worrying yourself to death change anything you've listed as your concern.

I do know that confidence encourages action, pessimism stifles action. We need to stop criticizing folks for feeling good about this election. Imagine the opposite scenario where all that was reported and related was the wringing of hands and a general lack of confidence. What would that say to potential supporters?

[anneboleyn]

7. "Hubris" is a strong word -- so HRC is guilty of excessive pride? I don't think so. And yes

every democrat should vote.

[Kablooie]

14. Excessive self-confidence is hubris and I feel there might be a little of this going around.

Of course hubris in all it's flavors is the cornerstone of Donald Trump and I am not inferring anything like that.

[RBInMaine]

8. Stop feeling uneasy and GO CAMPAIGN.

[Thrill]

9. Stop feeling uneasy and help GOTV

[emulatorloo]

10. Straw man. Nobody here is saying that.

I suggest you do something to help HRC win like knocking doors

[budkin]

11. Give me a break

No candidate has ever come back from the deficit Trump now faces and it's not going to start with him. It's over.

[Grassy Knoll]

12. .

[Dangerrus]

13. Democrats are lazy if they think they will win.

Show up no matter what poll you read beforehand. There is only one poll that counts.

[smorkingapple]

15. All the "smart" people know she's gonna win easily. Follow the money (betting markets)

The only reason she's not at 100% there is that you'll always have people who place $ on both sides to win a jackpot if the low probability event occurs plus you have the Trumpers who are putting some of their retirement funds into him winning.

[MFM008]

16. Just vote

I already did.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. Many of us seem to have forgotten the massive sucker punch 2004 delivered to our guts.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

21. I have no expectations any more ever since the 2000 election.

We will just find out what happens and deal with it.

[MineralMan]

22. The solution to your uneasiness is to get out there and GOTV.

Contact your local Democratic Party organization and ask how you can help get voters to the polls. They'll find something for you to do right away.