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************* OFFICIAL OPTIMISM THREAD *************

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PistolSteve (222 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:11 PM
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************* OFFICIAL OPTIMISM THREAD *************
Ok, there is nothing wrong with being worried, upset or even downright pissed off. But this little thread is for optimism ONLY.

I'll start. I am damn glad the media has taken a respectable stance on global warming the last few months. It may not be perfect, but you rarely hear the 'opposing side'. And about this election... I am happy that we are going to pick up seats and I am damn proud of our chairman for appealing to 50 states. We won't win 'em all this year, but eventually, with hard work, we'll make it happen.
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   MY VOTE MATTERS! WE ARE THE MAJORITY!!!  helderheid   Nov-07-06 02:12 PM   #1 
   "Official"? Is that you, Emperor Norton?  TahitiNut   Nov-07-06 02:14 PM   #2 
   We've destroyed the Bush administration even if we lose.  jhuth at work   Nov-07-06 02:15 PM   #3 
   Good point  Mad_Dem_X   Nov-07-06 02:18 PM   #6 
   Turnout is very good for such a miserable day  notadmblnd   Nov-07-06 02:15 PM   #4 
   Turnout here was as high as in '04 at the same time of morning.  dicksteele   Nov-07-06 02:24 PM   #13 
   Don't worry, be HAPPY!!  meegbear   Nov-07-06 02:15 PM   #5 
   Hey, ReNAMBLAcans: Na na na na, na na na na, hey heeeyyyyy,  kestrel91316   Nov-07-06 02:18 PM   #7 
   I've always loved election days!  Liberal Jesus Freak   Nov-07-06 02:21 PM   #8 
   Don't shoot your eye out with excitement! nt  PistolSteve   Nov-07-06 02:22 PM   #11 
   Don't let Dick Cheney use it! Please!  in_cog_ni_to   Nov-07-06 02:26 PM   #15 
   My optimism lies  theplutsnw   Nov-07-06 02:21 PM   #9 
   Fuck it. We're doomed. I'm eating my own head.  WilliamPitt   Nov-07-06 02:21 PM   #10 
   Rome wasn't built in a day.  Gregorian   Nov-07-06 02:23 PM   #12 
   kivk  Nikki Stone1   Nov-07-06 02:25 PM   #14 
   This is what I am talking about!  naturalselection   Nov-07-06 02:31 PM   #16 
   It's Taco Nite at Chez Sugar Smack.  Sugar Smack   Nov-07-06 02:33 PM   #17 
   I'm with you. I have a feeling that even the problems are not  acmavm   Nov-07-06 02:36 PM   #18 
   In eight hours...  sillyphoenix   Nov-07-06 02:37 PM   #19 
   When we went to vote  Nite Owl   Nov-07-06 02:37 PM   #20 
   I'm happy that they started reporting the Dirty Tricks yesterday  Marnieworld   Nov-07-06 02:41 PM   #21 
   Even though it is pouring down rain on and off  DemEtienne   Nov-07-06 02:43 PM   #22 
   The election is beyond stealing  Jack Rabbit   Nov-07-06 02:44 PM   #23 
   Poll worker on thom harmon said 2x the '04 turnout...  133724   Nov-07-06 02:48 PM   #24 
 
helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:12 PM
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1. MY VOTE MATTERS! WE ARE THE MAJORITY!!!
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:14 PM
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2. "Official"? Is that you, Emperor Norton?
:eyes:
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jhuth at work (118 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:15 PM
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3. We've destroyed the Bush administration even if we lose.
Edited on Tue Nov-07-06 02:21 PM by jhuth at work
HA!!
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Tue Nov-07-06 02:18 PM
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6. Good point
All of their misdeeds are coming to the surface now...more and more people are aware of their corruption every day. Whatever happens today, we must keep fighting!
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:15 PM
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4. Turnout is very good for such a miserable day
I think it's a good sign.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:24 PM
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13. Turnout here was as high as in '04 at the same time of morning.
That's a VERY good sign!
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:15 PM
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5. Don't worry, be HAPPY!!
We're gonna make it!!
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:18 PM
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7. Hey, ReNAMBLAcans: Na na na na, na na na na, hey heeeyyyyy,
GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!
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Liberal Jesus Freak Donating Member (150 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:21 PM
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8. I've always loved election days!
They remind me of christmas presents--you never know what will be under the tree. But today--for the first time in years--I really think I'm going to find my Red Ryder BB gun :party:
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PistolSteve (222 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:22 PM
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11. Don't shoot your eye out with excitement! nt
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:26 PM
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15. Don't let Dick Cheney use it! Please!
:scared:
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theplutsnw (104 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:21 PM
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9. My optimism lies
with replacing the worst of the reThuglicans and perhaps the best side of the Republican party will start to show. I don't want to turn into the power hungry GOP that exists today, I want a peaceful functioning Congress that gets things done for ALL Americans (including those that are Independent, Libertarian, Green and even conservative Republicans!). I want to move America forward, that is what I am hopeful for, PROGRESS!
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:21 PM
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10. Fuck it. We're doomed. I'm eating my own head.
:P

Huge turnout.

Yay.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:23 PM
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12. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Oh. That might be the wrong metaphor.


The way I see it- it took a lot of time to pick up momentum. And now that we have it, I know that even if we don't pull off enough wins now, we will soon.



And they're scared. That makes me happy.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:25 PM
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14. kivk
:kick:
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naturalselection (236 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:31 PM
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16. This is what I am talking about!
I am normally a pessimist, but today I am feeling really good!

Go McCaskill!

Go Dems!
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:33 PM
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17. It's Taco Nite at Chez Sugar Smack.
Plus I voted, which of course makes me giddy! :D
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:36 PM
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18. I'm with you. I have a feeling that even the problems are not
to be tolerated this election. I think the dems have found something they misplaced six years ago, the fighting spirit. And I have faith that they'll fight to to ensure we not only take the House, but the Senate as well. (I think we've already got the governorships, but that's just my opinion.)

We will persevere. We will win. There are just too many people who are fed up with the republican party, they're gonna help us win.
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sillyphoenix (136 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:37 PM
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19. In eight hours...
I intend to be raising a pint in one hand and an excessively large Philly blunt in the other to toast our victory.

Cheers.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:37 PM
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20. When we went to vote
the dems at the tables were all smiley, the repukes looked sullen.

Turnout has been very high, higher than in '04 so far.
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:41 PM
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21. I'm happy that they started reporting the Dirty Tricks yesterday
OK I only watch Olberman but that was great that before a vote was cast the GOP disenfranchise machine (robocalling) was exposed. I am also happy that HBO aired Hacking Democracy. I am happy that Howard Dean is on our side. I am happy that we all have eachother here at DU to turn to no matter what the results.

(all of this positive stuff was an effort since I'm leaning pesimistic but I did feel a bit better from the attempt.)

:patriot:
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Raffi Ella Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:43 PM
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22. Even though it is pouring down rain on and off
Edited on Tue Nov-07-06 02:44 PM by DemEtienne
voter turnout is being reported as high in my area! Big Shout out to fellow Georgia voters! :kick:
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-07-06 02:44 PM
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23. The election is beyond stealing
The Democrats will pick up between 30 and 35 House seats and seven senate seats.
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24. Poll worker on thom harmon said 2x the '04 turnout...
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