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Texin

(2,585 posts)
13. Good question!
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:49 AM
Oct 2012
"Are we more neurotic? Or are we simply cynics and pessimists? I remember in 2008, even though all the evidence pointed to an Obama victory, most of us were thrilled beyond belief that he won. I was among those who felt fairly sure that a large part of the population was lying to pollsters and would actually vote for the white guy in 2008. Boy was I wrong!"

Maybe it's a case of "fool me once, shame on you" syndrome.

I'll never forget 2000 and 2004. God and Jesus wouldn't convince me that Bush didn't steal both elections. I think it's indisputable. In watching TRMS last night, the show focused on what's happening right now on the ground in both Colorado (a complete train wreck) and Forida. The whole state of Colorado is at the mercy of a Rethug Secretary of State, and the big question Rachel asked was whether the SOS of Colorado was destined to become this election's Katherine Harris. The streamlined, so-called easy electronic registrations have been discovered to have failed to tabulate and register thousands of online registrants - and most of them didn't discover it until they went to the polls to vote in early voting - one day ONE.DAY before the cut-off for registration alltogether. What's worse, those people who did find out tried to register (yesterday I think) and the whole system was crashed. Thousands of people disenfranchised with no remedy.

So, maybe that's what we're worried about. It's just effin easy to progam the system to get the outcome of their choice, and this year, most of the Secretaries of State in the swing states are rethugs. Nobody will convince me that they wouldn't and won't mess with these systems to make Mittens the next POTUS.
I wouldn't be worried at all if the republicans weren't trying to throw this election at every turn meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #1
Thats why the Obama team is telling most people to vote EARLY so bigdarryl Oct 2012 #3
I know if I lived in a swing state with controversy over the vote meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #7
Because there probably looking at stupid Rasmussen polling bigdarryl Oct 2012 #2
i agree politicman Oct 2012 #9
Because they cheat. nt alsame Oct 2012 #4
Someone posted on Dr Wang's site a week ago.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #5
Bush/Kerry katmondoo Oct 2012 #6
You are right...some of us have been burned in past elections. And we have long Grammy23 Oct 2012 #25
Because Democrats are lousy at this. fugop Oct 2012 #8
Right on. Dems don't know how to think like winners. Period. Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #29
When winning, one keeps an eye on maintaining victory, when losing all one can do Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #10
Because Ds live in the reality world and know it's not over til it's over. nt s-cubed Oct 2012 #11
What does that have to anxiety, negative Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #30
Republicans are better at ignoring reality gravity Oct 2012 #12
Good question! Texin Oct 2012 #13
Because Repubs are naturally assholes and Dems are naturally worriers. Jennicut Oct 2012 #14
Which attitude is more likely to win anything? Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #31
Don't forget the 5-4 decision of the SCOTUS BigDemVoter Oct 2012 #15
+1 Beat me to it. n/t bamacrat Oct 2012 #24
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #27
I don't know TexasCPA Oct 2012 #16
Because we both know Americans are idiots. Arkana Oct 2012 #17
Surge Johnny2X2X Oct 2012 #18
The magic number is 50 Amphigouri Oct 2012 #19
You are living in another reality Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #32
It's genetic kurt_cagle Oct 2012 #20
Good post. I tend to think of Rs as single line of sheep, all with their noses in the rear of libdem4life Oct 2012 #28
Um... because Repukes lie and cheat, consequence-free? Cherchez la Femme Oct 2012 #21
They lie as easily as we breathe n/t NHDEMFORLIFE Oct 2012 #22
Romney screws up in the debate TexasCPA Oct 2012 #23
I'm worried because we're not controlling the narrative. Lots of bad press smorkingapple Oct 2012 #26
The Repubs are behind Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #33
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