Just recently, I noticed my stress level had increased over the possibility of Trump being re-elected. I had come back from a vacation during which I was blissfully out of touch, but the continuing unrest, and possible Trumpward movement in the polls made me worry about this more and more.
Just wondering if others felt this way and, if so, how you were dealing w/ it.
To the extent I can recall previous elections, I feel a pressure to check here and other on-line sites such as 538/RCP. But, of course, no matter how often you check them, that doesn’t provide certainty. And, to the contrary, I think I previously assumed a position of false security after interpreting what info i read favorably to my desires.
Damn, these are going to be a tough couple of months… Looks like I picked the wrong time to stop drinking!
Yeah, I’m drinking a lot. And trying to avoid cable news of any kind.
I get about 10 emails a day seeking donations to worthy Democrats.
Like many, I was overconfident in 2016. Now I’m not confident at all, no matter how good the polls look. I’m hopeful, but not confident. I’m still angry at the deplorables, but I have noticed more and more are saying “not this time.”
Yeah, I keep telling myself to avoid the news and discussions - but like the COVID stuff, it is just constantly present in the back of my mind. Even tho I KNOW there are no good answers, my mind feels like it is flailing around hoping for some.
It was REALLY nice to be in the middle of nowhere for 7 days on Aug, w/o any news/radio/TV, internet. Was quite jarring to come back to civilization - and find things just as fucked up as when we had left (if not moreso). Heading back up for another week this month - but that will still leave a month and a half until the elections…
This is me as well. And then some dip ship right-wing leaning teenager borrows a gun, shoots 3 people (killing two), calls a friend after shooting the first one and walks by multiple police officers carrying the gun he just shot people with just minutes before and goes home to bed.
Stressing myself out further by coming to the realization that a Biden/Harris win might do a lot to change the path the US Government is on, but socially things will be as bad or worse if Trump loses. People will lose their minds. I think there’s going to be years and years of ridiculousness until, really, a generation of people dies.
Elections don’t stress me. Covid does. But while I might not be thrilled at who wins what politically in a democracy one has to be ok with the fact that one doesn’t always get one’s preferred outcome. Now I will be worried and stressed if the political violence continues to spread.
I’m putting an irrational amount of faith in the American voter to do the right thing. Because otherwise, hopelessness would overwhelm me. We’re also donating lots of money to campaigns, and writing get-out-the-vote letters and postcards to swing state voters. I think we’re up to 600 letters at this point. Lists are provided by Vote Forward:
Yeah - my problem is that I fear the exact opposite - w/ tons of folk not admitting to pollsters how racist and misogynistic they are when the actually vote. Added to the folk who are so stupid that they think the shitshow is entertaining…
Yep, it’s the liquor and drugs or just immersing myself in my work until I forget the liquor and drugs for awhile that I use to deal with the stress. I don’t recommend it, but since this year ends in a number, it’s what I’m probably gonna do.
I plan on dramatically reducing my politics and social outrage consumption.
Pelosi and her fucking blow-out is partially responsible for that. I know it’s a minor thing and I expect the usual suspects will be along to shout about how irrelevant it is. But because it was so stupid, it could have so easily been avoided. If she can’t be arsed to take all this more seriously in this of all circumstances, why should the rest of us take her seriously anymore? Am I overreacting? Maybe. But fuck you, Nancy! Be a fucking leader, FFS.
President Obama driving Jerry Seinfeld in his 1963 'Vett.
Presidents can have a sense of humor and can enjoy chatting with other. Some of the best lines from Obama:
I could call a nuclear submarine right here
You have to use the non-Presidential garbage
He’s going coming through bushes looking through the window harry don’t shoot him he’s funny. My poll numbers would go down if you shot Jerry Seinfeld.
It’s no longer the old liberals and conservatives I grew up with. Now, it;s libertarians against antifa, and I cannot predict which is a greater threat. I kinda take solace in the promise of another term of Trump’r relatively harmless self-aggrandizement, free of any meaningful political agenda.
