I am extremely apprehensive about tomorrow
I’ve felt this way for at least a year. It’s not just the prospect of the Democrats taking control of Congress, although that’s definitely a big part of it. It seems to me they offer nothing but empty slogans (“affordability” with no history of achieving it, for example), Trump- and GOP-hatred, and promises to achieve permanent power through radical changes in the structure of the federal government.
But it’s also some of their candidates this year. It’s El-Sayed, Troy Jackson, Talarico, and others too numerous to mention. I cannot believe the polls that favor them, and yet I cannot disbelieve those polls because I’ve seen seemingly-unbelievable things happen, such as Mamdani’s becoming mayor of New York.
When I get this way I find it very hard to follow election results in real time. Usually I just wait till 11 PM or so and then tune in.
How about you?
I have no idea how things will go, but I do know that here in CO, it will be bad. Higher taxes, no NG in future homes, anything goes for Trans, etc. I fully expect that my Rep, Gabe Evans, is toast. I think there is a stealth candidate here in CO too. This person is running vicious ads against Evans, not a word about the Dem. The Dem is also stealth, being really a DSA person.
At least the flyers in the mail, the ads on my streaming services will go away.
If gas prices had come down then the GOP would have been fine. All a lot of people care about is their pocketbook. And gas prices are in their face several times a week. I hope I’m wrong but even Texas is going to elect that freak and others around. I think we’ll be ok here in Florida, but everywhere else…..
I have, very regrettably, come to the conclusion that a significant number of people in this country, and worldwide as well, don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground.
neo, I think this is the deep underlying reason for your apprehensiveness. It’s forcing you realize that this is, in fact, the general state of humanity — maybe the default state. It isn’t pleasant to have to admit that this is the case. Good person that you are, you are troubled by it.
On occasion, especially when I was young, I was one of those people. I presently am not, and I can prove it. But not being one of those people requires constant vigilance, and effort.