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Is anyone else stressed TF out as I am??? (Original Post) SKKY Nov 5 OP
Yes, I'm lietrally shaking so bad I can hardly type Hans Delbrook Nov 5 #1
Me too! mindfulNJ Nov 5 #3
Hey Jersey, I'm in Pa Hans Delbrook Nov 5 #6
Imagine me, I'm transgender DSandra Nov 5 #13
My son is trans, I get it. JustBeGood Nov 5 #23
My apologies for my rant, which in no way compares to what you must be feeling right now... SKKY Nov 5 #24
No apology needed JustBeGood Nov 5 #25
Why can't we have a democracy where everyone's vote counts the same? F the electoral college F citizen's united. mucifer Nov 5 #2
He won the popular vote Lulu KC Nov 6 #27
Yes. nt LexVegas Nov 5 #4
While the GA result is depressing, it was expected if you followed polling. Claustrum Nov 5 #5
Or maybe more? MoonchildCA Nov 5 #7
I'm with you birdographer Nov 5 #22
Yes! Beatlelvr Nov 5 #8
Not big panic attack yet, but I think better play my guitar or something. Watching results come in piecemeal is tough. Silent Type Nov 5 #9
Yes edhopper Nov 5 #10
Some of the biggest blue counties aren't even 20% reporting yet (referring to Georgia). W_HAMILTON Nov 5 #11
They elected 2 Democratic senators, FFS! 3catwoman3 Nov 5 #12
YES. Scully Nov 5 #14
Me? ForgedCrank Nov 5 #15
100% stressed the f out!! Kazzy Nov 5 #16
Yes SCRUBDASHRUB Nov 5 #17
Yes milestogo Nov 5 #18
Yes, I can barely breathe.... KewlKat Nov 5 #19
Yes RidinWithHarris Nov 5 #20
Remember they threw out a bunch Tree Lady Nov 5 #21
Me. And knowing that the bomb threats were Ilsa Nov 5 #26

JustBeGood

(15 posts)
23. My son is trans, I get it.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:33 PM
Nov 5


Your life isn't being judged, you are awesome and this isn't about you.

It's about Sheila, an undecided who thinks T**** will lower the prices on Cheez-its.

This is Idiocracy - dumb people suck. You rock!

SKKY

(12,298 posts)
24. My apologies for my rant, which in no way compares to what you must be feeling right now...
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:08 PM
Nov 5

...Hopefully things turn around quickly, but I had much higher hopes for NC and GA.

mucifer

(24,934 posts)
2. Why can't we have a democracy where everyone's vote counts the same? F the electoral college F citizen's united.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:07 PM
Nov 5

Lulu KC

(5,019 posts)
27. He won the popular vote
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 11:46 PM
Nov 6

I used to love being able to blame the EC, but that wasn't the problem this time.

Claustrum

(5,052 posts)
5. While the GA result is depressing, it was expected if you followed polling.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:08 PM
Nov 5

It was shown for a while that NC has a better chance to turn blue than GA.

Good news is, we don't need GA or NC to win. If we win any of them, it means an early night and TFG would have a very narrow path to win.

Our most direct path is WI, MI and PA. The rest are cherry on top.

MoonchildCA

(1,344 posts)
7. Or maybe more?
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:09 PM
Nov 5

I really convinced myself we would have this in the bag. I was nervous, of course, but I really hoped she would cut into the margins in the rural areas, and the opposite is happening.

I’m still hopeful, but I’m pretty freaked out.

birdographer

(2,528 posts)
22. I'm with you
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:25 PM
Nov 5

Reading how he has state after state after state. Who are these idiots voting to turn America into a dictatorship? We know they are stupid, but this is hard to believe.

It's starting to feel like 2016 all over again.

It's not going to be trump in the WH. They will 25th him out before he has his bags unpacked. It will be President Vance, who is far, far worse. And the morons trumpers have no idea who they are really voting for.

Beatlelvr

(692 posts)
8. Yes!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:09 PM
Nov 5

UNBELIEVABLE what we are seeing in early returns. The night is young...lets see what the west coast says.

Silent Type

(7,339 posts)
9. Not big panic attack yet, but I think better play my guitar or something. Watching results come in piecemeal is tough.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:10 PM
Nov 5

W_HAMILTON

(8,570 posts)
11. Some of the biggest blue counties aren't even 20% reporting yet (referring to Georgia).
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:11 PM
Nov 5

And the blue areas that have basically fully reported (>95%), they are bluer than they were in 2020 by four to six points -- see here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-president.html

The story is that red areas are redder and blue areas are bluer. It will be close, just like it was in 2020.

ForgedCrank

(2,387 posts)
15. Me?
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:12 PM
Nov 5

I refuse to watch the news and real--time results.
This entire campaign season has gone on for so long, and I am so tired of the rancor and bile, I'll just be glad that it's over regardless of the outcome. It'll be a relief to talk about something besides this for a change. The last thing I need is to sit around chewing on my fingernails all night.
I'm seeing snippets here and there, but just in between watching a Netflix movie and whiskey sour

RidinWithHarris

(790 posts)
20. Yes
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:23 PM
Nov 5

It's not lost yet, of course, but I certainly had higher hopes for tonight than are shaping up.

For all the bitching about the polls, it's looking like the race is pretty much just as close as the polls were saying, even if so many here didn't want to believe the polls and/or thought they were are rigged or fake numbers to boost ratings.

Ilsa

(62,282 posts)
26. Me. And knowing that the bomb threats were
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:53 PM
Nov 5

effective in sending voters home without voting pisses me the hell off.

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