Wednesday, October 22, 2008

"Democrats' Gloom Deepens"

The headline comes from this story in Politico which explains that no matter what the apparent advantages Democrats have right now, we are still fearful that we will lose on November 4th. That's for sure! The quote below is from none other than Tucker Carlson:

Wondering if you're really a Democrat? Here's a quick way to find out: Given everything the Democratic party has going for it this year—the overwhelming financial advantage, the legions of new voters, George W. Bush—do you believe the Obama campaign could still somehow, in the final moments, find a way to blow it and lose this election?

If you answered yes, you're a Democrat.


I can relate. I am not thinking that Obama will "blow it", as Tucker says, but I do worry that on election day, millions of Americans will wake up, and decide not to vote for that (black) (Muslim) (Arab) guy after all. It is still a big mystery to me how George W. Bush won either of his elections when it was pretty clear that the guy lacked the resources to handle the job. I am not yet convinced that people have moved beyond voting out of fear. Also, with the well organized voter suppression efforts by conservatives in 2000 and 2004, I have learned that many who plan to vote for Democrats will not be allowed to. I have no doubt that they have some other scheme up their sleeves for this election day. So, from all these lessons of election history, I will wait until it's REALLY over to feel anything close to "Misson Accomplished".

2 comments:

Brenda said...

Early voting started this week in Florida and the lines have been long (in some places 3 hours!!) - I am thinking this is a good thing for Obama.

Anonymous said...

Floridah!!! Remember the 2000 and 2004 debacle. I trust the Republicans about as far as I can throw them and I wish I could throw them out of power.
I expect the worst, but hope for the best. Let's just get out and vote and hope it really does count