I am a Democrat from Utah.
This means that I have lost my fair share of elections - arguably more than my fair share. I have been part of elections which were exercises in futility. State House races, US Senate races, races for governor etc. Let me tell you, it's been fun.
I was in Utah at my house in 2000 when they called Florida for Gore. I then got in my car and drove to Salt Lake. That drive will live in infamy, because somehow by the time I got to SLC Florida had switched to Bush. And everyone knows the name of the tune which followed.
I was in SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA in 2004 (and had been there for 36 days knocking on doors). Let me tell you how FUN it is to have a man like Tom Daschle (the Majority Leader of the US Senate) get beaten by a guy like, insert your favorite expletive here-ing, Thune.
So you will have to forgive me if I am somewhat less than sympathetic to all of my friends, oh my favorite republicans and conservatives, who are having an existential crisis now that a democrat, no less a smart, articulate, educated, organized guy, gets elected to be the President.
'Oh, he will ruin the country, he will eliminate the military and we will lose in Iraq and the terrorists will win, he will make us all hug trees and force all married people to add a third person to their marriage - preferably someone gay.' SERIOUSLY PEOPLE.
Obama is not going to ruin the country - even if he tried.
TRUST ME - George W. Bush tried - and only half succeeded.
AND they are called elections. If you really are that unhappy, take more people with you to vote next time.
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yes!
THANK YOU!! I have realized I have WAY more Republican friends than I realized. I have been quiet and polite the last eight years to those with differing points of view. I have been so depressed post election at the degree of animosity that came from my conservative friends. Many of them suggesting it was the end of the world and they were just scared to death of what would become of our heathen nation. AGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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