Comments on: Chill.

By: BigDina

BigDina — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:39:43 +0000

I’m freaking out. The latest gallop poll has Mc up by 10%!!!!!
I thought we had our man in the house. What is this Palin got besides a vagina? She’s not qualified. Running a state is nothing like being a Senator. Obama stands up for us. He cares about woman and she is a pig and I’m glad he called her a lipstick pig. That’s what Palin is, full of lipstick on a pig.
So what if McCain has reached across the isle with Democrats, Obama has NEVER had to reach over to those Right wing war mongers.
I don’t know girls, I hope you are right. This is scary.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:30:33 +0000

Reading this really made me think of the difference between our two systems of government. An election was called by our gutless premier last Sunday and we go to the polls on October 15th I believe. I have barely seen any ads on television and comparatively it would be hard for an “outsider” to know that an election was going on in Canada.
I actually believe that more Canadians have more invested in the US election than our own, yet so many of the issues are the same. The US really is a polarizing nation to have on your border.

By: sbsanon

sbsanon — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:02:20 +0000

I am so with you on your first reason for being optimistic. I just can’t go around thinking nonstop that Obama’s probably going to lose because that’s just too depressing. So like you I have to stay optimistic to stay sane.

By: MzBitca

MzBitca — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:30:13 +0000

That picture is the background of my laptop. It makes me smile and feel better after I finish reading about all the crap thats been going on in this fucking election.

I never would have voted for McCain and I definitely disliked many of his stances but this latest turn, has really left a bad taste in my mouth for him as a person. He is worse than Bush and that scares the shit out of me

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:05:23 +0000

Thanks Ashley, I’m hoping. I’m signed up on the Obama website and groups will post stuff like that, which will show up for all of the people in a certain mile radius. There was a bus a couple of weekends ago that went to PA for the day, but I found out less than a day in advance and so had to be like, um, no. But fingers crossed, there will be another opportunity.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:56:03 +0000

Hey Cara,

On the money issue, they usually have free buses organized by the Democratic party in your area that go to the nearest swing state for campaigning. If you’ve got Howard Dean leftovers or a Unitarian church in your area, you might check with them too. Churches can’t be partisan, but UUs usually have social justice groups that operate independently and organize that sort of thing (also, I know you’re an atheist. A ton of UUs are too, so don’t worry that they’ll start trying to “convert” you or anything).

The only downside to busing it is that you usually have to wake up a few hours before the buttcrack.

Anyway, like you, I’m totally optimistic. I can really clearly visualize Obama taking the oath of office in his peacoat. McCain? Nah. It’s not gonna happen. Even if the election is close, no one on our side is staying home. Can’t say that for Repubs.

By: fourthwave

fourthwave — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:41:46 +0000

Wow, do I ever appreciate this. I need to stop freaking out and be more optimistic (the optimism that I certainly felt before I realized that people are actually falling for this Palin BS). So thanks.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:29:39 +0000

I really liked the analogy Nate Silver over at 538 used a few days back. Elections, conventions, and polls are like the big drops in roller coasters. We all knew in advance the RNC was going to bump McCain’s polling #s. Conventions always do, but somehow, this knowledge has not made his bump any less “scary.”

Also, as the above poster pointed out: anybody can have a large impact by volunteering for the Obama campaign. If anybody is planning on volunteering they should get to it; the election is close!

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:26:43 +0000

I’m glad that you’re canvassing! I think everyone ought to be. I’m really upset/annoyed that I’m so completely broke that I can’t afford to go campaign for Obama in PA or OH. I did get a scholarship to go campaign against the abortion bill in SD in a couple of weeks, which I couldn’t be more excited about, and I am signing up to canvass for my local congressional race, which is a really important and tight one. And once I get some phonebank training in SD — I have a really weird phone phobia — I’m going to start using Obama’s online phonebank system to do that from home.

Get involved, people!

By: Tali

Tali — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:10:05 +0000

Thanks for this. I panicked a little earlier in the week when I saw some of the post-RNC polls. In response, I signed up to go canvass in New Hampshire this weekend. That helped, but I need to keep reminding myself that, frankly, Obama knows what he’s doing better than I do. This is a great reminder. Thanks.