QOTD: "Snap Out Of It"

 

From the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, who says fight the urge to "doomscroll" and get out, volunteer, contribute and vote:

"Snap out of it, Democrats. Take a deep breath and stop hyperventilating. Vice President Kamala Harris has maintained a consistent lead in the national polls, and there is no way anyone can be certain which way the swing states are swinging until the votes are counted. Stop all the doomscrolling and go win the election. [snip]

The nation has been here twice before, facing the possibility that Donald Trump will be elected president. In 2016, we didn’t take the threat seriously enough — hence the angst that the “Never Trump” majority is feeling right now. But don’t forget 2020, when Joe Biden not only defeated Trump but also won traditionally Republican states such as Georgia and Arizona. There is no rule that says all Election Day surprises must be bad."

Many of us are guilty of the political jitters, when we see that almost half the population is willing to vote for a felon, adjudicated rapist, con man and national security threat, and nothing seems to break their cultish devotion to the Malignant Loser. Despite the Malignant Loser's manifest unfitness for any office of public trust, his brainwashed / low information followers will ignore his declining mental state and vote for him. Turnout will be absolutely vital to victory for our side in what is shaping up to be a very close election, and it needs to be big and convincing.