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nolabear

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20. It's a common trauma response.

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 04:17 PM

Oct 4

The last eight years have been genuinely traumatizing for most of this country. People become terrified of relaxing and trusting. This entire country, on all sides, has PTSD from that bastard. It’s going to take quite a while to really trust the joy we’re holding on to so hard.

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Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why Robert Reich [View all] usaf-vet Oct 4 OP

"Nauseously optimistic" - great description Pinback Oct 4 #1

Same DemonGoddess Oct 4 #3

Barfingly apprehensive here. magicarpet Oct 4 #2

LOL usaf-vet Oct 4 #4

Kind of a tangential comment birdographer Oct 4 #5

Thing is...many of them don't vote...they just complain PortTack Oct 4 #11

Like how Obama was going to take all their guns. When it doesn't happen, doesn't matter, it's GOING TO HAPPEN. betsuni Oct 4 #24

I'm talking about after the election birdographer Oct 4 #25

They thought Obama was taking their guns after TWO elections and eight years. betsuni Oct 5 #28

And with Vance waiting in the wings..... intrepidity Oct 4 #6

He'll flip whichever way... returnee Oct 4 #7

He is falling further behind in other polls displacedvermoter Oct 4 #8

Exactly! Why does anyone hang on poll outcomes when they've proven to be inaccurate cycle after cycle! PortTack Oct 4 #10

Meanwhile SomedayKindaLove Oct 4 #13

It's a common trauma response. nolabear Oct 4 #20

Very true, a sad commentary on where we are as a nation displacedvermoter Oct 4 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author displacedvermoter Oct 4 #9

Paragraph #2....flood the airwaves....tsf has no money to do that!! PortTack Oct 4 #12

He doesn't need ads when he can get his name in the news w a tweet and/or a lie. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 4 #14

Dark money Sugarcoated Oct 5 #29

i am bigly optomistic! et tu Oct 4 #15

This was kind of misleading to me, the name of the article, I guess. SWBTATTReg Oct 4 #16

I have this weird feeling BaronChocula Oct 4 #17

I don't get the "Trump is gaining in the polls" part Jersey Devil Oct 4 #18

That's a reQublican pumpkin talking KS Toronado Oct 4 #19

Bullshit. bif Oct 4 #22

But they don't yet know Harris ... That's the win. usonian Oct 4 #23

No, he's not. Basso8vb Oct 4 #26

There is another thread on GD about this so-called narrowing gap Rstrstx Oct 4 #27

Reich must finally be beginning to realize he was wrong about Trump voters, there was NEVER any chance that betsuni Oct 5 #30