trying to be hopeful

[kindkit]

As far as I know, tonight's results won't yet include mail-in ballots. There were a lot of those this year, in states that allowed them. And mail-in voters tend to vote heavily Democratic. So if they're counted, it could make a difference.

I say if because Trump will, of course, try to prevent them from being counted.



None of this affects the despair I feel that half my fellow citizens have looked back at Trump's presidency and said, "Yeah, I'll have more of that."

Comments

[rattfan]

Yes, I think a lot of Australia is watching pretty closely! I'm not at work today, so that's what I'm doing. Even my mum (93) is glued to the TV. She's said she hopes Kamala Harris wins! Same here.

Do mail-in voters tend to be Democrats because they're the people who can think ahead?

Good luck!

[kindkit]

I haven't seen an explanation, though I'm sure one/several are around. For 2020 it had a lot to do with Covid, since the right tended to be Covid deniers or minimizers who didn't worry about in-person voting.

I've been intermittently watching an election night stream by British comedian Sooz Kempner. US elections affect the whole world. Sadly.

[torachan]

I am hoping it will be like 2020 and look better tomorrow, but I am feeling so sick right now.

[kindkit]

It looks like not just a Trump victory, but Republican control of the House and the Senate. I hope the projections are wrong, but I'm terrified.

[silveradept]

It's always a stark reminder of how many people seem very content to screw everyone over if they believe they're only screwing someone other than themselves.

[kindkit]

Trump actually winning the popular vote, as seems to be happening, hurts to contemplate. I don't understand how anyone can want the world he's promising, even out of self-interest.

[silveradept]

I can, but it requires bone-deep understanding of the lie fed to you that you deserve to be the person on top and everyone who isn't you should fall at your feet and worship you, and that government and society exists to make sure that if they don't fall to the ground of their own free will, there's someone there to kick their legs out from under them and hold their heads to the ground until they learn to do it themselves.

[rydra_wong]

Nothing useful to add, just wanted to say I'm thinking of you.

[kindkit]

Thanks. I'm still trying to hope, but it no longer feels like there are any grounds for it.