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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts) Mon Mar 5, 2012, 08:56 PM Mar 2012

Super Tuesday's tomorrow. Where's the excitement?

Where's the anything?

Do you remember the excitement on the Left? We were finishing signs, making plans on which street corners to setup on, getting pumped up....

Local news from Savannah showed a dozen Women for Frothy Sweatervest (it was called the Susan B Anthony something and many of the women might have been her contemporaries.) There's no excitement, no anema, no umpf.

Also,
Might I suggest that before we fall into a lack of enthusiasm, we be sure to educate and staff a shit ton of volunteers to monitor this election at the local polls. I think the only way this will be close is if they steal it on Election Day.

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Super Tuesday's tomorrow. Where's the excitement? (Original Post) NightWatcher Mar 2012 OP

I haven't seen a single sign in my RW snakepit of a town. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #1

Everyone is too busy here dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #2

This just doesn't have the magic of 2008. aaaaaa5a Mar 2012 #3

The more you see 'em, the less there is to like. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #4

Rush has sucked the air out of the race. Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #5

It's been replaced with a RUSH malaise Mar 2012 #6

I'm Election Officer at a really busy precinct tomorrow. I'me dreading it. SharonAnn Mar 2012 #7

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

1. I haven't seen a single sign in my RW snakepit of a town.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 08:59 PM

Mar 2012

They say interest io at an all-time low.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. Everyone is too busy here

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:01 PM

Mar 2012

posting in the H & M Forum.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

3. This just doesn't have the magic of 2008.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:09 PM

Mar 2012

At first I thought there was less magic because my perception was different because I didn't have any emotion or a voting interest in this primary like i did in 2008. But I look at my GOP friends. There is no passion. No excitement. I am not sure they care. Heck, even they were more excited for the Dems race in 2008 than they are now.

There is just no magic for any candidate this time around.

In a way you can't blame them. You can't top Clinton/Obama. That matchup was an all-time great.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

4. The more you see 'em, the less there is to like.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:17 PM

Mar 2012

I just want to see this continue on with no clear winner...another 6 months and all of the candidates will have negative polling numbers.

Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)

5. Rush has sucked the air out of the race.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:20 PM

Mar 2012

Which is good for Obama. Not like there was any competition.

malaise

(269,114 posts)

6. It's been replaced with a RUSH

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:22 PM

Mar 2012

to the exits

SharonAnn

(13,777 posts)

7. I'm Election Officer at a really busy precinct tomorrow. I'me dreading it.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:18 PM

Mar 2012

It's a really long day, 6:30 AM to 8:30 PM on-site and then two hours to drive the machines, etc. back to the Election Office and wait until they're signed in and the tallies read. I'm usually exhausted by the time I get home.

And, it's the first election with Tennessee's new Voter ID law, so I'm sure we'll have some really upset people who'll have to fill out provisional ballots and get to the Election Office by the end of the day Thursday with their ID in order for their vote to be counted.

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