What is the benefit in peddling false hope about the mid-terms?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

There is, and always has been, a thing on DU of treating serious matters like rooting for sports teams.

We, the Democrats, are going to be hammered in November.

There is no virtue in deceiving ones self and surely no virtue in seeking to deceive others.

It just promotes nihilism.

The value in donating and working for candidates remains the same -- it makes a difference whether we lose 55 seats or 60 seats.

It is better for Democrats to be elected.

There is a powerful argument there for working and voting for Democrats that doesn't require ginning up a mass-delusion that is followed by crushing disillusionment.

Yes, a credulous few may be strung along by delusional rah-rah but many more are ultimately alienated.