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sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:20 PM Aug 2020

I did not need to be excited.

I did not need to be stimulated, cajoled, enticed, to vote for a Democratic candidate. I am not selfish enough to ask what they will do for me. I want them to do for all of us.

That said, I am thrilled with our two Democratic candidates as I would have been for anyone on the ticket.

Vote.

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I did not need to be excited. (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2020 OP
+1000 Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #1
I do not need to have our ticket meet all my ideological needs mcar Aug 2020 #2
I do know that mcar. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #5
Me too...absolutely thrilled! Zoonart Aug 2020 #3
It will be my absolute honor to vote! MLAA Aug 2020 #4
I'm with you, my dear she! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #6
but I know many who have been disenfranchised will be excited SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #7
Sure. But it's nice to be excited, isn't it? Laelth Aug 2020 #8
I am thrilled as well PatSeg Aug 2020 #9
Amen, she R B Garr Aug 2020 #10
Amen, Sister! nt Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #11
Amen. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #13
Exactly. I totally agree. GeorgiaPeanut Aug 2020 #12
I agree. brer cat Aug 2020 #14
I would have been thrilled with any one of them. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #17
I smiled today, & I don't smile that much anymore. I am very pleased indeed. Hekate Aug 2020 #15
I hear ya, Hekate. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #19
Last summer I told my oldest friends Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #16
Enthusiastically voting here. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #18
We need to bring back sanity to this country! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #20
Hell yes. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #22
Ok ladies now let's get in formation! SunSeeker Aug 2020 #21
OMG! sheshe2 Aug 2020 #23
One thing I'm very glad about is that a word I hate, used by the both-sides people to betsuni Aug 2020 #24
Bazinga! sheshe2 Aug 2020 #25
Agreed - and yet, I am! Withywindle Aug 2020 #26

mcar

(42,302 posts)
2. I do not need to have our ticket meet all my ideological needs
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:22 PM
Aug 2020

I do not need to be motivated, or have a "reason" to vote for our ticket.

In truth, I never have. I support the candidates and party who I believe will do the best for this country.

Because it's not about me. I know you know that.

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
7. but I know many who have been disenfranchised will be excited
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:26 PM
Aug 2020

like they were not excited in 2016. This has the potential to really ramp up so many voters--especially young people of color and many women.

PatSeg

(47,399 posts)
9. I am thrilled as well
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:36 PM
Aug 2020

I can't imagine being happier, other than seeing them sworn in as President and Vice President in January.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
17. I would have been thrilled with any one of them.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:02 AM
Aug 2020

I am thrilled with Kamala. Her energy is motivating. She will be on fire.

Rhiannon12866

(205,233 posts)
16. Last summer I told my oldest friends
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:02 AM
Aug 2020

That I'd sooner vote for the next person who drove by than Trump - and no one disagreed with me. We are very fortunate to have such qualified candidates this time around, all we need is to GOTV!

Rhiannon12866

(205,233 posts)
20. We need to bring back sanity to this country!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:07 AM
Aug 2020

The constant barrage of horrific and insane news is perpetually exhausting!

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
22. Hell yes.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:14 AM
Aug 2020

I don't expect miracles, to much hard plowing ahead.

All I want is a simple nights sleep every few days. Not that much to ask.

betsuni

(25,472 posts)
24. One thing I'm very glad about is that a word I hate, used by the both-sides people to
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:31 AM
Aug 2020

insult Democrats -- milquetoast -- CANNOT be used to describe Kamala Harris. Another stupid buzzword goes down.

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)
26. Agreed - and yet, I am!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:47 AM
Aug 2020

I have disagreements with both of them on specific policy issues, but that's not as important right now as knowing that this is a team that can WIN and win big, and get us closer to being on the right track.

I would have voted for a rotten half-eaten hot dog fished out of the dumpster if it's running against the Dump(ster) and I'm not ashamed to say so. This ticket is good and give me hope and I am NOT ashamed to say that having a woman of color on the ticket is so, so very important.

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