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murielm99

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2. Were you in Grant Park?

Reply to Neema (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 03:17 AM

Nov 2018

My daughter was there with a girlfriend. They won tickets to be there. I was manning the headquarters in my county that night, so people could come in for election watch. She kept texting me.

In 2012, my husband and I were part of the crowd in McCormick Place when President Obama came in after winning reelection. We had tickets because we had worked hard for him.

It seems like a century ago. I remember how packed in we were, and how nice everyone was to each other. We have lost so much of that feeling of love and unity. It has been replaced with hate and anger.

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Nov. 4, 2008. I attended the election rally in Chicago. [View all] Neema Nov 2018 OP

I'll hang out with some judicial candidates..I think they'll go OK LeftInTX Nov 2018 #1

I feel the same way.... bobGandolf Nov 2018 #4

Were you in Grant Park? murielm99 Nov 2018 #2

I was. I was there. Neema Nov 2018 #7

Brilliantly said, Neema.. Thank You! Cha Nov 2018 #3

Yes, aside from being so glad to be at the rally, it was also a bit of a relief to not be sitting Neema Nov 2018 #8

Thanks for posting this. Scarsdale Nov 2018 #5

I know. Even though I know 45 didn't win the election fair and square, it's still Neema Nov 2018 #10

Don't fret. Go vote and take friends and family. GOTV. Put up signs. Drop lit. Send in a small LBM20 Nov 2018 #6

Have done/am doing all of the above. Neema Nov 2018 #9

Dems lead by 7 points in the latest NBC/WSJ poll. Is that enough.... lastlib Nov 2018 #11

That's a very good question. And after 2016, I don't even follow polls. Neema Nov 2018 #12

You can always come to DU BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #13

That's my plan as long as the site is up. Neema Nov 2018 #14

Skinner sent out a notice that if something happens BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #15

Thanks. I saw that too. Will probably hop on Twitter. Neema Nov 2018 #16

One of my sisters lives in a Congressional district that was redrawn by the courts BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #18

Whenever I feel most hopeless I watch YouTube Boomerproud Nov 2018 #17

It was nice to reminisce about it today. God, it felt so good, everything about it. Neema Nov 2018 #20

Yeah I'm not watching either MariaCSR Nov 2018 #19