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MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
79. Honestly, I think it was a blessing in disguise. This place woulda been a mess.
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 09:06 PM
Nov 2018

None of us saw the election results playing out the way they did, and I’m not sure most of us (myself included) could have handled it. From a reputational standpoint, the site being unavailable was probably a best case scenario.

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Me too (CA)! Go DEMS! nt B Stieg Nov 2018 #6
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DU didn't crash, it was hacked still_one Nov 2018 #5
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We all were. I was just making the point that it was a malicious person or persons who caused it still_one Nov 2018 #23
Thanks, still_one.. Cha Nov 2018 #37
Honestly, I think it was a blessing in disguise. This place woulda been a mess. MadDAsHell Nov 2018 #79
I was here when Kerry lost. Hyper_Eye Nov 2018 #82
People weren't nearly as invested in Kerry. MadDAsHell Nov 2018 #83
I beg to differ Hyper_Eye Nov 2018 #84
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Voted for every Democratic candidate on the ballot - even for coroner Hokie Nov 2018 #30
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Is the election still going on? I voted like two weeks ago. Bucky Nov 2018 #86
Yeah I'm pretty sure today is kind of a big day. Skinner Nov 2018 #87
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