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Any plans after Election Day?

I'm debating leaving town and shutting off the outside world and hibernating. Or doing the same at home. Just give myself a few days away from the circus the following days will be--no tv, no internet, no phone--either I will be pleasantly surprised or in deep mourning. Maybe we won't even know by the weekend what the outcome will be, anyway.

by Anonymousreply 63October 30, 2024 2:00 PM

There will be no mourning OP. She is going to win.

by Anonymousreply 1October 28, 2024 6:12 PM

I have a dentist appt in the afternoon and then home

My partner will be watching MSNBC nonstop though

by Anonymousreply 2October 28, 2024 6:13 PM

Same, the image of Steve Kornacki's khakis will be burned into my TV screen for those days

by Anonymousreply 3October 28, 2024 6:25 PM

Everyone- even if she wins--- we will be basically in a mild civil war-- There will be no election night. It will be weeks and weeks of TORTURE. Get ready-

by Anonymousreply 4October 28, 2024 6:26 PM

Thanks for that, R1. I appreciate it and I want that to be the case.

by Anonymousreply 5October 28, 2024 6:31 PM

We knew the Biden victory in 2020 by that Saturday. Likely we'll know that Harris won by then,

Watching the weeks of Trump's foolishness in the weeks after will be entirely optional. The Dems are well prepared for his legal manuevers

by Anonymousreply 6October 28, 2024 6:32 PM

MAGAts will be a lot of talk, but most of them will retreat to their hidey-holes. But there probably will be isolated random acts of violence. Although we have mass shootings here in the US all the time, so will it be much different than any other day in America?

by Anonymousreply 7October 28, 2024 6:38 PM

The past few months we've had Trump supporters shooting at Trump. He should be the one who is worried.

by Anonymousreply 8October 28, 2024 6:42 PM

I have an overseas trip planned for a month after. I'm considering whether there's any possibility of overstaying my visa if it comes to that. I don't think there's any chance at all, but it's nice to fantasize.

by Anonymousreply 9October 28, 2024 6:43 PM

R7 yea If I lived in a red state or any midwestern state I’d avoid malls, movies, Walmart etc for that week. Some right wing freak is going to go off. Be safe bitches.

by Anonymousreply 10October 28, 2024 6:44 PM

If Harris wins I will sit back all day and bask in the afterglow. If Trump wins I will close myself off for a few days and notify every person I know for whom I have an email address that they are permanently dead to me and never to contact me in any way again. And that's both family and non-family. I will also remind that them you reap what you sow.

by Anonymousreply 11October 28, 2024 6:44 PM

R11 Hav you voted already. After you vote on Tuesday hit up Kaiser or BlueCross. Don’t call, go in person.

by Anonymousreply 12October 28, 2024 6:46 PM

I'll be relying on DL to keep me updated. I honestly don't have the stomach to watch any of the coverage.

In 2016 I rage cleaned my entire house plus garage after the results. You could eat off my garage floor.

I'm hoping there won't be any need for me to rage clean anything and I can just relax as DL reports that the orange anus mouth is history.

by Anonymousreply 13October 28, 2024 6:50 PM

The day after the election will be a Wednesday and I will do what I do on Wednesday. Similarly, Thursday and the rest of the days will be the same as any other week.

by Anonymousreply 14October 28, 2024 7:03 PM

I guess I should get in a bottle of decent champagne in case we win. It was a good memory back in 2020, when Biden was finally declared the winner on a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning. As soon as it happened, I called a friend, she came running over, and we sat in the backyard, popped the cork, and toasted.

by Anonymousreply 15October 28, 2024 7:04 PM

Guys- refresh my memory- Didn't the first 1/2 of election night in 2020 NOT look good for Biden? I remember panicking(sp?) and there were some kind souls here very intelligently explaining why it was not the end of the world , yet- And they were proven right.

This time?? Holy FUCK BALLS- I will not be watching. I know that I cannot even handle 4 hours of things looking good for Trump-

by Anonymousreply 16October 28, 2024 7:07 PM

I think, R16, that what you remember is that a lot of red districts were reporting early, and there were many key urban areas we were waiting for that were going to be reliably blue with many, many votes to outnumber the Republican votes already counted. I don't know exactly why that was happening, but I think it was because it just takes longer to report from high-population areas.

by Anonymousreply 17October 28, 2024 7:11 PM

Assuming the best, I'll remain at my current level of mild to medium anxiety throughout the following weeks' fuckery. On January 20, I'll exhale.

Assuming the worst, I'll be cocooning with comfort food, games, and old movies for an indefinite period.

by Anonymousreply 18October 28, 2024 7:16 PM

R17- In think that you are correct!!! I remember it being quite late and Trump winning at the time..

by Anonymousreply 19October 28, 2024 7:28 PM

I'm not voting until the 5th, not trying to go to the town hall, I live 5 minutes from my voting station anyway, but I'm also fortuitous enough to have a regular Tues afternoon appointment with my therapist. Then I can turn into a hermit for a few days, in the aftermath.

by Anonymousreply 20October 28, 2024 7:38 PM

The night of the 2020 election Trump declared that he had won PA since the count at that point showed him up by 750K votes and there was "no way" Biden could get enough votes to win the state, in which a few days later, Biden won.

by Anonymousreply 21October 28, 2024 7:59 PM

Were likely not to know the outcome until at least Friday. Everyone is claiming this is going to be the closest election ever, if it is that close some states might have to wait for all the overseas votes to role in, unless Post Master DeJoyless dumps them in a river.

by Anonymousreply 22October 28, 2024 8:21 PM

Memorizing the contacts on the Resistance list and destroying all related hard copies; no viral presence of same exists.

by Anonymousreply 23October 28, 2024 9:02 PM

I’m sure I’ll be drinking. Whether in celebration or despair.

by Anonymousreply 24October 28, 2024 10:36 PM

Good God, I just reread my post at R11 and see that I left out 2 vitally important words in my statement. It should have read as follows. The way it was written makes it sound like I'm going to disown everyone I know just because Trump won. LOL

[quote] I will close myself off for a few days and notify every right leaning person I know

by Anonymousreply 25October 28, 2024 11:48 PM

If Trump wins, sobbing hysterically all day. If Harris wins, taking the day off to go enjoy the world.

by Anonymousreply 26October 28, 2024 11:49 PM

r25 "lol"

by Anonymousreply 27October 28, 2024 11:49 PM

Who am I kidding, I’ll be obsessed and checking for updates throughout each day.

by Anonymousreply 28October 28, 2024 11:50 PM

Any preppers planning to go grocery shopping in the basement that day?

by Anonymousreply 29October 28, 2024 11:52 PM

Am I the only one not going into this election in panic mode. I am so confident in my girl, Kamala.

by Anonymousreply 30October 28, 2024 11:53 PM

r30 I've been burned too many times before with election confidence.

by Anonymousreply 31October 28, 2024 11:59 PM

I've been practicing the phrase "I told you so!!! " just in case....

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by Anonymousreply 32October 29, 2024 12:06 AM

r31 2016 has been the only year I have got it wrong since I been predicting elections since 04. The only year. And for real when I think back on it I let my heart overpower my evidence/intuition. I just did.

by Anonymousreply 33October 29, 2024 12:06 AM

r33 "I let my heart overpower my evidence/intuition. I just did. "

Are you sure you're not doing that now?

by Anonymousreply 34October 29, 2024 12:11 AM

r34 100% positive. My clairvoyance is on point lately.

by Anonymousreply 35October 29, 2024 12:13 AM

Hopefully reading Trump Obit.

by Anonymousreply 36October 29, 2024 12:14 AM

r35 Every ounce of my being sure hopes you're right

by Anonymousreply 37October 29, 2024 12:16 AM

I hope to wake up one morning soon after the election, once Trump has used up all his tricks to turn it around if he loses, the see a breaking headline 'DONALD TRUMP FLEES THE US'.

by Anonymousreply 38October 29, 2024 12:39 AM

[quote]Am I the only one not going into this election in panic mode. I am so confident in my girl, Kamala.

I'm also not in panic mode, but I think the candidates have an equal chance of winning and there's no way to predict who will win. Whatever will happen will happen no matter how I or anyone feels.

by Anonymousreply 39October 29, 2024 2:23 AM

"Whatever will happen will happen no matter how I or anyone feels. "

r39 What on earth was the point of that? I think we're well aware.

by Anonymousreply 40October 29, 2024 2:25 AM

r40, it's one thing to know it and another to take it to heart.

by Anonymousreply 41October 29, 2024 2:51 AM

Sleep.

by Anonymousreply 42October 29, 2024 3:40 AM

Remember, we won't know the actual results for a few days—maybe Saturday. So, don't despair; go on with your life and try to avoid media binging.

If your candidate doesn't win, it's not the end of the world - despite what you might have read/heard. I easily survived four years of my candidate not winning, and I'm sure I can survive another four. Just take responsibility for what you can control.

by Anonymousreply 43October 29, 2024 9:40 PM

Mediation

by Anonymousreply 44October 29, 2024 9:47 PM

I need to go do early voting this week, so I can commit my full attention to panicking that entire day.

by Anonymousreply 45October 29, 2024 10:00 PM

It would be nice if both political sides agreed that after the election the winning side would comfort the losing side, apologize for the things that have been said, and try to find common ground to bring the country closer together.

by Anonymousreply 46October 29, 2024 10:03 PM

I'll have whatever the fuck R46 is on.

by Anonymousreply 47October 29, 2024 10:05 PM

R46, what exactly would the Democrats have to apologize to the Repugs over?

by Anonymousreply 48October 29, 2024 10:10 PM

R48, we don’t know yet, and can’t know, which side is going to win.

by Anonymousreply 49October 29, 2024 10:15 PM

[quote] I've been burned too many times before with election confidence.

Me too. Right now, I'm trying to have some optimism that Harris will win, but try to prepare myself for a Trump win so in that event I won't take a Harris loss too hard.

by Anonymousreply 50October 29, 2024 10:17 PM

That wasn't my question, R49.

by Anonymousreply 51October 29, 2024 10:25 PM

[quote] try to prepare myself for a Trump win

How do you do that, R50?

by Anonymousreply 52October 29, 2024 10:26 PM

R52 I just try to be ready emotionally in the event of Trump loss by acknowledging the reality of racism and misogyny in this country. iI'm a woman and there are times I think certain issues related to gender are downplayed and female misogynists are still very much around. But, I think a Trump win for me would be heartbreaking because people are still supporting the fucker after election interference, J6, the convictions, and the nasty shit he has said about women, veterans, minorities, Hitler crap etc. If Trump wins, I will be ashamed of the Americans who voted for him . But, at least I can hold up my head and know that I voted for Harris and tried to help stop another Trump presidency.

Last week, I was thinking back to 2007-08 when there were many people saying that the US wasn't ready for a black president and they didn't think Obama could win the Dem nomination and when he did win the nomination, some were thinking he was going to lose the general election. I had those same thoughts back then. Looking back, I remember that video of John McCain telling his supporters that Obama is a good man. I miss the days when elections weren't so nasty and vile.

by Anonymousreply 53October 29, 2024 10:53 PM

I’m planning to make a cheesecake -a large one and depending how bad the news is or isn’t will be reflected in what remains of this cake. Maybe Cinnamon/Pumpkin?

by Anonymousreply 54October 29, 2024 11:26 PM

What about a brownie crust/vanilla and chocolate marbled cheesecake? That might cut the pain in two.

by Anonymousreply 55October 29, 2024 11:38 PM

I’m on a cruise next month. I need to be dieting from now until then. Not to mention, being prepared for Thanksgiving feast.

by Anonymousreply 56October 29, 2024 11:42 PM

I will take out my Trump Advent Calendar, and count down the days until he is sentenced on November 26. Won't you all join me ?

by Anonymousreply 57October 29, 2024 11:50 PM

r46 lol bless your heart

by Anonymousreply 58October 30, 2024 1:14 AM

It is so stupid that swing states like PA do not count mail in votes until Election Day. Just fucking stupid.

by Anonymousreply 59October 30, 2024 1:17 PM

Earrings

Caftans

Gin

Regret

by Anonymousreply 60October 30, 2024 1:26 PM

[quote] It is so stupid that swing states like PA do not count mail in votes until Election Day. Just fucking stupid.

It’s stupid that PA starting the count of mail in votes on Election Day can’t complete the count in one day. The start date is not as important as how long they drag out the actual counting. It’s like when you request something from a company, and it only takes seconds to accomplish, but you’re told you need to wait 6-8 weeks.

by Anonymousreply 61October 30, 2024 1:50 PM

Yeah-R46 off meds.

by Anonymousreply 62October 30, 2024 1:59 PM

Dems have been accused of saving democracy

by Anonymousreply 63October 30, 2024 2:00 PM
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