What's your level of anxiety about the election?

[milestogo]

[hlthe2b]

1. It varies by day and TIME of day... Early this morning had I had a six-inch epidural needle, someone might

have had to grab it for fear I might "pith" myself (google it)... Yeah, that was how I was feeling. Granted I had a massive headache as well, but..

Still, I grabbed the pup and did my usual 3-4 mile walk/hike at the dog park and felt a bit better.

But, I am tense. It is unthinkable to consider the worst that could happen.

[Tadpole Raisin]

105. Good thing you could only pith once. The double pith is a real bummer.

Glad they don’t do that to frogs anymore, at least I hope they don’t. WAY too traumatic.

[awesomerwb1]

2. Out of 100 - I'm afraid I'm 1000

[AKwannabe]

6. This

UffDa!

[Cartoonist]

3. Very high

The forces of evil have too much money and power. The church supports Trump just like they did Hitler. The Electoral College is a loophole to disaster. And in conclusion, there is no cure for stupidity.

[wnylib]

114. Which church?

[Cartoonist]

115. The catholic church

They didn't want the socialists or communists because they were godless.

[cilla4progress]

4. Really high

Not because of likelihood of outcome so much as the stakes.

Having to limit intake of news (not succeeding much).

Gotta pick up some strong edibles before 11/4.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Extremely high

Not because of our stellar candidate - but because I believe there are a lot of Americans who are unAmerican and want a Dictatorship. They are fearful people who truly believe they, and they alone are true Americans. They are deliberately choosing CRUELTY.

They aren't brainwashed or snowed - they believe every single word that sick fuck utters.

[pat_k]

60. At least 10% are brainwashed.

The brainwashing predates the rise of Rush Limbaugh in the mid-80's, but that marks a turning point that was accelerated with the rise of FOX News in the early 90's.

Sure, maybe 25% of the nation could always be counted out as hardcore racist xenophobes who think "government" is an evil that needs to be destroyed. But the fact that DT has a floor of 46% is the result of the vast, far-right extremist, multibillion-dollar decentralized network that has been blasting a firehose of falsehoods for more than 40 years. It's talk radio (and more recently podcasters), think tanks, and other "influencers," with FOX News as the behemoth at the center.

I lost my mother-in-law to FOX News in the early 2000's when she moved to Florida and started watching what "everyone" watched: FOX News. A formerly active Democrat, highly-intelligent woman (passed the bar at a time when women were unicorns in the profession) started spouting the hateful propaganda. She never recovered.

People across this country have lost friends and family to the brainwashing. Formerly loving, kind people brainwashed into a set of beliefs that leave them alienated from any sense of connection to their own government and eager to utterly destroy hard-won programs and policies that have improved their lives and the lives of their fellow citizens; beliefs that leave them hating those of us who believe our government and public institutions are ours to shape and can be wielded for our collective benefit.

We need more documentaries like the one below; more attention on the stories of people indoctrinated into the far-right cult and the pain of those they leave behind; more stories from “recovering” extremists.

If we don't take this on as a nation and figure out how to reach and deprogram people, we will keep losing them to a cult that is on track to becoming a majority force.

[Xavier Breath]

7. Fair to middling.

[DEM1955]

8. I think we will be fine

Kamala will win it. Stop watching the news until after the election, your blood pressure will thank you.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. To quote Nigel Tufnel...

[FalloutShelter]

30. Beat me to it.

This one goes to eleven!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave says]

10. Extremely high

[Deuxcents]

11. I'm pretty sure we are gonna win..it's the chaos after the election that has me anxious.

All the drama, rushing to the SC for a turnover or recounts.

[BamaRefugee]

80. Exactly. It's almost like the actual election is just a puppet show. Reality

Begins the next day.

We live in hope.

My hope is that somehow our folks will have out-brainstormed theirs.

[Bleacher Creature]

12. Is it possible to be both confident and terrified at the same time?

Because that's me in a nutshell.

[Quixote1818]

59. Bingo. Nt

[True Dough]

62. You're a Bills fan

so that's exactly how you should feel this season!

[bdamomma]

69. We felt the same way

in 2020, and we got the President we elected legally, thank goodness. Anxiety level for me is 6, if I keep away from reading misinformation and disinformation. And not look at demented POS felon.

But now we have a sick felon who is giving red meat to his base, to cause trouble. One ray of hope we have President Biden in the WH. That's a comforting thought. President Biden is very aware that there will be violence before or after the election.

[DemonGoddess]

100. Same for me

I have confidence in our candidate, but my stomach is doing continual flip flops

[Lulu KC]

13. It has a lot to do with where I put my attention

If I hang out with people or news sources who are anxious or pessimistic, it is a bit contagious. I try to avoid doing that. I don't think it helps our team.

If I do feel anxious? I find the last speech on youtube that I missed. I'm saving the recent Obama speech for the next time I need it.

[Elessar Zappa]

14. Very high.

I was super confident a month ago, now I’m only somewhat confident. I’m trying to keep in mind that right wing outfits are flooding the poll averages with biased polls.

[NH Ethylene]

84. I'm in the same boat.

The polls are driving up my anxiety levels.

[Cha]

15. HIGH!

[0rganism]

16. High enough that it's not funny

Some of us already have high blood pressure and this isn't helping.

[bif]

17. I'm am optimistic pessimist.

I fear for the worst. But if it turns out differently, I'll be surprised. I honestly think the 400-pound piece of human garbage is going to win. Yes, Americans are truly that stupid.

[EYESORE 9001]

18. Low

I’m not sweating the election, although in the unlikely event of installing the orange menace, my bugout plan continues apace.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

19. Extreme, to put it mildly.

[milestogo]

67. Yeah, me too.

I keep trying to distract myself but its no use.

[doc03]

20. Very high. nt

[DET]

21. It Ebbs and Flows

I have a hard time believing that a majority of the country will vote for that despicable POS. But then I watch a ‘man on the street’ interview and realize how unbelievably stupid and/or gullible a lot of our fellow citizens are. Add in the fact that the Republican Party and its parasites will literally do anything to take over the country, and it’s very concerning. But I’m trying to stay optimistic. Meanwhile, my husband has his every three month cancer tests next week. That will distract me.

[Freddie]

29. A clear majority will vote for her!

But there’s the very real and horrifying possibility that this election will get Electoral College’d.

[SammyWinstonJack]

112. Just watched a young woman say that she is voting for trump because he makes her feel safe

Unreal.

[Mz Pip]

22. It's a roller coaster

Sometimes I’m up and then plunge down into pessimism.

I’m pretty confident Harris will win the popular vote. Electoral College is a crap shoot.

[Susan Calvin]

23. Extremely high pretty much all the time.

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We haven't had stakes like this in this country in my lifetime. If it goes the wrong way, it's possible I will need or want to leave the country and will not be able to due to my age and having no relatives in other countries.

[Lunabell]

24. On a scale of one to ten...

50!

[W_HAMILTON]

25. Very little.

[Attilatheblond]

26. The election doesn't worry me much. It's the planned messing with the counting and certifying that has me terrified

Here in AZ they have already been shooting at campaign HQs.

[TommyT139]

87. Thank you.

We'll win the vote.

But they're looking to win the steal.

[a kennedy]

27. Pretty damn high......trying to be so positive doing my part I hope, but it's pretty damn high.

[Mike Nelson]

28. On a scale...

... of 1-10, I'm usually around 6, but I hover between 5-7. The problem is thinking about the Electoral College, Senate, and House... we really need to improve our Democracy.

[Demobrat]

31. High.

Just the thought of another TSF term makes my stomach turn over. I cope by reminding myself that Joe won, and I doubt if TSF has attracted many new voters.

[newdayneeded]

74. of course the reality is

it wouldn't be another term. he'll be president til he dies.

[Doodley]

32. As high as you can get. Our nation, our future, our planet, everything, depends on it.

[SWBTATTReg]

33. Our time is here. The BS that goes on w/ the GOP and tRUMP is getting pathetic and over with. They have nothing

to campaign on, regarding issues so they make up immigrant issues, and other non-issues that won't stick w/ anybody other than the idiots that already are w/ tRUMP and his losing gang of misfits.

They might as well start packing, and run for the hills. There ain't going to be anywhere to run and hide.

[Jk23]

34. If I have not read DU today almost none.

If I do read DU it is about a 1000.

[misanthrope]

35. High

I no longer feel the same momentum that I did following the DNC. Then again that is hard for me to gauge while living in a ruby red cesspool. This is the same place that brought death threats to contractor Kyle Sweetser simply for withdrawing his support for Trump.

I am mostly nervous because if Trump is elected, it could be a death sentence for me. I am disabled and on Medicare and I fear it will be eradicated under his or Vance's watch.

[WarGamer]

36. low BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT other than my vote and donations.

It's a 50/50 deal... I'll celebrate or deal with it after the election.

[bottomofthehill]

37. On a scale of 1-10 I am an 11

I don’t want to be waiting days or weeks to know the outcome.

[Butterflylady]

38. We are going to win,

So no I have no anxiety.

[Skittles]

39. they were never gonna let Hillary be president

so yes I have a lot of anxiety about VP Harris

[H2O Man]

41. I think that

VP Harris's campaign is much better than Clinton's was.

[Skittles]

45. they've only just now started truly trashing Kamala

they did it to Hillary for DECADES

[H2O Man]

46. Great point.

[betsuni]

93. Exactly. Such a short campaign season has been great but now the usual daily negativity

about how she's doing everything wrong, flip-flopping, not giving enough interviews and now that she is they're the wrong ones, not distinguishing herself from Biden, too this and not enough that.

At least I haven't heard "I'd vote for a woman, just not THAT woman" yet.

[H2O Man]

40. Zero.

I am 100% confident of victory.

[Generic Brad]

44. As am I

I can hardly wait for next week when I get to early vote. Although I live in a red area, I'm voting blue no matter who!

[H2O Man]

47. I already voted.

I also live in the red wilderness, but in a Democratic state.

[qwlauren35]

42. Way too high for my comfort.

Work is stressful enough. I don't need this. On top of all of my sweating over my sister in Florida.

I want to believe it's not as close as the media says it is. I plan to go to bed early on Nov 5th and wake up happy or miserable.

[Quiet Em]

43. I'm feeling pretty confident

My anxiety only goes up if I think about the horrible message that would be sent if that con actually won.

[RidinWithHarris]

48. It's like going into a surgery with a 95% chance of survival

Pretty good odds, but even so, the down-side risk is terrible.

The stakes have never been so high, while at the same time Trump is so awful he should be 20-30% behind in a halfway sane country.

[jalan48]

49. I'm binge watching sports to avoid thinking about it.

I think Harris will win if the courts don’t intervene.

[GreenWave]

50. My anxiety is down so very far

that now down looks like up to me.

[RandySF]

51. Off the chart.

[JenniferJuniper]

52. Cranked to 11.

[surfered]

53. High because a lot of Americans believe and will vote for a lying, narcissistic sociopath.

[hadEnuf]

109. Then they will get what they deserve.

The information is out there. Common sense is out there. People can walk around in their FOX propaganda stupor until stuff gets real.

Then good luck trying to get everything back.
Maybe Americans need their noses rubbed in the dirt to understand?

We shouldn't be where we are at right now as a country.

[HelpImSurrounded]

54. Higher every day.

[badhair77]

55. At times I'm fairly confident but then I see polling and

TV news and it’s through the roof. I need this over with a Kamala win.

[pat_k]

56. Doing my best to keep fear of DT win in check and stay hopeful and engaged.

But when the reality that DT could win this hits me, I'm a shaky mess.

GOTV, GOTV, GOTV!!

The thought/hope that 1 to 4% of people saying they plan to vote for him are so sick and tired of him that they won't bother to turn out helps keep the fears at bay.

Even if I'm fooling myself, it helps.

[crimycarny]

57. +900,000 projected Dem return ballot firewall in PA

Not sure if this helps anyone but I follow this poster who has been remarkably accurate on election results, including special elections.

https://spoutible.com/thread/36804116

Yes, these are just projected return ballots but this guy has a very accurate history.

[Quixote1818]

58. I'm mentally prepared to expect a loss so I don't get too depressed if ww do

My gut however tells me I think we will win. I just to want to put much stock in that an be let down on an epic level if things don't pan out.

[Kaleva]

61. Zero

I'll adapt to whatever the outcome may be

[subterranean]

63. Pretty low, to be honest. I try not to get too stressed about things I can't control.

[sky_masterson]

64. It depends which media I'm viewing at the time,but I have a strong feeling that:

I am getting the feeling that The whole Trump being a head or surging Narrative is a carefully crafted lie to create a Narrative for Trump to cry It was stolen when he loses.
Watching Mark (Gaslighting)Halperins Two way Zoom, which has spent every day the last two weeks pushing and showing insider polls that Suggest Trump is winning everywhere.
This is all about the Future Lie after the loss.
If I have Anxiety, it is for the battle against the coming lie and hoping Democracy will survive it

[electric_blue68]

65. Upper lower to lower middle generally. Rare spike to high. I expect I'll feel worse the closer we get Unless...

some serious evidence, situation emerge that would really tilt the election in Harris's favor!

Sigh.

[WhiteTara]

66. vomit inducing.

[ForgedCrank]

68. The currrent

trend with the numbers has be quite alarmed. I keep hoping this is just a temporary dip of some sort, but we are down to the wire here and things are looking more bleak as each day passes.

[mnhtnbb]

70. Low

And I'm hopeful. The reason? I don't watch the news or follow the polls.
For most of my life I've been a political junkie. Followed candidates, issues, news about races. I had to give it up after January 6th. I cannot believe that the treasonous orange a$$hole could possibly win this election, or that it will be close enough for Republican controlled swing states to mess with the results enough to hand the election to him.

I believe people will turn out for this election in record numbers to vote for Harris.

[The Madcap]

71. I just want it to be over.

My wife is a lot more worried about it than I am, but I'll admit that it's a bit scary. Not only because of the Orange Menace, but also because so many others running for office are riding the same crazy train. It's like half the country doesn't care what the policies are as long as they devastate the people they don't like.

It's been a horrible decade from Tea Party to MAGA. It makes me sick inside that my college-age daughters haven't seen a sane election cycle in their lifetimes. It's just a football game now to so many in our country. Just shameful.

[Jersey Devil]

104. I'm with you

I feel like I'm living inside a Stephen King novel and can't wait for it to end.

[Polybius]

72. For the Presidentcy, I think we'll win in a close election

For the House, we'll probably barely win a majority.

Now for the Senate? I'm beyond worried. I think we lose it. Jon Tester is not going to win this time around.

[Vogon_Glory]

106. I fear that Colin and. Debbie probably won't pull it off

And that the Florida and Texas incumbents will return to Washington next year.

[kacekwl]

73. They were interviewing gen x ers

about voting and this young Mexican fellow said because VP Harris said she couldn't come up with anything she would change from the Biden White House he said why vote if they aren't going to change anything and he would vote for trump. It boils down to the economy he said. How in the hell do you deal with people like that ? This is what I'm scared of.

[GP6971]

89. Well Hi Sunshine!!

Your pizza order has been placed.

[hedda_foil]

75. It's really quite extremely high.

[Union Label]

76. Just worried about the tRumpist thugs going wild when he looses

Isn't that what they always do?

[IbogaProject]

77. High

I hate that my vote is equal to one MAGA idiot.

[da svenster]

78. on a scale of 1 to 10

somewhere around 12, maybe 15

but i need to believe that my fear is wrong.

i want my anxiety - and that of all other rational voters - to stick at 12+ until november 6th and beyond.

[Stargleamer]

79. Extremely High

I remember election night 2016

[RockRaven]

81. Extremely high.

Because of the stakes.
Because of the actual/effective margins of the past 2 presidential elections (several tens of thousands of voters in only a handful of states both times)
Because American voters have absolutely shown their ass over and over again over the past decade-plus.
Because of the ineffectual -- when not downright corrupt -- performance of the supposed guard rails and umpires over the same time period.

[brewens]

82. The gauge is buried. No telling how high it really is. n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

83. Off the charts.

But slightly lower since I got my mail-in ballot in Illinois.

[Mark.b2]

85. Bad enough that earlier this week, my wife and I booked...

a house in the Bahamas. We arrive 10/31 and leave Oct 17. But, we have the option to add 7 more days, if we want. So, if things go to hell over the election, we’ll just stay as long as we can.

We’ve been to this part of the Bahamas four times before. Once we get there, I know we’ll be able to unplugg pretty well. I know I’ll sneak a peak of the news a few times, but I truly hope I can get where I’m good not knowing what’s going on!!

[milestogo]

108. We arrive 10/31 and leave Oct 17.

That is quite a feat.

[Mark.b2]

111. I so wish I meant October 17, 2024 until Oct 17, 2025!!

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I love the Bahamas!

Alas, I meant until November 17! Of this year :-/

[Silent Type]

86. Feel we have the best team right now, but anything can happen. So I won't be calm until final votes are counted. GOTV.

[Self Esteem]

90. I'll be honest: I haven't been this nervous since 2004.

2012 was close but all the swing state polls were pointing to an Obama victory, even when the national polls were showing a super close race. Like, go back and look at the Pennsylvania polls from October. On this date in 2012, Obama led Romney by an average of 4.5 points and 4.4 points in Michigan.

This election feels a lot like 2004 and I'm just hoping we're the Republicans this time around.

[kansasobama]

91. Anxiety has broken through the roofs

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It is not very healthy for me. I am unable to control it. I try to do things to distract. Not very successful.

[mvd]

92. High

It feels good knowing I already sent my ballot back and the county received it. I think Harris/Walz will win but knowing so much is at stake makes me very nervous.

[anamnua]

94. The only anxiety I have

is that I’ll fall asleep in the small hours (I’m on the other side of the pond) and miss part of the excitement of Kamala’s unfolding landslide.

[Initech]

95. Right now I'm at the "If I see one more fucking poll, I'm throwing my laptop out the window!" stage.

[betsuni]

96. My brains can't handle it, won't think about it too much. Outcome can't be helped because of non-voters and bad voters.

[Raine]

97. Zero

Either way I can live with, politics doesn't dominate my life.

[LeftInTX]

98. High. Fortunately, I work local campaigns. It's keeping my busy.

I'm a Precinct Chair, so we support all the candidates on the ticket. I just prepared 90 packets with sample ballots. I have to go to 550 homes this cycle. When I get up tomorrow, I will go to door to door. Then I have a blockwalking event with another candidate. I also prepare lists for other volunteers. It keeps me out of trouble. Keeps me preoccupied.

[Crunchy Frog]

99. 😱🫠

[Turbineguy]

101. Trump is a life sentence for all.

[Siwsan]

102. Pushing past the red line to the panic line

No matter what the outcome, I'm afraid that there will be violence coming from the cult. I live in a very comfortable blue area of Michigan but that could make us a target. My plan is to vote early and then hunker down.

[Brainfodder]

103. 0, Madame President incoming.

[samplegirl]

107. Horrible

I cry some days! Who even wants to think about a Trump presidency? My town is full Maga.
N.E. Ohio no Harris signs!

[Ursus Rex]

110. Extraordinary.

I’m inclined that way anyway but holy cow, this is, like, whole new vistas of worry.

[onandup]

113. I have faith in Democrats keeping up the fight if Rump wins.

That helps.

[True Dough]

116. There's a special on for some of us...

Get it while it's hot!