I know how women are feeling, but how are the men here at DU feeling

[Quiet Em]

as election day draws closer?

[Teacher of the Year]

1. Ashamed that he still has so many of our votes.

It does not feel all that great to be a member of the group that loves him most. I'm gay so I guess I'm immune but jeez....

[sdfernando]

2. I'm with you Teacher!

I'm ashamed of my gender...well not all of my gender, but a good portion!

I vacillate between great optimism that VP Harris has this in the bag, and deep uncertainty that we can pull this off. It is a roller coaster of emotions.....I remember once telling a friend, after the Bush v. Gore verdict that I was afraid we were losing our country....I have that same feeling at times now....but when I hear Kamala speak I'm more optimistic....How can anyone NOT want her to lead this country as opposed to that incoherent orange blob?

[pat_k]

16. Bush v. Gore was a turning point.

I was horrified as Gore and the Democratic members of Congress were praised for allowing an election to be stolen in plain sight without objection. And I am still sickened when Gore is given as a shining example.

Justice Breyer gave them the playbook when he pointed out in his dissent that SCOTUS had no place in the process. That the only thing the decision to stop the vote count did was render the Florida election incomplete and therefore unlawful and that it was now up to congress to pass judgment on the electors appointed pursuant to it.

Our leaders refused to object and thereby failed to remind the nation that, whatever the outcome, we cannot allow ourselves to be silenced in the face of such a blatant violation of the principle that every vote counts and we must count every vote.

Acquiescing to the treasonous decision gave the far right a massive victory. As a nation we were effectively told, "founding principles be damned, believe what we tell you, not your lying eyes," and far too many of us complied.

[brush]

3. Can't wait to vote against trump and every rethug on the ballot. A straight Dem ticket for me.

Teach 'em not to snatch away women's rights and that the convicted criminal is not immune from going to prison once he loses the election, not matter how hard the SCOTUS 6 tried to save his criminal behind.

[Brother Buzz]

4. I'm feeling pretty Damn good and I'm gonna be dancing with the women on 06 November to Jon Batiste's song

Freedom

[Skittles]

6. THIS IS MY AMERICA!

[Quiet Em]

10. Wow! Love this and needed this.

Thank you Brother Buzz!!!

[Permanut]

5. Fingers crossed..

Carrying a bucket of four leaf clovers and hoping the white male fascists lose.

[duncang]

7. More worried than ever.

Not just about tfg. But being in Texas and having grandchildren I really worry about their future. I want to see major down ballot failures for all republicans. I want to see ballot fears for all of them. If not this election the next one.

[Jmb 4 Harris-Walz]

19. This election, the next election, and the next, etc. It'll take several to exterminate all the MAGAts. nt

[FuzzyRabbit]

8. Bewildered

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I find it hard to believe that millions of Americans still think that Trump is presidential material.

[msongs]

9. one hopes women will join me in voting to save themselves from this tyrant nt

[LexVegas]

11. Worried. Cautiously optimistic. nt

[oldmanlynn]

12. Nervous but optimistic. There is no way Americans elect this man.

[DavidDvorkin]

13. Terrified.

[J_William_Ryan]

14. "There is no way Americans elect this man."

Americans, no.

But Americans don’t elect presidents – the states do.

Presidents are installed via a process both undemocratic and antimajoritarian, at times contrary to the will of the majority of Americans.

[Inkey]

15. We have a great slate

of candidates running with a cohesive message. The voters have to look forward to our country's future. I look for a societal readjustment. Less hate and more acceptance.

[multigraincracker]

17. Anxiety

Goes with my ADHD.

[Morbius]

18. I'm a man who firmly believes

... that any man who's afraid of a woman in charge is lacking in manhood. Judge people by the content of their character, not their reproductive organs.

[Jmb 4 Harris-Walz]

20. Well said! Welcome to DU Morbius 😃! nt

[MistakenLamb]

21. Same thing I felt in 2016 and 2020

Come to terms he may win and do all I can to prevent that