Political Shift
As a veteran political junkie, I've noticed something: the Democrats are having a major mood change right now. Let's look.
When Obama was running, the mood was somber, serious. Stay with it, buckle in, do the work. Yes, we can!
When Hilary Clinton was running, the mood was horror and disbelief. There's no way =he= can get the nomination. Well, crap! Okay, well, he can't become president. Can he? No. No! NO! What just happened?
When Biden was running, the mood was need. We've been bereft of good leadership and good government, and we're in need. We'll toss this guy and fix things. We're still doing that, in fact.
When Biden ran again, the mood was resignation. Okay, Joe, if you're gonna run, we'll stand behind you. Sigh. But you know, we kind of hope ...
When Harris started running, the mood was relief and happiness. Whew! We don't have to worry about the media's continual attacks on Biden's age while they ignore Trump's. And wow! This is awesome! A biracial woman in the White House? Totally there! The orange guy is going down and we're going to move forward.
When Wallz joined the campaign, the mood turned to joy and celebration. This is gonna be such fun! We're bringing happiness and energy back to the government. Joe was affable but low key. Kamala Harris is exuberant and energetic and she LAUGHS. The other side is trying to make fun of her laugh, but we're loving it! And Wallz is Fun Dad. Yay!
We've been starved for happiness in politics. The GOPers who make the news are the ones who preach doom and gloom, fear and hatred. Especially hatred, along with its children racism and homophobia. The orange guys rallies and speeches are relentless attacks on his opponents. Name-calling. Disparagement. Lies. Sneers. There's no smiling. And when have you ever seen Trump actually laugh about something? He wears a perpetual angry scowl. He talks about what he wants to stop--immigration, LGBT rights, health care, school funding. Not a word about what he wants to =start.= Trump and his followers aren't here to make anyone's lives better. They're here to tear down and destroy. No happiness.
We've been living under a cloud of seriousness or unhappiness for so long, we've forgotten that we can have joyful candidates.
Harris and Wallz have brought that back. The mood is celebratory. The sun has come out and we're having a party! It's been so long that we've forgotten how it feels.
It feels nice.
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When Obama was running, the mood was somber, serious. Stay with it, buckle in, do the work. Yes, we can!
When Hilary Clinton was running, the mood was horror and disbelief. There's no way =he= can get the nomination. Well, crap! Okay, well, he can't become president. Can he? No. No! NO! What just happened?
When Biden was running, the mood was need. We've been bereft of good leadership and good government, and we're in need. We'll toss this guy and fix things. We're still doing that, in fact.
When Biden ran again, the mood was resignation. Okay, Joe, if you're gonna run, we'll stand behind you. Sigh. But you know, we kind of hope ...
When Harris started running, the mood was relief and happiness. Whew! We don't have to worry about the media's continual attacks on Biden's age while they ignore Trump's. And wow! This is awesome! A biracial woman in the White House? Totally there! The orange guy is going down and we're going to move forward.
When Wallz joined the campaign, the mood turned to joy and celebration. This is gonna be such fun! We're bringing happiness and energy back to the government. Joe was affable but low key. Kamala Harris is exuberant and energetic and she LAUGHS. The other side is trying to make fun of her laugh, but we're loving it! And Wallz is Fun Dad. Yay!
We've been starved for happiness in politics. The GOPers who make the news are the ones who preach doom and gloom, fear and hatred. Especially hatred, along with its children racism and homophobia. The orange guys rallies and speeches are relentless attacks on his opponents. Name-calling. Disparagement. Lies. Sneers. There's no smiling. And when have you ever seen Trump actually laugh about something? He wears a perpetual angry scowl. He talks about what he wants to stop--immigration, LGBT rights, health care, school funding. Not a word about what he wants to =start.= Trump and his followers aren't here to make anyone's lives better. They're here to tear down and destroy. No happiness.
We've been living under a cloud of seriousness or unhappiness for so long, we've forgotten that we can have joyful candidates.
Harris and Wallz have brought that back. The mood is celebratory. The sun has come out and we're having a party! It's been so long that we've forgotten how it feels.
It feels nice.
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