This is my brain these days
Inner monologue of an anxiety-prone, catastrophizing Democrat who also surges with hopefulness
Headline: Geert Wilders shocks Europe with far-right populist victory
My Brain: Oh no! It’s 2015 Brexit / 2016 Trump all over again!
Headline: Polish election ousts far right ruler
My Brain: Whew! These Putin/Orban/Trump strongmen are going down. Portends well for our 2024 election.
Headline: Argentina elects home-grown Trump clone in landslide
My Brain: F***!! It’s another xenophobic populist wave. We’re gonna end up with Trump again and then we’ll all be talking about how people ignored all the warning signs!
Headline: Dems roll to victory in Virginia, Kentucky, and in Ohio with ballot measure
My Brain: Hell yeah! Forget what the broken polls are saying. Dems keep overperforming in the off-year elections and are going to crush it in 2024!
Headline: Biden’s advisors worry he’s not taking polling warning signs seriously
My Brain: F***!! What if all the reassurances that polling at this point is worthless are just wishful thinking? What if we’re seeing the 2024 outcome right now, and we’re hea…
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