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I'm deleting every email I get saying, implying, suggesting, or assuming that Biden has won until all the votes have been counted and the states have all announced. Biden could still lose PA, GA, and either AZ or NV.

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Yeah,I don't have confidence in any of those states. Of course I would love it if enough of them have the most votes for Biden.

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Nov 6, 2020Liked by John Stoehr

Even though I'll be skeptical until all the votes are in and Biden is the President elect, I am encouraged, John, by your hope which seems to me to be more than optimism but real HOPE, what the ancients called elpidos. So, skeptic that I am, thank you for this essay.

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I prefer realism. Hope results in no blue wave, McConnell continuing to control he Senate, the GOP getting even more control of state houses and the ability to draw district lines, and the winner of the Presidency coming down to a coin flip.

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Nov 6, 2020Liked by John Stoehr

Who's gonna arrest the Pretendsident for attempting to subvert a federal election? I'm not talking about the recount demands nor the lawsuits (that's just bog standard politics). I'm talking about his press conferences, speeches and tweets calling on all his minions to converge on the vote counting sites, disrupt and potentially obliterate them.

Anyone...?

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Nov 6, 2020Liked by John Stoehr

We need improved education in the U.S., especially in civics, so that we don't see this sort of ignorant nonsense. As long as people think this sort of thing is possible, they won't understand what is actually required in order to deal with Trump's behavior.

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Jim Prevatt31 min

Even though I'll be skeptical until all the votes are in and Biden is the President elect, I am encouraged, John, by your hope which seems to me to be more than optimism but real HOPE, what the ancients called elpidos. So, skeptic that I am, thank you for this essay.

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