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this is something I do worry about, not because I think the GOP are even doing this necessarily--but because I think that on the left we are uniquely vulnerable to giving up in disillusionment if our wildest dreams don't come 100% true.

the fact that everyone always frames Texas as Lucy & the Football instead of a mountain we've been working to climb is a perfect example. Instead of "man we got closer to the summit this time, let's regroup" the narrative is, "god we got fooled into thinking it would happen AGAIN, we're idiots"

we're only idiots if we think we should be able to be victorious in every race the first time we try. we're only idiots if we think it's only worth it to try when we're sure we're going to win. they're spending millions of dollars to try to stave us off in TEXAS AND KANSAS. that's winning already.

no matter what happens on election night, these bozos had their hands on every single lever of power. they had all of our most powerful institutions tripping over themselves to comply. they had the media swearing that we were in a new golden age of conservatism. now they're worrying about NEBRASKA

so fuck 'em. vote like you're trying to give each and every one of them a god damn election night heart attack. and every place we don't quit win, dig the fuck in because I want them to never get a peaceful night of sleep again because they are having feverish tribunal nightmares.