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Originally posted by 911Boss:
Unfortunately leaving isn’t an option.

My mother in law has vascular dementia and is in an adult family home here. I’m her POA and I promised my wife we wouldn’t leave while she was still with us.

Living in Colorado I'm in the same boat.
My mother in law has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. Question. Her short term memory is fried, but she's getting more and more belligerent by the day. Are you noticing the same with your loved one?

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Originally posted by Nuclear:
No such thing as a moderate Dem, even Fetterman votes in the high 90s with his party.

Quoting this because it needs to be repeated... and repeated... and repeated.

Fetterman is a leftist who is sometimes permitted by his party overlords to appear "reasonable" or "moderate" in a state that by voter registration numbers should have two bright-red Senators (but doesn't, because Pennsylvania Republicans suck at actually voting).

I say you need to stay the course. I have never voted for a fuckin dem in my life.

If it gets to the point where it looks like my vote is not going to count anymore, I will start getting ready to move. Unfortunately, Georgia has picked up two Dem Senators, and it looks like a Democratic Governor soon. We used to have Republicans in local elections but lately they are not even bothering to run. Going to see what next election looks like and then start getting rates from PODS. Will never understand the idiots that moved here that brought their stupid voting patterns with them.

If you want to be embarrassed every time the person you held your nose and voted for speaks and votes, then sure, vote against the most reprehensible by helping a slightly-less-reprehensible candidate get into office.

Your vote is your voice. After an election, there are a lot of estimates of electorate, polls etc. with margins of error, but one thing that stands out is the final vote tally.

"Second Worst Candidate Wins By A Landslide" is not a post-election headline to celebrate.

"Republicans Make Surprisingly Strong Showing", while not the best, is certainly not the worst.