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BaronChocula

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10. If you're roughly my age

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 02:11 PM

21 hrs ago

It's wild to reflect how Americans swiftly gave republicans control of the HOR after Obama delivered on one of the key issues of his campaign and helped reverse the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

I just don't trust most people.

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Aaron Rupar: If you're roughly my age, it's wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama [View all] highplainsdem 22 hrs ago OP

I remember being elated when Carter was elected. perfessor 22 hrs ago #1

Carter barely won dsc 21 hrs ago #9

I have NEVER felt such excitement! young_at_heart 22 hrs ago #2

Always a relief... lame54 22 hrs ago #3

I'm so grateful Obama happened during my time on this planet. What great memories. Vinca 22 hrs ago #4

I'm still bewildered by 2016 newdeal2 22 hrs ago #5

It was a triumph of Conservative Media's brainwashing program maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #12

There was Russian interference. Many of us think that election was tampered with. Amaryllis 21 hrs ago #13

I'd say that Russian misinformation all over social media was tampering groundloop 20 hrs ago #15

James Comey. SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #21

I was happy then MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #6

Wild isn't the word I'd use. progressoid 21 hrs ago #7

+1 leftstreet 21 hrs ago #11

Try tampered with. Russia Russia Russia. Amaryllis 21 hrs ago #14

Obama 1/09 on Bush Corruption/War Crimes displacedvermoter 3 hrs ago #27

The Age of Aquarius BidenRocks 21 hrs ago #8

If you're roughly my age BaronChocula 21 hrs ago #10

65 here and it all seems reversed to before I was born. nilram 20 hrs ago #16

I was optimistic in the 1970's and early 1980's OC375 20 hrs ago #17

I was just talking to my wife about this. In the late 60s and early 70s we were incredibly optimistic about the future. Martin68 20 hrs ago #18

Yes, we thought most folks had a common understanding of what we all valued. Didn't work out that way, though. JudyM 11 hrs ago #24

My Reflection modrepub 20 hrs ago #19

And the Republican senators refused to BootinUp 20 hrs ago #20

Mitch again. BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #23

He articulated pattyloutwo 18 hrs ago #22

My optimism when Obama was elected was boundless--briefly DFW 8 hrs ago #25

Rush. Beck2 8 hrs ago #26