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ybbor

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28. Obama was elected the year my daughter was born

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:44 AM

18 hrs ago

You don’t understand the feeling I/we had to know our country had finally been able to elect a person of color, and the opportunities that we foresaw for her. While she has grown into an amazing young lady, I now feel that she may have fewer opportunities than my generation had 59 years ago. She will overcome because she is strong willed, but damn! As my wife keeps saying, “Why isn’t anyone stopping him?” We are in such a dire situation, that keeps getting worse.

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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 Monday OP

I remember being elated when Carter was elected. perfessor Monday #1

Carter barely won dsc Monday #9

I have NEVER felt such excitement! young_at_heart Monday #2

Always a relief... lame54 Monday #3

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

I'm still bewildered by 2016 newdeal2 Monday #5

It was a triumph of Conservative Media's brainwashing program maxsolomon Monday #12

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

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

James Comey. SergeStorms Monday #21

I was happy then MustLoveBeagles Monday #6

Wild isn't the word I'd use. progressoid Monday #7

+1 leftstreet Monday #11

Try tampered with. Russia Russia Russia. Amaryllis Monday #14

Obama 1/09 on Bush Corruption/War Crimes displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #27

The Age of Aquarius BidenRocks Monday #8

If you're roughly my age BaronChocula Monday #10

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

I was optimistic in the 1970's and early 1980's OC375 Monday #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 Monday #18

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

My Reflection modrepub Monday #19

Blaming Obama for everything is a favorite DU parlor game so you're not out of line at all. BannonsLiver 17 hrs ago #30

And the Republican senators refused to BootinUp Monday #20

Mitch again. BidenRocks Monday #23

He articulated pattyloutwo Monday #22

My optimism when Obama was elected was boundless--briefly DFW Yesterday #25

Rush. Beck2 Yesterday #26

Obama was elected the year my daughter was born ybbor 18 hrs ago #28

We were hopeful because we thought there would be real, progressive change. BlueTsunami2018 17 hrs ago #29