How many of you are feeling much more hopeful than you have in a long time?

[Amaryllis]

What a different landscape than two weeks ago. I am actually starting to get excited about Biden rather than just picking him because I think he is most likely to beat he-who-shall-not-be-named.

[Thekaspervote]

1. +1000% better!

[rzemanfl]

2. It would help if we didn't have COVID-19 to think about.

Definitely harshing my buzz.

[DBoon]

20. at least we can look forward to a president who can manage a pandemic

not soon enough, but hope is there

[aikoaiko]

3. Not me.

[Amaryllis]

5. Did you see these threads?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287655057

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287655057

Sympathetic to how you feel and hope these might help.

[jrthin]

4. I am breathing easier. nt

[highplainsdem]

6. I am.

[relayerbob]

7. ABSOLUTELY!!

[Alhena]

8. I would if not for the whole "worst pandemic since 1918" buzzkill

[Dem2theMax]

40. Ditto.

But I have to admit, I am feeling hopeful.

[honest.abe]

9. Me.

I’ve been in a state of sadness and depression since Nov 2016. But now feeling cautiously optimistic for the first time since then.. thanks to Joe!

[PatSeg]

21. Yes

It finally feels like things have shifted for the better. I feel like we turned a corner and the cloud over us is lifting.

This is the most optimistic that I've felt in over three years.

[George II]

10. I feel better than I've felt since around midnight on election day 2016.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. I am!

It’s not just Biden’s victory. It’s the increased turnout. It’s Biden’s fairly broad appeal.

[Amaryllis]

19. Yes, the increased turnout is a big part of why I am getting excited about Joe.

It bodes well for the general election.

[mcar]

12. I am

Joe wasn't my first choice, but I will happily campaign for him in FL.

It's time to coalesce around our nominee!

[Amaryllis]

18. Wasn't my first choice either, but as things progress, I am feeling increasingly that he

is the best one for this moment in time. And he knows all the right people to advise him and to put in cabinet posts, agency heads, etc. People who actually know what they are doing and can hit the ground running.

[Cha]

13. Oh gawd yes! How could we not!

[htuttle]

14. Not sure. Is it hot in here, or is it just me?

[Maru Kitteh]

15. ME!

And RELIEF.

[Turin_C3PO]

16. I am because all signs so far

point to a Biden coalition that will be unbeatable in November. The Obama coalition PLUS a good chunk of white working class.

[DanieRains]

39. And Bernie Will Be Involved 100%

He actually likes Biden.

Trump hasn't got a chance.

[nolabear]

17. I do believe the Democrats are rising up!

They disrespect us. They dismiss us. Hell, we even doubt ourselves all too much. But I do believe we have found common ground and we will take this country back from the brink of destruction!

[Awsi Dooger]

22. I'd be more hopeful if Trump dropped to 40% approval on 538

That reference point matters. That reference point impacts preference in November.

Otherwise I'm not kidding myself that anything fundamental has changed in the past 2 weeks. Happy Adjusters always play that game of overreacting to recency, and therefore making absurd projections.

We avoided a socialist and inevitable defeat plus downballot disaster. I am immensely relieved about that.

We also got a jolt of reality toward preference in relation to turnout. I was pleased to play a role in laughing at the turnout clan around here. I've wagered on this stuff successfully for 28 years yet I'm supposed to surrender to a simpleton like Rachel Bitecofer and her new reality. Let me know when that happens. I'll be beyond senile. My friends in Las Vegas would be considerably more harsh toward her than I have been.

[doc03]

23. Yes it looks like a perfect storm for Trump, he has totally failed

in his response to the virus and the market is in meltdown. This afternoon I was listening to MSNBC on the radio. I don't know what show it was but someone said if Trump would just shut up and quit tweeting for two weeks his poll numbers would probably go up 10%.

[Blue_true]

24. African Americans is South Carolina picked up a dusty, beaten up Joe Biden and gave

us "Fightin Joe Biden" back. The Joe before SC and the Joe after is totally night and day, the Joe today has energy and is everywhere.

[Vivienne235729]

25. I was panicking after NH. THANK GOD for SC!! I changed to Biden then.

Tipping my hat to the folks in SC! THANK YOU!

[Vogon_Glory]

26. I'm one

I think our party has a widely-popular candidate who can successfully campaign on memes of comity and normalcy. After nearly 3 1/2 years of Trump, this means a lot.

FORWARD TOGETHER!

[DonaldsRump]

27. Am feeling the Burn....the Biden Burn! n/t

[llmart]

28. The turnout is what is exciting.

People who turn out for a primary aren't going to not turn out for the Presidential election. In fact, maybe even more will register.

[Amaryllis]

29. THe excitement is contagious!

[llmart]

30. Our laws changed in Michigan because of the 2018 blue wave.

We can now register the same day we vote. I forget the actual number, but thousands of new voters registered today.

[dalton99a]

31. The monster MUST be evicted.

[underthematrix]

32. I'm feeling full of hope.

[William769]

33. I am.

[sheshe2]

34. I do.

Listening to him speak. Beautiful.

[c-rational]

35. Yes, Yes, Yes. Much more hopeful, and Joe's speech was wonderful.

[Desert grandma]

36. I am so grateful to all those African American voters in SC!

Those voters and most of the voters since have given me renewed hope in our Democratic process and in the inherent intelligence of our Democratic party members. I think these results bode very well for the general election. I am even more encouraged by the increased turnout we have seen. On to November!

[onetexan]

37. Lawrence O'D on Joe's words: "If you give me the honor of being your president..."

He contrasted this by saying the current guy doesn't honor the office. Joe can restore that honor to the office. It was great to hear O'Donnell point this out in his analysis.

[tenisfin]

38. Sorry but. . . . .

I never felt that Biden was down and out. I always knew that he would have better showings in more diverse states and besides, those polls showing Bernie ascending never smelled right to me. I also feel that Sanders did fatal damage to his campaign when, 2 weeks ago, he complimented Castro and his education policies. Even if it's true, no one with any sense of political instincts would say that out loud at this point in a primary!

[oasis]

41. Biden's got this. And the GE.

[C Moon]

42. Yes sir or ma'am. I was just thinking the same thing about an hour ago.

It's like someone opened the window to a stuffy room and let in some cool, fresh air.
But it's not only the primary: I am more hopeful about winning our country back from Putin in November.

[calimary]

43. No kidding!!!

I certainly am, Amaryllis. I’m going around the house trying to put my finger on it. Definitely a feeling I’m not used to.

Watching impeachment come to fruition was different. Gratifying, but different. This, tonight, was not like that.

But whatever the heck it is - DAYUM what an IMPROVEMENT!!! “Hopeful” is a good word for it.

[lucca18]

44. I feel so much better!

I was on the verge of almost giving up. I felt hopeless.
But then it all started to change, and it felt that we were all coming together to support joe.

So many people across the country are going to rise up together to vote trump out of office.

We have all had enough!

[Trueblue Texan]

45. I wouldn't say I'm feeling hopeful...

If you are talking about the election, maybe, but it could go either way since we don't really know what will happen with this virus. I'm very worried about the future and that information is being withheld from us. I work with the elderly. I don't know what their lives are going to look like, or as a professional who cares for them, what mine and my family's life is going to look like. I am in a higher risk group so there is a lot to think about. And how will this virus affect the election turn out? So much overwhelm.