I worry about after the election too. Too many people are already convinced the election is rigged. There are too many people in this country that make a living off of outrage.

I feel good about the fact that HRC's percentage went up again on the NYT site and the Princeton Consortium site.

My concern is that the red states are going to be even more angry and divisiveness worse than ever when this election is finally behind us.

It wouldn't be any different if Sanders had gotten the nomination. The Trump supporters who are angry and divisive would be like this with anyone who fills the DEM slot of NotTrump.

And yup, I get that HRC is a woman, and there will be a special kind of horrific misogyny thrown at her, just like Pres. Obama has had horrific racism thrown his way. But I still don't think this would be any different with any other DEM candidate. No DEM candidate exists who could mollify the angry Trump supporters. Not after the way he's exploited their concerns and fears and whipped them into a frenzy.

The Trump supporters who are angry and divisive would be like this with anyone who fills the DEM slot of NotTrump.

I do think there is a special well of hate reserved specifically for HRC, but at this point I think the Venn diagram of frothing-at-the-mouth Drumpf supporters and frothing-at-the-mouth Hillary haters is basically a circle.

Wow, watching clips of John Oliver from last night, it's the first time I've actually heard that tape. Hearing Billy Bush giggle is really sickening.

I didn't realize that Bush was currently hosting the Today Show because I don't watch it, but apparently he has been suspended. Yes, he was disgusting, but at least he gave a real and appropriate apology. My level of disgust with him is minimal compared to the Donald.

Timelies all!

Instead of watching the debate, we watched the Blue Jays- Rangers game. Much less angry-making.

I dare not say anything at work about anything currently in the news cycle. I suspect one or more co-workers would take the position that Drumpfs tape was no big deal and then I would have to throw things and never ever speak to those people again.

I just realized that I forgot my meds yesterday and this morning, that may account for my deep desire to crawl under my desk and cry. I think I should run home and take those.

Theodosia and I almost got into a fight with a drunk guy yesterday in a pizza place, but a strategic changing of the subject averted disaster.

but at least he gave a real and appropriate apology.

Didn't he use the same "I was just a kid [in my mid-thirties] at the time" line that he used to excuse Ryan Lochte?

Well, he does approach issues with all the nuance of a ten-year old.