I\u2019ve been setting up things so I can watch the Mid-Terms Tuesday night.\u00a0 I\u2019ll post updates on the blog and I\u2019ll be following all the news outlets, both written and video feeds.\u00a0 I\u2019ve told the folks at work that I\u2019ll probably be coming in late and certain to be catatonic at best.\u00a0 I\u2019ve gone on record as saying that the Republicans will gain 3-5 seats in the Senate and hold the House by one or two seats.\u00a0 Now, truth be told, I am in no way certain about the Republicans holding the House.\u00a0 And having to stay up until 4 am to see California put the Democrats over the top would be a bitter pill to swallow and something I would rather avoid.\u00a0 But I feel I must watch this election.\u00a0 I think there is a reasonable chance I\u2019ll be able to watch a repeat of the 2016 Progressive Pundit Meltdown (PPM).\u00a0 Watching the PPM was one of the most intoxicating visual spectacles of my life.\u00a0 And I say this even though I\u2019ve watched the live feeds from the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, both Gulf Wars and several previous Democratic election routs.\u00a0 The 2016 PPM was exquisite.\u00a0 Seeing the talking heads at ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, Huffington Post and the Young Turks slowly come to grips with the loss of Hillary Clinton was endlessly entertaining.\u00a0 And sure, the aftermath of the loss also sparked a whole wave of videos featuring progressive celebrities, minor celebrities and nobodies howling at the moon in full-throated despair.\u00a0 And those were absolutely hilarious.\u00a0 But it was watching in real time as the Clinton Win-o-meter slowly descended from eighty five percent down to zero and seeing that descent mirrored in the voices and facial expressions of these \u201cobjective journalists\u201d that was so addictive.\u00a0 I want another hit.<\/p>\n
I know I shouldn\u2019t chance it.\u00a0 I should feign stoic indifference and say that the details of the election cycles are a matter of complete indifference to me and instead point to the arc of history working inexorably to fulfill the destiny of the great revolution (all hail the shining dawn of something or other).\u00a0 But it\u2019s too tempting.\u00a0 I\u2019m a PPM junkie and I want my fix.\u00a0 And risking a viewing of a republican wipe-out is equivalent to a junkie risking his life on bad smack.\u00a0 I\u2019m hooked.<\/p>\n
So that\u2019s my terrible secret.\u00a0 I\u2019m going in with only a 50\/50 prospect of seeing the evil glory of Chris Cuomo looking like an extremely stupid coyote falling off a cliff.\u00a0 Of hearing Rachel Maddow sputter out her bitter disappointment at America not being \u201cwith her.\u201d\u00a0 Of seeing and hearing the carnie barkers on the Young Turks lash out at anyone and everyone to vent their mindless rage.\u00a0 It\u2019s not smart or safe.\u00a0 But schadenfreude is just too damn seductive.<\/p>\n
So, if you\u2019re looking for a guaranteed win on Tuesday and don\u2019t want to risk a terrible letdown then you\u2019re best off giving the whole thing a pass.\u00a0 Watch some fun stuff and avoid the news until Wednesday morning and pretend indifference if the Dems manage to take the House.\u00a0 I\u2019ll totally understand.\u00a0 But if you\u2019re a risk taker who wants a chance to do the end-zone dance with fellow travelers while the studios are still awash in the salty goodness of progressive tears then stay up for the 2018 PPM death-watch with me on Tuesday night.\u00a0 Who knows maybe some of those blue haired millennials who were on suicide watch in 2016 could make a come back this week and give me something really fun to watch over the Christmas holiday again this year.\u00a0 Good times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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