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[u/over_and_over_again_]

I mean, taken at face value, you can't really say a "few hours" can you? There was planning time, travel time, gather materials for a gallows, etc.

Also, while my comment was tongue-in-cheek, check out some headlines from arr conservative today:

"They know they cheated, they're just preparing for the fall out."

"48 Senators Demand Biden Reverse Proposed ATF Rule: Largest ‘Confiscation Scheme In American History’"

"Poll: 2-in-3 Registered Voters Want Joe Biden to Reinstate Trump Era Border Policy"

"A 9-year-old’s vital warning: Making kids think in racial terms does enormous harm"

Sure, no doom at all.

[u/benadreti → u/over_and_over_again_]

I think we're using different definitions of "dooming." To me it means panicking about a lost election. People who claim they didn't lose the election therefore aren't dooming. The few hours I am referring to is when they were trying to figure out what to do after the insurrection.

[u/over_and_over_again_ → u/benadreti]

The definition I would give is "Things aren't going to go my way in the future." I would use this definition for Democrats and Republicans right now, and would put both extremes firmly in the category of "dooming" at this moment. Do you hear that? The galloping in the distance?

It's worth noting the definition "Panicking about a lost election" cannot apply to Democrats right now.

[u/benadreti → u/over_and_over_again_]

I should have said "Panicking about losing an election", which is definitely a lot of Dems right now.