... who could say: “I told you so.”If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 9, 2026
We lived through civil rights struggles (race, gender, sexual orientation), and had to wait 50 years for the first Black President.
So, you know, this is like Déjà vu.
I was pretty excited when Bill Clinton was elected. Life is a series of recalculations of expectations.
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