Does anyone actually care about this election?

[Boris]

By "anyone" I mean relatively normal and well-adjusted people, not the people who usually frequent and post in this subforum. By "care" I mean the election results  eliciting either a euphoric or despondent reaction, something a little more than "I hit all green lights on the drive back from work!" or "Aw shucks, I just lost $10 at Hold 'Em." The process simply isn't as engaging as it was four and eight years ago; I don't know how anyone could seriously argue otherwise. I mean, who here can envision another "I never said I wouldn't gloat" thread on November 7, 2012? 2004-2006-2008 and even 2010 to a lesser extent had something going for it and it's not to say that this cycle won't pick up, but Holy Christ, the fall campaign better bring it to us hard.

Also, it doesn't really help that Torie is basically the only Romney supporter on this forum worth engaging in conversation with.

[Boris]

Oh come on guys, this isn't the place to spout off hackneyed dribble of how the US political system is "broken," as if it's some epiphany you've had over the past couple of years. Everyone here was so fired up between 2004-2008 and has fairly in-depth knowledge of US political history, so don't give me that bullsh**t. Hell, does anyone remember all the Dems displaying pictures of Jon Cozine and Tim Kaine after the November 2005 elections? We had an awesome cast of characters supporting Obama, McCain, Hillary, Kerry, and Bush. Now the forum zeitgeist seems to basically entail Torie bashing public sector unions and students with the rest of the forum ganging up on the poor guy. Even Naso seems subdued.