Today should have been good. Had a reasonable seven hours of sleep last night. (Not the 8 1/2 I usually try to get, but better than some nights.) I was fully awake during my route for work today, no bad presidential polls when I did my morning sweep of Daily Kos and RealClearPolitics. I didn't forget my anti-depressant this morning, had a good lunch. Enjoyed my daily listen to the Diane Rehm Show and Thomas Jefferson Hour on NPR...
Then I got home and find out it looks like the ACA will be struck down, Obama's only up by 5 pts in Wisconsin now, only up 1 nationally, Scott Walker is up in recall polls again, conservatives have taken over the narrative of the Trayvon Martin issue, Obama makes another open-mike oopsie, and Olympia Snowe goes out of her way to bash Obama. I'm sure my day could have been worse, but since I've gotten home I've started to deflate in a way. I'm going to say it hasn't been a great day for us liberals.
The repeal of the ACA is not something I spent much time thinking about. The only way it really ever concerned me was if it was overturned, I would no longer be able to stay on my anti-depressants or my mood stabilizers. I am bi-polar, and so I need these meds and psychiatrist visits. However, the only reason I'm able to have these is that the ACA mandated that the companies would have to provide for up to 5,000 dollars for mental health. Before the law passed it was 500 dollars, which of course doesn't cover much. I don't trust the Republicans to reinstate such a rule. Since being on my medication, I've never had my sudden mood swings, and I've not been depressed for more than a day or so at a time. I'm scared about losing the coverage I get.
On the polls, well, I'm getting concerned that Obama's polling advantage is shrinking so fast. Romney is pretty much the official challenger now, so I expected it to shrink a bit, but down to Obama +1? I'm also freaked out by how a lot of the site seemed to be of the mind that if the individual mandate is struck down, Obama will lose. I simply don't see it having that big an effect on the election, but with so many people against my view on this, it does start to concern me. I'm starting to see the possibility of a pure Republican government again like we had in 2004. I remember the following two years, and they were not something I want to go through again. The Scheivo case, large support for DOMA, upticks in support for conservative causes... Those were dark days.
I guess I'm just asking for someone to PLEASE cheer me up! Am I just paranoid, having an off day, or am I right to be this freaked out?