Ep. 339 - Are you nervous about the next 3 weeks?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Our country has a lot at stake for the next 20 days - and people are nervous. Let's talk about it. So much has gone wrong in 2020 that I think our hope and optimism have been worn down to a nub. I still see some real light at the end of the tunnel. Let me share one particularly good scenario that I truly think is possible. ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yesterday I had a long doctor's appointment and it was long in part because when I first got into the office and got back to the room
0:10.9	My doctor wanted to talk with me about the election and we spoke about
0:17.4	20 to 25 minutes about what he thought might have, super, super smart guy, what he thought might happen over the next few weeks,
0:28.0	what he was afraid and concerned, might happen on election day or after election day.
0:35.0	And what I got from that conversation is what I've gotten from so many of you.
0:42.0	He's afraid. He's nervous and I want to explore that with you today.
0:49.6	How are you feeling? What are you thinking, what are you expecting? It's easy to expect the worst right now.
0:58.3	2020 is one of those years where if you expect the worst you are probably right and that was kind of the
1:07.4	position that my doctor was taking was saying like man I have failed, he has failed, at hoping for anything good. And I want to encourage
1:18.3	you all today. I understand it. I understand that thought but I am believing
1:26.4	Hoping against hope is is how we used to say it
1:29.9	I'm believing that we're gonna have some good news to finish this year.
1:33.2	I just want to unpack your feelings today. Let's do it. This is Sean King
1:37.8	and you are listening to...
1:39.8	The Breakdown.
1:40.8	The Break down. The breakdown. The breakdown.
1:45.0	The breakdown.
1:46.0	The breakdown. The breakdown. I can tell in so many ways that everyday people, including my doctor,
2:03.1	including many of you who are listening right now,
2:06.0	I can tell that people are truly afraid
2:10.6	of what's going to happen over these next 20 days. That's how long we have until the end of this election.
2:19.0	Election day is now 20 days away, but the truth is every day is election day now in most
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