It is a brilliant strategy...

[Agnosticsherbet]

Write an OP with a negative title that attacks the other candidate with half truths, Republican talking points, or misleading data.
This brings lots of people to comment on it and try to apply real world facts.
But the purpose is to get this OP pushed to the top.

I am not going to post on flame bait.

I will post on threads that are positive.

It is better for my blood pressure.

[riversedge]

1. I purposely avoid lots of them --too vile and full of smears.

[GusBob]

2. It changes not one persons mind, or does it?

When I see someone carrying water for the GOP, I automatically distrust anything and anyone that poster stands for.

Why help the enemy? It emboldens their little circle jerk to say the worst things they can.

They are fighting a LOSING cause.

[bravenak]

3. I will no longer participate. Three days now. Doin good!

[Walk away]

4. That's worse than quitting coffee! I can't believe you are doing it!

Are you going to give yourself a time limit or shoot for Super Tuesday???

[bravenak]

10. Trying for Super Tuesday.

Gotta just ignore all stupid until than. After that. Schadenfreude.

[Walk away]

11. I am behind you all the way. However...

I will not mock you if you fail. It is a mighty endeavor. I believe it will get easier every day!

[bravenak]

12. Thank you. Trying to take it slow,

If I see something exciting. I TRASH THREAD. Helps.

[Cha]

6. Hey! Good on you, brave.. you decide

they're not worth it?

[bravenak]

9. I knew THAT!

But I realized I was getting ripped off by not getting paid.

[Cha]

15. THere ya go.. 'Cause that ain't never gonna happen!

[bravenak]

16. Makes me laugh every time!

Waiting.....

[Cha]

5. Get in my head much?! That's me exactly.. thank you, Agnosticsherbet.

Never engage.. never respond.

They're not worth it. Think if more did that.. the stupid flamebait would sputter out.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. It took me a while to figure it out.

I'm done.

[Cha]

14. I had too much practice with them hating on President Obama .. same shite.. different DS.

[Starry Messenger]

8. Yep, why contribute to agitprop?

At this point it is just self-reinforcing groupthink armoring itself in hysterical rhetorical shields. The contest is on to be the most outrageous and perform for their allies.

[upaloopa]

13. Most of those posts are by a handful of

DUers.

They look like they are in a contest to see who can come out with the nastiest line to attack Hillary.

They are not helping Bernie.

[Agschmid]

18. Yup.

[Rose Siding]

17. DU is definitely not the real world

I went to my daughter's for TG this year. Her in-laws were going and I was actually nervous that politics would be discussed. He's an editor at the local paper and she is a college professor. She and her family were refugees from somewhere near Russia. They are very liberal and guess what? They strongly support Hillary! We had some great discussions.

I try not to post on ugly ops that are a clear bid for recs.

[SunSeeker]

19. What really sucks is we get alert swarmed on those threads.

And truth is not a defense to a jury hide.

[Cha]

20. That's right.. the bogus hides.

[Agnosticsherbet]

21. That is one of the uglier aspects of this election,

The intentional silencing those who do not agree.