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I propose a DU campaign............ (Original Post) Darb Mar 2016 OP
In regards to? notadmblnd Mar 2016 #1
Our candidate. Darb Mar 2016 #2
Our candidate hasn't been decided yet. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #3
No kidding. Darb Mar 2016 #7
Darb, you are proposing unity in the Democratic party to prevent dead Women in alleys randys1 Mar 2016 #28
I get that, Many don't. Darb Mar 2016 #31
Apparently this kind of thing gets you called a "slave to the left". nt VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #41
My nose is bruised and tender from previous votes for the "lesser evil" and "not as bad" candidates. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #4
I suggest keeping it. Darb Mar 2016 #9
I plan it keeping it safe from further injury in this election. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #10
Hmmmmm...... Darb Mar 2016 #11
I'm not spiting my face. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #12
OK, however, Darb Mar 2016 #15
If Hillary is the Democratic nominee- the voters will have more than earned what they're going get. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #20
That is negative and a good example Darb Mar 2016 #23
It's reality. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #30
If you say so, I see it differently. Darb Mar 2016 #33
I think they're pretty close notadmblnd Mar 2016 #36
You just did it again. Darb Mar 2016 #39
You're just playing a game. And all you want to do is win it notadmblnd Mar 2016 #43
Ooooh, nice one. You win. Darb Mar 2016 #44
Now who's spreading the negativity in the form of snark. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #46
That wasn't snark. I meant it. That was a nice one. Darb Mar 2016 #51
How does that work? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #21
That is an example of...... Darb Mar 2016 #25
Does that put you in the injure your nose campaign? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #45
My nose is beat to shit. Darb Mar 2016 #49
You sure you don't have that knife to your nose right now? notadmblnd Mar 2016 #13
I will vote for either Hillary or Bernie in the General.... Darb Mar 2016 #16
I'll spare my nose my not walking into another Third Way wall. eom Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #47
Hehehe, good one. Darb Mar 2016 #50
It's called Wall Street for a reason... Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #52
You are on a roll. Darb Mar 2016 #53
Absolutely agree... Punkingal Mar 2016 #5
This PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #6
That is fine. Darb Mar 2016 #8
Why don't we spare the unity campaigns demwing Mar 2016 #14
If we keep it civil and positive then that is great. If...... Darb Mar 2016 #19
There's plenty of time for that. bigwillq Mar 2016 #17
So.....fall in line? Avalux Mar 2016 #18
Seems the Bernie supporters are a bit defensive. Here's what it means..... Darb Mar 2016 #22
Here's where I'm at.... Avalux Mar 2016 #24
OK, you are not in the movement. Darb Mar 2016 #26
I'm having an internal struggle about it right now. Avalux Mar 2016 #29
Agreed. I'm tired of ppl posting "Hey, your principles don't matter. Suck it up." n/t revbones Mar 2016 #27
I would never say that. Darb Mar 2016 #35
It's what Hillary supporters expect if she gets the nomination revbones Mar 2016 #38
Not really. Darb Mar 2016 #48
"Zoom! What was that? That was your revolution, mate! Oh. Do I get another?" randome Mar 2016 #32
You never find out why you're playing the game. The point is to just enjoy playing. n/t Avalux Mar 2016 #34
True. We're all in a game that doesn't end but everyone loses. Or wins depending on your outlook. randome Mar 2016 #37
Wonder why? demwing Mar 2016 #40
My drum beat is to promote your candidate, Darb Mar 2016 #42
 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
7. No kidding.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:13 PM
Mar 2016

I understand that. And I will keep my nose, irrespective of the eventual nominee.




Spare the Nose!!!

randys1

(16,286 posts)
28. Darb, you are proposing unity in the Democratic party to prevent dead Women in alleys
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:53 PM
Mar 2016

that often does not go over well here

you are better off posting stuff like this


 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
31. I get that, Many don't.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:56 PM
Mar 2016

I am proposing that we encourage people to vote FOR our candidates, not rail against the other. Seems logical and novel.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
10. I plan it keeping it safe from further injury in this election.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:29 PM
Mar 2016

By picking candidates for which there is little or no nose holding required.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
15. OK, however,
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:40 PM
Mar 2016

saying that a vote can be wasted adds some kind of peripheral value to it that can be interpreted in many ways. Here's another, that's not wasting it, it is being cast (or not cast) in TRumps favor.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
20. If Hillary is the Democratic nominee- the voters will have more than earned what they're going get.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:46 PM
Mar 2016

And it's not going to matter who keeps their noses and who doesn't.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
33. If you say so, I see it differently.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:58 PM
Mar 2016

I think there is a vast chasm between Hillary and The Donald.

It's OK, you don't have to be a member of the Spare the Nose Club.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
36. I think they're pretty close
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:01 PM
Mar 2016

The only difference I can see, is that Hillary is better at hiding her bigotry by pandering to those she'll hurt the most.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
43. You're just playing a game. And all you want to do is win it
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:41 PM
Mar 2016

And it doesn't seem to matter to you how it's won. So spare me your lecture about noses- mine still resides on my face where it belongs and not between someone's cheeks.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
46. Now who's spreading the negativity in the form of snark.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:45 PM
Mar 2016

I guess you're not above it all after all.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
21. How does that work?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:46 PM
Mar 2016

I won't vote for a republican or a moderate.

0-0 = 0

I always vote.

0 + 1 = 1

Trump or Hillary won't get my vote because I won't waste it on them.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. John Quincy Adams

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
25. That is an example of......
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:51 PM
Mar 2016

cutting ones nose off to spite their face. You are equating Trump and Hillary which is less than smart.

I get it, you are not in the Spare the Nose campaign. No big, it's not for everybody.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
45. Does that put you in the injure your nose campaign?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:45 PM
Mar 2016

There is no "spite" involved. I just don't want Trump or Hillary to be president because I think neither of them are fit to hold public office.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
49. My nose is beat to shit.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:53 PM
Mar 2016

Making the best of it.

I will vote for Bernie by the way, no problem. I do not think that it is over either. He needs a second wind though.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
13. You sure you don't have that knife to your nose right now?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:38 PM
Mar 2016

Positive? Cause in my opinion at the very least- you've gotten it out of the drawer.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
16. I will vote for either Hillary or Bernie in the General....
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:41 PM
Mar 2016

and enthusiastically propose that others do the same.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
53. You are on a roll.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:59 PM
Mar 2016

I get it. I don't want to get all "into" it, though. It is complicated, I wish everyone could respect each others reasoning and promote their candidate without poisoning the well.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
5. Absolutely agree...
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:07 PM
Mar 2016

People need to stop voting for Hillary and vote for the candidate of change, Bernie sanders!

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
19. If we keep it civil and positive then that is great. If......
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:43 PM
Mar 2016

we act like idiots, then we are cutting off our noses to spite our faces.

No problem.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
17. There's plenty of time for that.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:41 PM
Mar 2016

But I want to enjoy Primary Wars for as long as I can. It makes DU so much fun!

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
22. Seems the Bernie supporters are a bit defensive. Here's what it means.....
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:48 PM
Mar 2016

Be positive about your candidate and don't be "all in".

I will say it again for the hundredth time, I will gladly vote for Bernie because ........Trump? Do you feel like that in any way?

Discouraging people from voting for the Democratic candidate is a bad idea, irrespective of who it is.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
24. Here's where I'm at....
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:50 PM
Mar 2016

Hillary is corrupt, Trump is even more corrupt, and I'll be forced to vote for the lesser of two evils.

Not a pleasant scenario for me. My disappointment with the rightward lurch of the Democratic Party only adds to the unpleasantness.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
26. OK, you are not in the movement.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:52 PM
Mar 2016

Because you are cutting off your nose to spite your face. It's ok.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
29. I'm having an internal struggle about it right now.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:54 PM
Mar 2016

Give me some time, I may end up joining, or else I'll be nose-less.

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
35. I would never say that.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:00 PM
Mar 2016

Does Trump espouse a lot of your principles?

It's Ok, not everyone wants to be a member.

 

revbones

(3,660 posts)
38. It's what Hillary supporters expect if she gets the nomination
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:01 PM
Mar 2016

They ignore the truth and then just expect you to as well.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
32. "Zoom! What was that? That was your revolution, mate! Oh. Do I get another?"
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:57 PM
Mar 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
37. True. We're all in a game that doesn't end but everyone loses. Or wins depending on your outlook.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:01 PM
Mar 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

 

Darb

(2,807 posts)
42. My drum beat is to promote your candidate,
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:12 PM
Mar 2016

and not to discourage others from voting for the Democratic nominee in the fall by trashing the person that you do not prefer.

It is not over, but 4 more months of some of the stuff I am seeing here will definitely not help keep a crazy pube from the highest office in the land.

This is, after all, the DEMOCRATIC Underground.

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