Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:57 PM

live love laugh (6,591 posts)

If you cannot say something positive about Democrats

In a Democratic forum then STFU.

Too much is at stake for the incessant criticism.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
If you cannot say something positive about Democrats (Original post)	live love laugh	Feb 2020	OP
who are you to tell other DU'ers to STFU ?	stonecutter357	Feb 2020	#1
How about the Independents?	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#2
The man said "democrats" not not indies.	demosincebirth	Feb 2020	#9
LOL, look up "Discussion Boards"! nt	USALiberal	Feb 2020	#3
This.	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#5
What about Socialists?	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#4
Many relate socialism With Stalin's CCCP And the rest lo the eastern block.	demosincebirth	Feb 2020	#11
"I don't want Trump to be re-elected - but I'll be damned if I'll vote for a communist."	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#13
A lot more than you think.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#14
well we won't be having any posts from bernie lol nt	msongs	Feb 2020	#6
You should have a chat with Sanders and his staff.	TwilightZone	Feb 2020	#7
nah	Kali	Feb 2020	#8
No.	brooklynite	Feb 2020	#10
this request should be a no brainer...but....	samnsara	Feb 2020	#12

Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:05 PM

stonecutter357 (12,166 posts)

1. who are you to tell other DU'ers to STFU ?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:07 PM

TheCowsCameHome (39,957 posts)

2. How about the Independents?

Do we have to be nice to them, too?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:52 PM

demosincebirth (12,177 posts)

9. The man said "democrats" not not indies.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:08 PM

USALiberal (7,695 posts)

3. LOL, look up "Discussion Boards"! nt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to USALiberal (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:08 PM

NurseJackie (38,732 posts)

5. This.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:08 PM

NurseJackie (38,732 posts)

4. What about Socialists?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to NurseJackie (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:59 PM

demosincebirth (12,177 posts)

11. Many relate socialism With Stalin's CCCP And the rest lo the eastern block.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to demosincebirth (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:08 PM

NurseJackie (38,732 posts)

13. "I don't want Trump to be re-elected - but I'll be damned if I'll vote for a communist."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287570879

The constant cries about how being a “Democratic socialist” doesn’t mean he IS a communist-type socialist is a moot point. Unless you plan to go door-to-door and explain the difference to all of the voters who equate ‘socialism’ with USSR communism, you are not going to change their minds. They hear “socialist’, and they attach their own (albeit ill-informed) meaning to the term – and it’s NOT the style of government they will vote for.

I’ve seen this repeatedly on the sites I participate in where both Dems and Repubs post: “I don’t want Trump to be re-elected – but I’ll be damned if I’ll vote for a communist.” You can shout all you want about how these people don’t understand what socialism is, or how what Bernie is proposing isn’t socialism as they perceive it. But people vote according to what they believe, and not according to what you think they should believe.

Many voters are likely to take Jane Sanders' election-day advice to "vote their heart" and that it "really doesn't matter who they vote for as long as you vote" ... I can see that happening, and that will surely lead to Trump's 2nd term.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to demosincebirth (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 04:37 PM

TheCowsCameHome (39,957 posts)

14. A lot more than you think.

And I mean a LOT more.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:12 PM

msongs (59,883 posts)

6. well we won't be having any posts from bernie lol nt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:15 PM

TwilightZone (20,754 posts)

7. You should have a chat with Sanders and his staff.

Unlike DU, which is essentially a niche website with a specific audience, what they do and say actually has a significant impact on the voting public. Alienating large numbers of people on a somewhat-consistent basis doesn't seem like a winning strategy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to live love laugh (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:16 PM

Kali (51,487 posts)