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2016 Postmortem

Bluenorthwest

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19. And yet this site claims to have objectives such as electing Democrats, most sites do not make

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 12:33 PM

Oct 2015

such high blown claims about themselves. This is a site that claims to have standards.

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Rant: Something I realized about Bernie and Hillary Supporters [View all] CheshireDog Oct 2015 OP

This is a message board on the internet. You will find vitriol on every single website on the liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #1

Yup. Agschmid Oct 2015 #3

LOL, yeah, this site is hugely tame. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #12

And yet this site claims to have objectives such as electing Democrats, most sites do not make Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #19

Very good 'rant.' Chemisse Oct 2015 #2

Actually, these boards are very useful for learning new reasons to support/oppose a given candidate. reformist2 Oct 2015 #4

*chortle nt artislife Oct 2015 #8

Good points. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #5

The real adversaries RiverLover Oct 2015 #17

the average voters, the ones needed to win treestar Oct 2015 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Dems to Win Oct 2015 #31

Welcome to DU! K&R for a great beginning here nt riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #6

I have been following Hillary for a long time, have studied her stand on the issues, Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #7

good comments KT2000 Oct 2015 #9

21 posts in and you already Aerows Oct 2015 #10

Many of Us ARE Listening Leith Oct 2015 #11

You may not see a difference between Hillary and Bernie, and you are entitled to your opinion. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #14

I Understand Leith Oct 2015 #15

I think the disconnect is.. Kentonio Oct 2015 #28

Extremely Good Points Leith Oct 2015 #33

Like I said you are entitled to your opinion. The differences between Bernie and Hillary may liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #34

Actually, about half the country's eligible voters vote and in some States participation is much Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #22

I totally agree with you workinclasszero Oct 2015 #25

Well, I agree that the animosity but criticizing is part of discussion and debate Armstead Oct 2015 #13

Jon Stewart criticizes everyone, everyone loves him. So it is not apparently criticism itself that Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #24

It varies. Depends on the individuals involved. Armstead Oct 2015 #27

Yet another OP that claims to want unity but only calls out one candidate's supporters. cui bono Oct 2015 #16

Funny how that works, eh? Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #18

OP was just giving the example from their side treestar Oct 2015 #21

Disagreeing with Hillary = "vitriol" Maedhros Oct 2015 #30

True, the Republicans are the actual "enemy" treestar Oct 2015 #20

I have to disagree with the first part of your statement BainsBane Oct 2015 #26

Folks look for evidence that confirms their world view and disregard the rest... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #29

Yes, it's called "confirmation bias" and we are all susceptible to it. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #32

I couldn't agree more. Dem2 Oct 2015 #35