Bernie Sanders

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105. It happens to a lot of people.

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Wow. I would have voted for Hillary and encouraged friends to, until this... [View all] gmoles Mar 2016 OP

not surprising Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #1

Surprisingly, they don't even bother to talk about what they are doing to get-- eridani Mar 2016 #2

Total sycophancy is suspect over at camp Weathervane, Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #10

If you read nothing else, read this ... by the Hillary group! erlewyne Mar 2016 #33

Hah! I had the same reaction on seeing that one! Bubzer Mar 2016 #42

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #69

Best thing I ever did Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #78

Me, too. And will be adding a few more. Duval Mar 2016 #179

Unlike *this* group? brer cat Mar 2016 #123

throw enough mud AlbertCat Mar 2016 #170

The factsa about hillary Old Codger Mar 2016 #188

The real irony is that the particular poster mentioned above... bvar22 Mar 2016 #158

I was banned a long time ago... Rockyj Mar 2016 #197

look, I was number 1!!! Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #202

True Progressives Are Proud, Not Truculent corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #3

welcome to DU, sincerely. nt grasswire Mar 2016 #132

"Truculent Underground" could really be this site's new name. "Welcome to TU!" villager Mar 2016 #153

"constructive criticism" redruddyred Mar 2016 #191

just her moneymoore Mar 2016 #4

best bud to narco camarallias who need that pesky democracy gone? you bet your bippy! MisterP Mar 2016 #98

This Citizen Has 250 HRC Groupers On Ignore cantbeserious Mar 2016 #5

Lol I don't have THAT many Faux pas Mar 2016 #127

I never use the ignore button Plucketeer Mar 2016 #152

There is only one person I have on ignore arikara Mar 2016 #195

By the numbers eridani Mar 2016 #235

I quit counting Old Codger Mar 2016 #199

there is only one person I always agree with... griloco Mar 2016 #6

And I don't always agree with myself :-) deutsey Mar 2016 #63

Welcome to the club spinbaby Mar 2016 #7

I really didn't know gmoles Mar 2016 #9

the "groups" are protected areas magical thyme Mar 2016 #52

yeah I was banned the first or second time I posted anything there-- so pathetic Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #13

I haven't cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #75

I haven't Spirochete Mar 2016 #112

I got slapped down by them over 8 years ago for a post when I didn't know what a protected group was corkhead Mar 2016 #118

Do I understand you correctly? You are going to let a bad Arkansas Granny Mar 2016 #8

I believe in voting for a candidate I want to win. Not the better of two I don't gmoles Mar 2016 #12

I completely understand your frustration! denvine Mar 2016 #24

We don't have time for a "long game" unfortunately. Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #43

agreed gmoles Mar 2016 #46

I think that's one of the major reasons for the sea change this year Hydra Mar 2016 #214

I got banned there too. ananda Mar 2016 #93

Same here swilton Mar 2016 #119

We don't. artislife Mar 2016 #111

So let me understand this CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #144

Who says I am giving up on the WH? Quite the opposite, Hillary will lose and/or be Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #167

I'm not questioning that. denvine Mar 2016 #229

Best we can do Old Codger Mar 2016 #207

Do we need to ban you ejbr Mar 2016 #16

Hillary Supporters Follow Their Leader kracer20 Mar 2016 #27

Except I'm not particularly courageous, female, or black gmoles Mar 2016 #51

Not sure how you got that out of my post kracer20 Mar 2016 #99

I say the same below in my post. There's NO SENSE in this type of posting. blm Mar 2016 #47

Seriously. intheflow Mar 2016 #53

doesn't seem to make sense from a person so patient that they were MariaThinks Mar 2016 #146

Its not just one person over there Wibly Mar 2016 #203

I wouldn't repeat that Lazy Daisy Mar 2016 #213

If I post in the Hillary group, it's only to respond to a post I see on Arkansas Granny Mar 2016 #228

Kick warrprayer Mar 2016 #11

ageism greymouse Mar 2016 #14

agreed gmoles Mar 2016 #17

I totally understand greymouse Mar 2016 #18

I'm in my 60s Boomer Mar 2016 #31

So true. I had crumbs to start with. The next younger generation has financial vultures hovering GoneFishin Mar 2016 #40

Ageism and experience in democracy are separate. Your experienced by years, knows democracy. DhhD Mar 2016 #67

Same thing happened to me... BrainDrain Mar 2016 #15

Happened to me too. Madam Mossfern Mar 2016 #193

I agree. The posts should not be in greatest or latest page Mojorabbit Mar 2016 #226

I was banned instantly LiberalElite Mar 2016 #19

guess who? Mbrow Mar 2016 #20

I was one of the leave it alones on there -nt Khellendross Mar 2016 #21

Read the post ... quite an over-reaction to alert it SomeGuyInEagan Mar 2016 #135

wow 4 to 3 just wow... n/t demosocialist Mar 2016 #157

I was also banned a few weeks ago. bec Mar 2016 #22

They'll never admit that - it's always 840high Mar 2016 #220

I think income more than age tells the story Ligyron Mar 2016 #23

Yes, true gmoles Mar 2016 #34

"You wanted to go to college, you were clearly asking for debt." VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #124

yes, exit polls show that her support is those who make over $100,000. grasswire Mar 2016 #134

The Hillary Clinton Group sulphurdunn Mar 2016 #25

That is reasonable and fits with what the group is about - supporting Hillary. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #38

The comments to the Hillary Group sulphurdunn Mar 2016 #115

Trending or greatest page links from the Home page IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #120

I replied to the original poster sulphurdunn Mar 2016 #145

Same thing happened to me, gmoles. mac56 Mar 2016 #26

I was probably a bit more confrontation than you. But that's because I AM angry :) gmoles Mar 2016 #37

William769 banned me from the Hillary Group after one mild post Cassidy Mar 2016 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Mar 2016 #28

K&R Paka Mar 2016 #29

Paka, you have a clear view of what has happened in America and it is reflected on DU. DhhD Mar 2016 #85

I was banned on my first very innocuous post. Paka Mar 2016 #91

Many of the older people befitted from wealth created by a transfer to the Federal Deficit. TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #30

I received the same treatment with my first post on that thread monicaangela Mar 2016 #32

Yeah, that's what hey do. I managed to stay posting there for months and then AllyCat Mar 2016 #35

That's where Hillary supporters circle their wagons cprise Mar 2016 #36

i got banned for questioning where the local campaign was in my state dembotoz Mar 2016 #39

I support Sanders, but, why let supporters of any candidate control what you think or how you vote? blm Mar 2016 #41

Same. snort Mar 2016 #44

Check out my sig. It's a 2008 quote from cha. Doctor_J Mar 2016 #45

Can't argue with that! snort Mar 2016 #62

omg. can I pleeeeease copy your sig for mine? haha gmoles Mar 2016 #72

There is one from hillbot Steven leser that's even more hilarious Doctor_J Mar 2016 #74

Do tell! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2016 #151

Enjoy Doctor_J Mar 2016 #217

Wow!Cha called Hillary a liar and panderer! Big friggin' LOL! Divernan Mar 2016 #84

Yeah, Cha was one of the more vicious anti-Clinton people in 2008. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2016 #106

And now of course she considers Mrs Clinton the most qualified candidate in history Doctor_J Mar 2016 #218

Here's Maury with the results: OnyxCollie Mar 2016 #227

When I was typing it I thought I should try to make it less obnoxious Doctor_J Mar 2016 #233

Priceless! nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #150

After reading your OP and the replies here... mwooldri Mar 2016 #48

So here is my thing gmoles Mar 2016 #76

You can "trash" a group. That prevents you from seeing posts in that group jeff47 Mar 2016 #102

Thanks! Offending group now "trashed". Though it does sound harsh .... mwooldri Mar 2016 #113

Thanks jeff47. nt Duval Mar 2016 #183

i hear ya ellennelle Mar 2016 #49

Let me see if I understand this ... salinsky Mar 2016 #50

Ironically mac56 Mar 2016 #58

Exactly. snort Mar 2016 #80

+1 n.t ejbr Mar 2016 #184

I've been very taken back by the HRC Group's Republican type actions here andrewv1 Mar 2016 #70

Are you sure you're not thinking of the HRC group? StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #81

Questions for you gmoles Mar 2016 #88

Some corrections for you Justice Mar 2016 #131

Sandoval? A Republican Gov? Not Conservative? nt. druidity33 Mar 2016 #176

How nice of you to join DU so you could pop in here and deliver a condescending and authoritarian djean111 Mar 2016 #89

Actually, either Bernie or Hillary would be fine with me ... salinsky Mar 2016 #104

Many of the HRC camp are a tangle of frustrated inconsistencies Android3.14 Mar 2016 #54

...."becase she can get THINGS done" bvar22 Mar 2016 #161

You are right elljay Mar 2016 #190

I was banned from there too CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #55

That group governs the way Clinton does. Either you are a conservative who hates the middle class whereisjustice Mar 2016 #56

I was blocked from the Hillary group for a post that actually DEFENDED Hillary!! 7962 Mar 2016 #57

Thanks for sharing your experience in the Hill camp randr Mar 2016 #59

Yes, the Hillary group--even as the support group it is--is over-sensitive. However... thesquanderer Mar 2016 #60

I think that WP article and the post itself deutsey Mar 2016 #61

I was blocked from that group without even knowing I'd been in there. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2016 #64

Banned by Cha too noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #178

I too was banned from a Hillary group Orange Butterfly Mar 2016 #65

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #66

An overly sensitive group probably because they are outnumbered here. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #68

This isn't a new phenomenon. jeff47 Mar 2016 #103

Here's the disconnect between HRC supporters and reality Divernan Mar 2016 #71

I've said this several times before: DU is the prissiest sissiest political blog anywhere. DrBulldog Mar 2016 #73

you're seeing why their ideas have no stength Locrian Mar 2016 #77

PAR. FOR. THE. COURSE. Raster Mar 2016 #79

After plea deals are being reached in FBI Investigations, I think you will see changes... andrewv1 Mar 2016 #82

You dared invade the bubble? EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #83

Clinton is shilling for corporation and Madmiddle Mar 2016 #86

Oh yes. Cha..... bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #90

I think Cha has a block happy figure. AlbertCat Mar 2016 #173

Two hides and banned in two days Geronimoe Mar 2016 #92

I agree with blm. Why would you do that? serbbral Mar 2016 #94

Ooooh. Bern! >>Sounds like a nice life that many people my age fear we will never know if things... Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 #95

I now feel honored Arizona Roadrunner Mar 2016 #96

Read the whole thread -- it's like a personality cult. earthside Mar 2016 #97

It is indeed. Like some sort of mass brainwashing occurred. Lorien Mar 2016 #129

Welcome! You have joined what seems to be a club, the partially disenfranchised DU member. Mira Mar 2016 #100

I asked a question and got banned. No difference jillan Mar 2016 #101

It happens to a lot of people. tymorial Mar 2016 #105

I'm 66, retired, and doing pretty well financially... joeybear Mar 2016 #107

I got officially banned from the Hillary group just this am Ligyron Mar 2016 #108

I am a fellow former lurker, and I agree with your sentiment, gmoles. Svafa Mar 2016 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Mar 2016 #110

I understand your anger FreedomRain Mar 2016 #114

Wow! I just got blocked by Cha, also. Just asked why it is Bernies job to promote Obama's FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #116

I saw your post a couple minutes ago and thought, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #125

I did not think it was an attack on Hillary, or Obama for that matter. FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #186

I was also blocked by Cha,who is on quite a power trip. virgogal Mar 2016 #117

Bans in the BOG are a hobby too. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #121

You have become a member of a large and ever-expanding club. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #122

I got a post hidden just now because I was kidding around with a fellow Bernie supporter and Gwhittey Mar 2016 #126

I say the same to both sides: Do not choose a POTUS based on his or her merrily Mar 2016 #128

Cha rules the H.C. group with an iron fist, and your ban speaks to your bravery gmoles. forest444 Mar 2016 #130

Congratulations! SoapBox Mar 2016 #133

Yeah, I'm banned too... freebrew Mar 2016 #136

Just the Hillary group? That's ok though, right? mahina Mar 2016 #137

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #138

Also, congrats on your bannishment, welcome to the club of actual decent people. litlbilly Mar 2016 #139

Power trip? Hillary Bros? jalan48 Mar 2016 #140

Yes, I was blocked there zentrum Mar 2016 #141

I don't know how to address this issue... freebrew Mar 2016 #142

I was told to "get behind her or move out of the way"By a noob. Phlem Mar 2016 #143

Hawaii Is Paradise...This Is Pair-O-Dice billhicks76 Mar 2016 #147

Yep, same thing happened to me. Some overly sensitive poster didn't like what I said. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #148

FeelTheScorn. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #149

Welcome to the discussion... dchill Mar 2016 #154

Welcome to the Bernie Group, gmoles, where inclusion and diversity are welcome... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #155

My 1st post there got me blocked too left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #156

I think of the Hillary and Bernie groups as clubs of like-minded folks lexington filly Mar 2016 #159

I am very sorry for the responses to your story on the link demosocialist Mar 2016 #160

I was blocked, too... had no idea it existed. AzDar Mar 2016 #162

Yeah, I just got back from a short vacation to Kaua'i dana_b Mar 2016 #163

Oh please dcmfox Mar 2016 #164

If you are not blowing bubbles Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #165

so if Mrs. Clinton wins the nomination will you not vote in the general election? Sunlei Mar 2016 #166

I'm sorry for the responses you got in that thread Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #168

Let's take a look back, a Cha Retrospective, Cha's 2008 Greatest Hits... Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #169

Wow. progressoid Mar 2016 #219

I wonder how many Hillary supporters did the same thing and the answer is many, many. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #230

Interesting to say the least, my major complaint around here is some posters do more to shut down mrdmk Mar 2016 #234

Your search skills are legend. Puglover Mar 2016 #231

I understand and agree. PoliticalMalcontent Mar 2016 #171

DU is the best ymetca Mar 2016 #172

Welcome to the Club SusanLarson Mar 2016 #174

you wont vote for hillary because someone was mean to you on the internet? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #175

I got the same message from Cha. Duval Mar 2016 #177

I suspect most of us MuseRider Mar 2016 #180

Cha is very quick w the ban hopeforchange2008 Mar 2016 #181

Well, you just got banned into a very big club. Cleita Mar 2016 #182

Well, I'm not banned... ejbr Mar 2016 #185

LOL Old Codger Mar 2016 #187

Welcome to the Banned from Hillary Group Club. We're a pretty big club now! And proud of it. nt valerief Mar 2016 #189

I too was banned and proud to be a member of the Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #196

Banned too Depaysement Mar 2016 #192

So, you are not going to vote... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #194

People I've spoken to aren't going to vote for H. Clinton because they (1.) were betrayed when rhett o rick Mar 2016 #204

Welcome to the club Wibly Mar 2016 #198

"Is this now the undemocratic underground?" Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #200

The majority here still support Democratic democracy, but we often get out-shouted by the rhett o rick Mar 2016 #205

It's class war and it's time for people to wake the fuck up about it. Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #206

It's a class war and those that support Clinton either are in denial or actually worship rhett o rick Mar 2016 #221

^ this ^ Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #222

Cha did the same thing to me. Dissent is disloyalty over there. Party over principles Feeling the Bern Mar 2016 #201

You should have gone out like I did! cui bono Mar 2016 #208

How can her supporters talk about inclusion if they're banning anyone with a legitimate concern? d_legendary1 Mar 2016 #209

It's best to consider the source and ignore it. Gore1FL Mar 2016 #210

If the person who banned me had bothered to respond to my message mac56 Mar 2016 #211

Banned as well TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #212

So, why is this NOT on the Greatest page?? has 240 recs. kath Mar 2016 #215

OP was PPR'd. nt SunSeeker Mar 2016 #224

"Trending Now" on the front page has an OP about this kerfluffle. senz Mar 2016 #216

I disavow this. joshcryer Mar 2016 #223

K&R. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #225

Rec for pissing off all Puglover Mar 2016 #232