anyone else having a little cognitive dissonance when you see a thread you think is brilliant...

[ruggerson]

...and it's authored by someone you were mortal enemies with in 2008?

You gotta love it...

[NanceGreggs]

1. I understand what you're saying ...

... but actually, no. I never had the feeling of being mortal enemies with anyone here, even in the most heated days of 2008. I always felt we were on the same side - we just differed in our opinions as to who our Party's standard-bearer should be.

It's different now. I feel like I am constantly arguing with people who are not on the side of the Party at all - people who have a completely different agenda than seeing another Democrat in the WH.

We were at odds with each other in 2008 - and yet united by a common purpose throughout.

It's not like that now. Sadly so.

[ruggerson]

2. true

i debated using the phrase and did mainly to underline the double take i do in my head. I find it more amusing than anything else. And yes you're right - i only had 2 or 3 people (ok, 4 ) that I felt locked in combat with.

Let's hope that once it is clear that she will be the nominee, the rancor will begin to subside.

[NanceGreggs]

3. OMG!

Did I come in fourth?

[ruggerson]

5. lol

you weren't even one hundred and fourth.

[BlueCaliDem]

10. I wasn't around in 2008 (at all) or 2012 (much), but in-between, I've had heated discussions with

the same group of people who - and this comes as no surprise to me - have chosen the opponent of our nominee of 2008 and again in 2016, but have had nothing but enraged criticism of our President in 2012. Then again, I'm a diehard Democrat.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

4. As a Clinton supporter back then ...

I thought 2008 was way worse. I got downright mean and ugly.

[RogueTrooper]

6. I skipped 2008 after my experiences in 2004

Although I did have a look-in for time to time. I don't think this cycle has been as bad as 2008 or 2004 even if it has gone of for a long time. 2004 was intense but shorter - due to how the delegates where allocated.

With the way delegates are allocated on a proportional basis I think these long contests will most likely be the norm

[Starry Messenger]

7. It's been quite a year, hasn't it? :)

[ruggerson]

8. indeed it has

and it's about to get even more interesting

[BlueCaliDem]

9. I don't have mortal enemies, so I have zero idea what you're talking about. eom