I don't care which candidate DUers vote for in the primaries.

[MineralMan]

DU won't decide who the nominee is. The voters in each primary state will do that.

We'll know who that nominee will be on March 2, 2016. Vote as you think best if you have a primary before then.

[cali]

1. Do you feel compelled to make everything you post in a thread into an op,

no matter how mundane it is? Seems that way. Over and over again. This hardly earth shattering wisdom. I'm quite certain that we all know that the nomination won't be decided on DU.

[NCTraveler]

4. .

[ibegurpard]

6. indeed

[MineralMan]

8. I only do it so you'll have someone to reply to, Cali.

I suppose we could compare the number of OPs each of us posted, but I can't see how that's really relevant to anything. Thanks for taking the time to reply to my mundane post.

[tkmorris]

24. Nah, Cali has it nailed

Stay visible Mineral Man.

[MineralMan]

26. No worries. I'll continue to make my one or two OPs

every day. Those who don't have me on Ignore will see them.

[bigwillq]

49. Keep making OPs, MM.

Middle finger to the haters! LOL

They can hide thread or ignore.

If you want to make 10,229 OPs a day, that is your right.

[NurseJackie]

15. Why does this bother you so much?

[Starry Messenger]

16. Irony.

[KMOD]

28. indeed

[libdem4life]

19. I'm confused...what is the definition of an acceptable OP? Seems it's often just one person's

perspective...then up for discussion. Is it a rule that one need quote some source for their opinion...inferring that we don't have opinions that are important? Also, not everyone spends massive time on DU, which brings to mind the scolding that someone gets with a link that has already been posted.

I'm just the opposite because I hate having a thread fall off...I've tried a couple of times.

And this comment..."hardly earth shattering wisdom" and "we all know that the nomination won't be decided on DU" or "mundane?... smacks of a fair amount of superiority. That same inference for which the OP is called out for.

JMO

[MineralMan]

20. Irony Is a Funny Thing.

Still, it helps the Earth rotate on its axis, I understand. Irony we will always have, and in abundance.

[libdem4life]

31. Indeed. I hear it's Primary Time ... LOL ... it's my first experience. Whee Doggies, as they

in the South.

[JoePhilly]

34. Now THAT is an ironic post.

[Protalker]

2. who is Bernie's supporter in the House?

the house is where all taxes originate. Who is going to pick up the mantle of the socialist and raise taxes on the rich - 90% where they were during the Eisenhower years. Think think think.

[MineralMan]

9. Keith Ellison has endorsed Bernie.

He's the House representative of a district that is mainly in Minneapolis, MN.

[Protalker]

53. courageous as Ellison is

In today's world a Muslim pushing a socialist agenda may have an uphill battle getting Republican support. Without saying would should or could, what % chance does Keith have for success?

[NCTraveler]

3. Really excited for the voting to start.

It looks like we have a good chance to go into the General with an extremely unified party. Democrats seem to be unifying around Clinton. Meanwhile, the republicans are experiencing a civil war of sorts.

[MineralMan]

12. It will be a relief to be able to talk about actual

election results, I think. Campaigns take so long these days. Until there is actual voting, we really don't have a lot to talk about, so there's a lot of wasted words. Just over a month from now, we'll start having actual results to discuss.

[Gothmog]

45. I am also looking forwart to actual election results

[ibegurpard]

5. thanks

Your approval means so much...

[MineralMan]

10. My approval is not necessary in any way.

I hope you'll vote according to your best judgment. I'm sure you will.

[ibegurpard]

27. Apparently enough to write another OP about..

[MineralMan]

41. Hey...you clicked on it.

Thanks for the reply.

[stonecutter357]

7. Chelsea Clinton 2024!

[artislife]

13. Because....

I can actually think of no good reason.



None.

[stonecutter357]

22. aren't we all Clinton at heart?

[artislife]

25. Do you mean heart?

And why would that be funny?


I hope you are a good representation of her followers.



Really, I do.

[libdem4life]

29. Chelsea is being groomed. Here goes the O word again, and it's not Oprah.

Oligarchy. Please forgive the repetition of the word, and it sticks in the craw of many, but it's fast becoming more relevant than ever.

We have an Oligarch running for President and her daughter is next in line. Political name, power, a hedge fund player, as is her husband, and we've watched her grow up since Bill.

And the Bushes have their next political offering standing by, probably John Ellis Bush, Jr.

Bernie could stop the hemorraging.

[artislife]

46. What has she done

That would merit votes. If I see anything to do with tthat chappy foundation I will laugh.

[libdem4life]

47. Nothing...that's my point. Oh yeah, the Foundation. May be legal as far as donations, but

in the GE it's going to bite the Clintons. Chelsea and hubby are 1%ers/Oligarchs.

[artislife]

48. frankly..lots of the supporters are acting like royalists.

[libdem4life]

50. Yes, in the sense of Imperial, Superior et al ... I agree. But not one word changes my opinion

or my focus. Both sides dissing the other... we'd better let some "sleeping dogs lie" here pretty soon. We're going to come to a Kum By Ya Moment after the Primary.

Vote your conscience in the Primary, don't badmouth others who may not see it the same way. Share your reasons for discussion while doing our best to rally with honor for our guy/gal in the meantime.

Most important do not withhold (vote Republican) your vote in the GE.

This is what DU means to me...but as I've said, this is my first active primary...and my first post with my new Sig line.

[artislife]

51. on my phone can't see sig lines..

I am not convinced of kumbaya..

[libdem4life]

52. Sig Line...Go (Bernie/Hillary/Martin) Democrats !!!

Kumbaya is required for the Nominee. There's only going to be just one emerge as the Nominee. Whoever doesn't agree is either in it to win it, or voting/non voting Republican. Pretty simple.

[artislife]

11. I will vote the in the GE to make my voice heard

Either it will be a happy vote for the future or it will not.

[MineralMan]

14. We will all vote for that reason.

Sometimes our voice is joined by the majority and sometimes is is not. I still remember the 1968 election. That was not one of the good presidential election years. Not in any way.

[artislife]

17. Sure....

Thanks for your recounting of your memories.

Sometimes, the crops need to be burned.

[MineralMan]

18. I will never support a scorched earth strategy.

Too many people are disastrously affected by such things.

If that's your strategy, I'm an opponent, and always will be.

[JoePhilly]

36. Many in the RW agree with that strategy ...

... they think that their own version of Utopia will rise from the ashes ... a Christian only fascist theocracy.

[woodsprite]

21. Then maybe all this in-fighting will stop and we can get behind one candidate

Whomever it is that wins the Democratic nomination. DU will be a much more pleasant place when we can all be on the same side again.

Can't wait until the 2nd week in March. I didn't say the first week because I fully expect the pissing contests to continue for a bit after the nomination, but at some point, DU will be back to the support system that we were all looking for when we joined.

[MineralMan]

23. I certainly hope that is what happens.

We're going to all need to work together on GOTV and other efforts for the general election. We must win this one. If we do not, the damage that will be done has the potential for disaster.

I'm all in for the 2016 election. I hope everyone will be.

[ibegurpard]

30. if you support

Policy for the benefit of big money donors and lobbyists at the expense of the public good, health insurance companies on the public dole, charter schools, trade policy that actually does harm to the middle and working classes, and saber-rattling over diplomacy then we will never be on the same side. Ever.

[woodsprite]

32. I intend to vote for the Democratic nominee whomever they are,

My vote, or absence of a vote, will not be going to support the Republican party in any way, shape, or form.

My primary vote will go to Bernie.

[ibegurpard]

33. I said nothing about who you support

I was talking about WHAT you support

[woodsprite]

35. Since I have a Bernie icon and have donated solely to his campaign,

it sounds like we'd be on the same side.

I support single payer healthcare for all, I support getting corporate money out of elections, I support cutting corporate loopholes in our tax system, penalizing companies that move jobs overseas for cheap labor, hide money offshore so they can avoid taxes, I support rewarding companies who stay in America providing jobs, financial security for employees families, and produce American made goods. I'm for America first and don't believe we should be funding foreign governments and foreign military before we take care of our own homeless and veterans. I support public schools both through money donations, voting, and volunteerism, etc. I wish we had never entered into the trade agreements that broke the middle class. I support hiring the right person for the job and equal pay for equal work. I support progressives wherever I can in local government and elected positions, and try to get others to support them as well.

[jeff47]

38. The bridges have been burned and the embers pissed upon.

There are many posters here I used to respect and enjoy reading. Their abuse during this primary has ended that.

[woodsprite]

39. Yeah, I've been a member over 10 years, and

this is the first season I've ever put people on an ignore list.

[jeff47]

40. Added my first entry on my ignore list last week. So far it's the only one

since I still want to see the crap being thrown against the wall. But it's getting harder and harder to keep it at one.

[jeff47]

37. Bullshit.

When you make a series of posts trying to convince DUers to vote for Clinton, you demonstrate that you do care.

[MineralMan]

42. Actually, most of my OPs have to do with how things

are looking for the primaries. I'm not really trying to get people to do anything. I'm just looking at what's out there and what the trends indicate.

Yes, I'm voting for Hillary at my precinct caucus. So what? My vote doesn't affect you. You have your own mind and will vote as you think best.

Once the primaries are over, there will be a nominee. I'll be working my ass off for that nominee. If it turns out to be Sanders, I'll be surprised, but I'll still be doing the same hard work to get the Democrat elected.

In the meantime, I'm watching all the same things everyone else is watching. I think my prediction of the results will end up being accurate. You may think otherwise. Frankly, neither of us matters much. We'll find out soon enough.

[jeff47]

43. As you are well aware, most is not all.

You have made many posts directly pushing for DUers to support Clinton.

In addition, your sermons on "how politics works" don't literally say "vote Clinton", but make the argument that Sanders or O'Malley are wastes of time.

Then you'll make posts like this one insisting that you're above it all.

Own your actions, instead of pretending to be something you are not.

[Gothmog]

44. The primary contest will be over by Super Tuesday