Reply #50: Good for you. [View All]

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And I apologize for not keeping better track of your position.

But there certainly are take-my-ball-and-go-home sentiments expressed on DU at regular intervals, by supporters of various candidates. And every post that emphasizes the negative, especially in the context of what we will do if candidate X gets nominated, encourages more to think along the lines of "sending a message" rather than voting to unseat Bush.

You've got every right to your opinion, and every right to support whoever you prefer in the primaries. But after the convention, we've all got to pull together, and it doesn't help us do that if we keep crapping all over the candidates who do not happen to be our individual favorites. If I took this opportunity to say something nasty about Kucinich, for example, wouldn't I be taking a chance on alienating your support? Given that, wouldn't it be helpful to curb our nastiness about all the candidates?