We won a huge race and there is an immediate increase in attacks on Democrats and even DU members.

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25. Lots of new names, too

Which is great, if new posters are here to engage. I don't call people out for number of posts. And I don't engage with obvious trolling.

The thing with the Russia investigation is that it opened a lot of people's eyes to the degree that trolls infiltrate social media and message boards. It was happening on DU during the primaries, and drove many of us long time posters away for that awful period. I do believe there was a large population of people legitimately for and against Bernie and Hillary. But the infighting did none of us any good.

DU becomes pleasant again until a primary. Then the trolls start to come out before and after to try and dust up tired arguments or spread misinformation. It is so transparent. I guess it is because they go to the same training classes.

Now we are smarter about it. The new jury system works better than the old one. And DU has been the best it has been in a long time.

I hope the GOP keeps lying to itself, too. Who cares if they're spreading the narrative amongst themselves that Lamb was a crypto republican. He clearly isn't. But if that's what they want to believe, then they can "carry on, governor." Maybe it will earn more dem votes because Trump must speak to them in code -- he bashes the crypto republican before the primary and then says he was a republican all along. It makes no sense, but common sense isn't a virtue in the GOP.