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Whiskeytide

(4,657 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:50 PM Feb 2020

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Holeeee Crap. I ventured into The Primaries forum ... [View all]

... some over the last couple of days. I have done a fair job of avoiding that the last 6 months or so, but my curiosity got the better of my judgment, and it’s time to vote. So ..... I was optimistic. I was hopeful. Well. I was deluded. The circular firing squads have formed, and they are impressive.

All I will say is that republican operatives and strategists could save a lot of time/effort and get high quality opposition research on EACH of our candidates right here on DU.

Lord help us.

And vote BLUE. Shit people. Please.

Admins: I surmised this was a general enough gripe to be acceptable here in GD. Frankly I’m a little scared to join in over there any more than I have. Mean streets.

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Holeeee Crap. I ventured into The Primaries forum ... [View all] Whiskeytide Feb 2020 OP

more like a cesspool still_one Feb 2020 #1

Well. I was trying to be diplomatic. But I can't argue with your assessment. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #5

It depresses me.... Dorian Gray Feb 2020 #52

This is me, when I venture over there. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #67

I try to steer clear of it for the most part, almost every Jury I serve dewsgirl Feb 2020 #2

Yep. Mine are ALL from there as well. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #12

Yep, it's brutal over there. Luciferous Feb 2020 #25

Same here, and I always cancel. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #46

+1000 dewsgirl Feb 2020 #48

Same. pazzyanne Feb 2020 #54

It's like that every cycle. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #3

2008 was brutal. xmas74 Feb 2020 #63

What was so bad about 2008? PTWB Feb 2020 #70

Extreme fighting xmas74 Feb 2020 #71

Yep, I went for a couple of years too canetoad Feb 2020 #72

What primaries forum? Cary Feb 2020 #4

Nice. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #7

The one that is is before the Candidates Group. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #8

I thought Cary was being facetious, BP. If not - I hope they'll accept my apologies. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #10

Maybe it went over my head, which often happens with me. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #14

Hehe backtoblue Feb 2020 #21

Cary was definitely being facetious. Cary Feb 2020 #17

Cary is a sly one. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #28

I trashed it too. nt Flaleftist Feb 2020 #44

Good move! Cary Feb 2020 #85

That forum is definitely for the brave DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #6

And, in my experience, there is a lot of alert-baiting. Gore1FL Feb 2020 #18

They flag anyone who even posts an article about their candidate in a negative light. OliverQ Feb 2020 #35

Strikes me as you are both correct DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #56

Someone gave me a heart. Thanks. I needed that. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #9

Better now than October RandySF Feb 2020 #11

Well noted. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #13

It really does change a person. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #15

It DOES change you. After 10 minutes ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #57

I have a lot of people who post regularly in that forum on ignore. demmiblue Feb 2020 #16

Let's just get this straight. BKDem Feb 2020 #19

Re-trashed safeinOhio Feb 2020 #20

BACK THE FUCK UP!!! jberryhill Feb 2020 #22

. backtoblue Feb 2020 #24

Do they have decontamination.... SergeStorms Feb 2020 #37

Has it gone airborne??? n/t? Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #59

20% fatality. Easy jberryhill Feb 2020 #60

I'm thinking hidden posts are ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #61

It's one big food fight. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #23

And usually the one alerted on is replying to one that is worse. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #53

Oh yes, I'd noticed that canetoad Feb 2020 #73

Occasionally - when that seems to be the situation - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #75

Well if you DO venture in there ibegurpard Feb 2020 #26

Yeah...this bad and getting worse by the minute. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #30

Yeah, it's one of the forums I'd stay out of sakabatou Feb 2020 #27

If we lose to the most despicable POTUS in American history because of childishness then maybe it's walkingman Feb 2020 #29

Glad I have avoided it. TNNurse Feb 2020 #31

I blocked it in 2016 ThoughtCriminal Feb 2020 #32

I've contemplated quitting this forum over how I've been treated in DP OliverQ Feb 2020 #36

Everyone has jberryhill Feb 2020 #42

I was on the edge of being kicked off Codeine Feb 2020 #50

17 years here, and i am on the verge of being ffr'd mopinko Feb 2020 #76

So much truth. Codeine Feb 2020 #77

Just don't go there. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #55

It is disheartening. Marie Marie Feb 2020 #33

It's an absolute cesspool over there. OliverQ Feb 2020 #34

I went in there by accident one time. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #38

Yeah, I mostly avoid it. I'm still burned out from the primary wars of '04 and '08. Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #39

Amen to that Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #40

I started lurking here Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #41

I'm having 2016 flashbacks. sarcasmo Feb 2020 #43

I think it's worse than 2016. I wasn't a member ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #58

2016 was way worse. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #64

I think 2016 was worse too ibegurpard Feb 2020 #81

Well, let's put it this way... lonely bird Feb 2020 #45

Well said. mia Feb 2020 #83

I just use it for entertainment purposes only. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #47

lol TwilightZone Feb 2020 #66

The toxicity is overwhelming AverageJoe Feb 2020 #49

Stay out of there! Texasgal Feb 2020 #51

I'm becoming more fond of the Lounge, too. I was ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #62

sigh blogslut Feb 2020 #65

I think its a cruel joke that... Xolodno Feb 2020 #68

DP is another safety valve, venting steam that might otherwise blow shit up. ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #69

It's not for the faint of heart that's for sure MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #74

Oh its not so bad, just pick your path through the eggshells carefully to limit the alerts, lol Baclava Feb 2020 #78

We need a Yellow Dog Forum wcollar Feb 2020 #79

so would I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Feb 2020 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2020 #82

I'm more of the opinion some of that is POSTED by republican operatives and strategists KentuckyWoman Feb 2020 #84

That really wouldn't surprise me. For the Russians, maybe we need to start ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #86

Made me laugh KentuckyWoman Feb 2020 #87