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In reply to the discussion: Holeeee Crap. I ventured into The Primaries forum ... [View all]TwilightZone
(25,266 posts)3. It's like that every cycle.
This one, believe it or not, is relatively tame compared to some prior ones. 2016, 2008, even 2004 were pretty brutal.
"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. "
They already have it all. If we can find it, so can they. That's why I don't really worry about what goes on here affecting anything. DU is basically a niche website with a specific clientele. We're not going to influence the big picture in any significant way.
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Well. I was trying to be diplomatic. But I can't argue with your assessment. n/t
Whiskeytide
Feb 2020
#5
I thought Cary was being facetious, BP. If not - I hope they'll accept my apologies. n/t
Whiskeytide
Feb 2020
#10
They flag anyone who even posts an article about their candidate in a negative light.
OliverQ
Feb 2020
#35
If we lose to the most despicable POTUS in American history because of childishness then maybe it's
walkingman
Feb 2020
#29
Yeah, I mostly avoid it. I'm still burned out from the primary wars of '04 and '08.
Crunchy Frog
Feb 2020
#39
DP is another safety valve, venting steam that might otherwise blow shit up. ...
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 2020
#69
Oh its not so bad, just pick your path through the eggshells carefully to limit the alerts, lol
Baclava
Feb 2020
#78
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