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xmas74

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103. Yes it did

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 05:37 PM

Nov 2015

And I will admit to gravedancing.

Sometimes you have to grow up,hold your nose and do what's best for others . Sometimes voting is like taking medicine.

Honestly, I like our choices. Different but I can find good in them all.

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I remember the days of DU when [View all] xmas74 Nov 2015 OP

I will do the same HassleCat Nov 2015 #1

The top two both have good and bad. xmas74 Nov 2015 #3

We don't have a nominee yet - 840high Nov 2015 #2

Which is why I'm tired of seeing this crap about how xmas74 Nov 2015 #5

It is the primary. Those people may well not vote. It's not a threat. It is a very real silvershadow Nov 2015 #17

We not only have far left radicals at DU, we also have conservatives. Hortensis Nov 2015 #47

The majority of people in this country don't vote and they don't vote because they feel liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #57

The facile cynical indifference you describe is usually just a mask for Hortensis Nov 2015 #74

This place used to be reserved for center-left Democrats -- not conservative Dems, Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #71

I wasn't here then, but it would have been more like what Hortensis Nov 2015 #75

Yes it is. xmas74 Nov 2015 #90

I remember that, too. hifiguy Nov 2015 #91

I remember that too. xmas74 Nov 2015 #106

DU changed on 1/20/2009 because of one huge reason. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #122

Eh, people always say this during the primaries Recursion Nov 2015 #4

I know, I've been around through a few of these here on DU. xmas74 Nov 2015 #6

It's your vote , kacekwl Nov 2015 #7

No its not... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #11

You have the freedom to vote for whomever you want. If you want to vote for the liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #8

Good post. 840high Nov 2015 #14

Bravo. SoapBox Nov 2015 #15

Yes cantbeserious Nov 2015 #16

Lovely and passionate, but irrelevant Orrex Nov 2015 #46

I wasn't here then, Orrex, and wouldn't want those days back, Hortensis Nov 2015 #49

This forum was never intended as a venue for bashing the Democratic candidate Orrex Nov 2015 #59

Your opinion is just an opinion and like mine is also irrelevant. liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #51

Now you're just grandstanding. Orrex Nov 2015 #56

Like I said your opinion is no more important than mine and vice versa. liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #58

But that's another red herring--I'm not stating my opinion Orrex Nov 2015 #63

+1 nt snappyturtle Nov 2015 #62

100% agree. closeupready Nov 2015 #88

Obvious is obvious. But not the OP's point, which is NOT the silent "conscience," but the declared WinkyDink Nov 2015 #95

yup Skittles Nov 2015 #9

I tombstone them to my ignore list VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #10

Really? Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #19

Do they? Control-Z Nov 2015 #21

it happened in 2008 as well DrDan Nov 2015 #42

I'm not familiar with redstate. Jim Lane Nov 2015 #23

Maybe you should VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #30

Yes. Lots of them VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #29

I just learned something hifiguy Nov 2015 #92

yep.... Roy Ellefson Nov 2015 #123

+100 kath Nov 2015 #124

Ditto N/T Old Codger Nov 2015 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #13

It's way past time, thanks Hekate Nov 2015 #26

I'm going to follow your lead 1000words and just put these people on ignore. DU is a much more liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #18

K & R ... BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #20

Is it purge time already? Marrah_G Nov 2015 #22

You betcha. nt Hekate Nov 2015 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2015 #24

Exactly! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #31

I can't believe that was hidden! B Calm Nov 2015 #33

Well considering my last hide VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #34

Jurors should drink at the very least one cup of coffee before voting. There are political parties B Calm Nov 2015 #35

Nor Can I ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #41

Results of Jury B Calm Nov 2015 #45

We'll have to put up with this silliness until Hillary takes the nomination. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #52

The word hate might be strong, but the post is basically Hortensis Nov 2015 #81

Looks like the truth caused some military-grade butthurt, doesn't it? Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #121

+1. Sometimes a good purgative is just what the doctor ordered to restore balance Hekate Nov 2015 #25

Yep Bobbie Jo Nov 2015 #50

Dumb, but I can't remember where to find the TOS. Hortensis Nov 2015 #84

Yes it did xmas74 Nov 2015 #103

I do also - and thought about that yesterday while reading that disturbing thread DrDan Nov 2015 #28

it makes us look like a joke. xmas74 Nov 2015 #110

got that right - look what happened Tuesday as well as the past couple elections DrDan Nov 2015 #125

Yes. I remember those days too. I will also vote for and support our livetohike Nov 2015 #32

In the gungeon, they're celebrating Democratic losses in VA SecularMotion Nov 2015 #36

I remember the days of DU too Fumesucker Nov 2015 #37

When has that changed, links? B Calm Nov 2015 #38

I didn't notice any links in the OP Fumesucker Nov 2015 #39

Didn't think you could prove it, but you never know. . B Calm Nov 2015 #40

Yeah, whatever happened to those tombstones? Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #43

Maybe they'll be back once we have a nominee... Phentex Nov 2015 #44

I will too, but arguing for lesser of two evils is a poor strategy if voter enthusiasm is important Bradical79 Nov 2015 #48

I remember when Democrats were like Paul Wellstone. Octafish Nov 2015 #53

I was wearing my Bernie T-shirt yesterday and went to a local store when Dems sometime hang LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #54

I'll be voting for the most progressive anti-war candidate on the ballot. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #55

that's only after the primaries when the general starts lame54 Nov 2015 #61

I'm with you. SCantiGOP Nov 2015 #64

I think if the polls were flipped, with HRC as behind as she is ahead now... That Guy 888 Nov 2015 #65

No. xmas74 Nov 2015 #67

As would I That Guy 888 Nov 2015 #68

LOL stage left Nov 2015 #85

Missouri xmas74 Nov 2015 #87

You have a Dem governor, stage left Nov 2015 #128

After attending a rally, this is the first time ever that I truly believe the polls ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #80

No way! B Calm Nov 2015 #107

I still cannot believe anyone would sit this one out and be Grumpy Cat all day long. Rex Nov 2015 #66

I remember when everyone was against war with Syria grahamhgreen Nov 2015 #70

At this point the "I will NEVER vote for xxx if s/he wins the nomination" crowd are getting a pass, Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #72

Are you Blue-ish? Iggo Nov 2015 #73

Blue in a red state xmas74 Nov 2015 #89

I remember when the party was't predicated on repeatedly punting primaries so the race MisterP Nov 2015 #76

They are absolutely gone, I just proved it. I just alerted on someone who said that on purpose randys1 Nov 2015 #77

It decided to follow the actual ToS instead of the one in your head? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #78

Been here a bit longer than you, and I don't remember those days...only after the ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #79

I've had a few nasty pm xmas74 Nov 2015 #93

Ohhhhh, I can't STAND when people take to PMs. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #97

It's ok. xmas74 Nov 2015 #101

I don't care. Maedhros Nov 2015 #82

Oh, gee, how different from all the rest of us. Are there two of you, I hope? Hortensis Nov 2015 #98

Think there's not a difference between GOP and Dems? xmas74 Nov 2015 #100

Please re-read my post. There is nothing in it that even suggests the two parties are the same. Maedhros Nov 2015 #104

those days didn't really exist.... mike_c Nov 2015 #83

Must've been before 2008. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #86

I remember that too. xmas74 Nov 2015 #105

Big "D" here! WinkyDink Nov 2015 #94

"Democratic members" who view the Party as being too corporate.... BKH70041 Nov 2015 #96

Your deference to the status quo is duly noted. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #109

Not only will I vote for Sanders if he's the nominee... brooklynite Nov 2015 #99

Sanders? xmas74 Nov 2015 #102

I will support and vote for the Democratic candidate Gothmog Nov 2015 #108

Vote your conscience! Nader 2000! VOX Nov 2015 #111

the good old days! xmas74 Nov 2015 #112

+1 B Calm Nov 2015 #115

i miss the good mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2015 #113

I remember those days. . . . BigDemVoter Nov 2015 #114

That all died when calling Obama a war criminal or a used car salesmen was permitted ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #116

I remember those days and was disgusted. xmas74 Nov 2015 #118

Do you not have an ignore list like the rest of us? LittleBlue Nov 2015 #117

I don't even know where to begin anymore. xmas74 Nov 2015 #119

Neither is my dream candidate Drahthaardogs Nov 2015 #120

cast your vote as you please , I won't vote hillary bowens43 Nov 2015 #126

The goal of this site has always been to xmas74 Nov 2015 #127