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applegrove

(118,020 posts)
3. GOP trolls on the DU and elsewhere are mucking up Democratic enthusiasm.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 04:41 AM
Feb 2016

If Democrats have nowhere to go to feel giddy with hope on the internet, why would they vote? Any time anyone says anything positive about Hillary on the DU the trolls show up and 'seeth'. Why would anybody feel excited when the choice is to follow the 'seether', supposedly Bernie fans, or the 'seethee'? Disgust is an emotion that keeps humans away bad pathogens. What the hell is it doing in our Democratic primary race, disgust every second of every minute of every day? No wonder nobody is showing up.

What happened to Bernie's political revolution? Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #1
GOP trolls on the DU and elsewhere are mucking up Democratic enthusiasm. applegrove Feb 2016 #3
Read again the post you replied to. Red Knight Feb 2016 #7
Yeah that will help. Red Knight Feb 2016 #5
He's being held back by Clinton's presence on the ticket causing voter suppression. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #8
Bernie's holding up his end. frylock Feb 2016 #17
Pie in the sky... workinclasszero Feb 2016 #22
It has become apparent that the DNC end game is nominating Hillary. Nothing beyond that. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #24
Reminds me of that 1970 movie: "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" George II Feb 2016 #38
GOP turnout noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #2
I'm sorry to quibble with you, Cali... Out of Time Man Feb 2016 #4
The dynamics of the 2008 campaign were completely different than those of this 2016 campaign..... George II Feb 2016 #40
Exactly, we had more viable candidates to choose from... Out of Time Man Feb 2016 #42
Most votes for a candidate in NH ever. bobbobbins01 Feb 2016 #6
Sorry, Bernie Sanders. There is zero evidence of your ‘political revolution’ yet Gothmog Feb 2016 #9
Sorry Hillary will lose the general. cali Feb 2016 #26
Bernie would do much worse than Hillary redstateblues Feb 2016 #28
If you really believe this, then open Irish brokerage account Gothmog Feb 2016 #31
bad news for the candidate basing his entire campaign on 'revolution.' wyldwolf Feb 2016 #10
This is what happens in a two-person race Blue_Adept Feb 2016 #11
When I saw Marco Rubio and Nikki Haley.. one_voice Feb 2016 #39
quite frankly there are two bad candidates in this race. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #12
Spoiled by Obama loyalsister Feb 2016 #20
I hear you. one has plans but no vision, the other has vision but no plan geek tragedy Feb 2016 #23
I would vote for Obama for a 3rd term gwheezie Feb 2016 #29
no doubt Obama would easily win 50+% against these two nt geek tragedy Feb 2016 #30
A bad sign for both Hillary and Bernie. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #13
Where are the new Berniebros? nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #14
The question is, where are the new Hillary supporters? NWCorona Feb 2016 #15
In their parent's basement, enjoying a bag of cheetos. Kang Colby Feb 2016 #18
Perhaps you forgot your sarcasm tag? Out of Time Man Feb 2016 #43
Not really. DCBob Feb 2016 #16
It also proves Sanders's talk of a political revolution is nonsense. Zynx Feb 2016 #19
Low Turnout And A Transient Population Make The Nevada Caucuses Unpredictable Donkees Feb 2016 #21
What happened to all the revolutionaries? zappaman Feb 2016 #25
Or they weren't registered, or they were too young to vote. George II Feb 2016 #33
Or they thought they were supposed to caucus online CorkySt.Clair Feb 2016 #36
Good one! George II Feb 2016 #37
I thought Bernie was supposed to drive turnout to historic levels redstateblues Feb 2016 #27
The low Nevada turnout, if it's attributable to candidates, is the fault of ALL candidates, not one. George II Feb 2016 #32
I guess the revolution got cancelled? leftofcool Feb 2016 #34
That indicates Bernie isn't generating the enthusiasm he promised BainsBane Feb 2016 #35
Turnout was higher for Democrats in 2008 Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #41
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