2016 Postmortem

LostOne4Ever

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47. If what you say is true...

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 06:30 AM

Apr 2016

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]It probably means that there are an equal number of partisans (people personally or emotionally invested in a certain candidate), and the majority of the sites members aren't as invested or as interested in the primary.

It is highly possible that most of the latter, while they may have a majority preference for a certain candidate in particular, they probably don't want to get bogged down with the nasty infighting between the partisans and might even demand a separate forum for the partisans to duke it out.

That is just my opinion assuming that things are the way you describe, though.[/font]

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When a web forum's members are overwhelmingly for Sanders, but the posts are about 50-50 [View all] Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 OP

Or maybe some of that $1million dollars from Clinton's campaign is at work here. nm floriduck Apr 2016 #1

As much as I wish I had a milion dollars... moriah Apr 2016 #54

It could be a sudden mass influx of new Hillary supporters joining DU. Zorra Apr 2016 #2

It's a movement allright Autumn Apr 2016 #14

... Zorra Apr 2016 #19

Here the new registration page... Still very pro sanders. Agschmid Apr 2016 #62

Yes, 50% pro-Bernie, 50% anti-Hillary. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #3

Nice! Codeine Apr 2016 #4

.... sufrommich Apr 2016 #9

I absolutely adore you! NurseJackie Apr 2016 #11

Miss Fisher!!!!!! all american girl Apr 2016 #42

I love that show!!! Beacool Apr 2016 #43

Win. Close the thread. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #16

HA! It sure looks close to that to me! NT Adrahil Apr 2016 #22

*snickersnort* nolawarlock Apr 2016 #29

Yup. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #35

Bam. Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #38

hahahahaha obamanut2012 Apr 2016 #40

BOOM! Good one. betsuni Apr 2016 #44

Oh snap. n/t JTFrog Apr 2016 #57

What a load of crap. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #5

.. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #32

Another #AssPulledStatistic OilemFirchen Apr 2016 #6

Nope. Agschmid Apr 2016 #63

Maybe we should show our check stubs BootinUp Apr 2016 #7

Show your work. nt sufrommich Apr 2016 #8

I must ask why are so very many new Hillary supporters some even showing their transparency page azurnoir Apr 2016 #10

you noticed that, too. interesting, idn't it. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #12

yep I noticed azurnoir Apr 2016 #13

bless you, my child Hiraeth Apr 2016 #18

well it helps if azurnoir Apr 2016 #27

You have inside information and you at still totally making it up. Agschmid Apr 2016 #64

When you consider the ones who have been flagged Autumn Apr 2016 #21

for every hillary supporter you can name I can give you four new bernie bots snooper2 Apr 2016 #36

I can't believe I'm agreeing with a post of yours, but you speak the truth here. n/t JTFrog Apr 2016 #58

That's called 'Papering the House', it's suspension of attendance rules to enhance the Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #48

Dirty trick and lies. Her entire candidacy's foundation. vintx Apr 2016 #60

Um. just a guess 72DejaVu Apr 2016 #53

This is a forum for Democrats. It's actually in the name of the site. Bleacher Creature Apr 2016 #15

so people that voted for Bernie are not Democrats I take it? azurnoir Apr 2016 #24

Is there actual data to support "but the posts are about 50-50" ? Tarc Apr 2016 #17

If there was, it would come from someone with 1200 Bernie fans on their "ignore list". NurseJackie Apr 2016 #30

There isn't. Agschmid Apr 2016 #65

They are paid. It's a job. kgnu_fan Apr 2016 #20

Please make sure my check gets to me... Adrahil Apr 2016 #25

Try here: Downwinder Apr 2016 #34

Is this the outfit you went with in your research? NCTraveler Apr 2016 #23

Maybe they're posting from 'work'. HooptieWagon Apr 2016 #26

Can you provide the objective source for the 50/50 allegation? LanternWaste Apr 2016 #28

Where did you get the 50-50 figure? athena Apr 2016 #31

so exactly how many posts are for each candidate according to your investigation? just curious msongs Apr 2016 #33

You need to Andy823 Apr 2016 #37

Credit Clinton supporters with great enthusiasm. Orsino Apr 2016 #39

there are dozens of people here who support Hillary who stay out of GDP for good reasons. bettyellen Apr 2016 #41

What's the matter, can't handle having Hillary supporters on a Democratic site? Beacool Apr 2016 #45

I think Sanders supporters are slowly giving up Onlooker Apr 2016 #46

The West Coast is busy with elections and people are sick of how DU is these days: Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #49

If what you say is true... LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #47

Or maybe Hillary supporters decided to keep quiet... moriah Apr 2016 #50

Those of us who don't put all our eggs into one basket have more time to post? randome Apr 2016 #51

Wow,I guess some Meta threads are more equal sufrommich Apr 2016 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Apr 2016 #55

I don't know how you arrived at the "50-50" figure. thucythucy Apr 2016 #56

When making up numbers, one can argue any which way. seabeyond Apr 2016 #59

Lol, the benie fans dont need to whine so much Logical Apr 2016 #61

Locking... one_voice Apr 2016 #66