2016 Postmortem

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72. AfukkingMen

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Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:09 PM

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It's so fucking stupid to say you're not going to vote for xxx candidate if they win the nomination. [View all] Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 OP

Done? Good. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #1

How to make beans and ham hocks.... sgtbenobo Jul 2015 #2

Is it hard to find those ingredients in Japan? nt sufrommich Jul 2015 #62

and dinner at 4:16 am eastern US.... that's a bit early, no? boston bean Jul 2015 #64

lol. sufrommich Jul 2015 #65

You should really cook the beans in their soaking water. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #83

Agreed. But there is an important dynamic behind the finger wagging. It's important to the GoneFishin Jul 2015 #96

Are you done? Good. Raster Jul 2015 #19

Amen! nt MrScorpio Jul 2015 #3

A thousand times 'amen' GCP Jul 2015 #84

Wow! tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 #4

And if it is timdog44 Jul 2015 #26

A) it won't be Jim Webb B) if it is, I'm voting for him. MH1 Jul 2015 #71

And how about voting for me. timdog44 Jul 2015 #78

Because if 50 people vote for Bush 3.0, and 2 people vote for you, and MH1 Jul 2015 #80

Believe as you will. Vote for me and lets see what happens. timdog44 Jul 2015 #82

Are you saying Obama is evil? MH1 Jul 2015 #94

I think you put words into my mouth. timdog44 Jul 2015 #95

The mess we are in? Agschmid Jul 2015 #103

Oh, a lot of posters here ... NanceGreggs Jul 2015 #105

How could I forget... Agschmid Jul 2015 #106

NanceeGreggs timdog44 Jul 2015 #116

Not sure where the word timdog44 Jul 2015 #107

I said this in a similar thread, but I'll repeat it here bobbobbins01 Jul 2015 #5

And automatically throwing away your vote in the general forfeits any criticism you have of the GOP. Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #8

+1 .. especially when the balance of the SCOTUS is likely in the mix. Amimnoch Jul 2015 #17

+100 we can do it Jul 2015 #74

It's more like ground chuck vs pink slime. Yeah, the Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #108

+1 n/t markpkessinger Jul 2015 #11

It's ONE thing to know you'll pledge party loyalty (smart). It's quite ANOTHER to broadcast it (stupid) thus giving up leverage in the primary to influence candidates to pledge loyalty to YOU! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #40

+1,000,000. "Hey, you get my vote without giving me shit in return. Ooh, ooh, screw me next!" GoneFishin Jul 2015 #98

Yup yup, u got it. Better to make em at least THINK you'll stay home even if u plan to vote for em no matter what. All I'm sayin, yet still catchin shit from Hillary supporters. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #115

You have broken it down well. Still, I won't be taken for granted. I won't vote Republican. But GoneFishin Jul 2015 #97

I agree wholeheartedly. Some days the stupid is unbelievably strong here. n/t Lil Missy Jul 2015 #6

... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #14

Yes. we can do it Jul 2015 #73

Thank you DI irisblue Jul 2015 #7

IMO, many of the really dramatic vote threateners don't vote anyway, others work through it after Sunlei Jul 2015 #9

How many people here are actually saying they won't vote for xyz nominee? markpkessinger Jul 2015 #10

+1 beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #13

142 recs for a middle-school whine about how if she doesn't get her favorite, then she's DanTex Jul 2015 #22

Who the fuck are you accusing of being an "anti-Democritic loon"? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #24

Anyone that boasts about to sitting out the GE if the primary doesn't go the way they want. DanTex Jul 2015 #27

Telling me you can't wait until your candidate wins so you can purge DU is arrogant. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #29

Aha. So the people who think Democrats should vote for Democrats are "hardliners". DanTex Jul 2015 #31

No, I'm on the right message board, you just don't want me here. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #37

I was an Obama supporter in 2008. Back then it was the Hillary people DanTex Jul 2015 #41

Why are you asking me? I don't "bash" Hillary. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #44

It was a rhetorical question. Glad that you're not a Hillary basher and that you will DanTex Jul 2015 #45

I didn't see anyone say that he/she would purge DU. George II Jul 2015 #70

Last I saw, about 60% have said they're supporting Clinton and 10-15% are undecided. George II Jul 2015 #69

That OP is what's causing all this angst ? Autumn Jul 2015 #102

I heard Big Rec� is run by corporate anti-Democritic loons. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #110

They gotta be Autumn Jul 2015 #114

Well I don't know - the post that said they weren't supporting Hillary in the general got 142 recs. Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #15

So your not voting in the primary? Kevin from WI Jul 2015 #20

I'll vote in the primary... Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #92

If you are referring . . . markpkessinger Jul 2015 #90

No, I'm not. Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #91

How many of these threads does one site need? artislife Jul 2015 #12

How many threads do we need telling us how awful Hillary is? Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #16

Well she is aweful, she and her husband. I wonder sometimes what bonniebgood Jul 2015 #18

Good post. RiverLover Jul 2015 #36

What if we had elected FDR's corpse? Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #89

Dunno, but I think we reached that limit back in '03. n/t winter is coming Jul 2015 #67

It is gonna be a long primary season artislife Jul 2015 #68

+ infinity joshdawg Jul 2015 #21

/\ /\yep dembotoz Jul 2015 #23

Yes, that statement tells me the OP has no clue what a vote is LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #49

Well said! JoePhilly Jul 2015 #86

Maybe it's time for the people to elect Supreme Court Justices PADemD Jul 2015 #25

Therte is nothing dumber then voting for some who does not represent your beliefs. bowens43 Jul 2015 #28

Perhaps not voting and the republicans win all elections, yes this would be Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #42

+1. Any D is not good enough if they don't represent my interests, or undermine them. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #100

Is there some sort of quota of these per day? Sheesh. n/t djean111 Jul 2015 #30

Yellow Dog Democrat here anniebelle Jul 2015 #32

They got religion and they're holier than thou. nt sufrommich Jul 2015 #33

We are all the hero in the stories we tell ourselves Fumesucker Jul 2015 #34

I hope you are aware that that book was a work of surrealist fantasy ConservativeDemocrat Jul 2015 #109

I will not vote for Hillary if she's our candidate. I would, however .... Scuba Jul 2015 #35

+1 beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #38

I will support the Democratic Nominee no matter what Gothmog Jul 2015 #39

Absolutely spot on! BooScout Jul 2015 #43

I agree with the OPs points, but what if the democratic candidate is Webb? Webb is for the still_one Jul 2015 #46

Webb and Chafee have no chance at the nomination or at VP. None. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #50

I know. I just wanted to play devil's advocate a little, and present the situation where a still_one Jul 2015 #59

The only people here who don't get this are.... NCTraveler Jul 2015 #47

That's your opinion. 99Forever Jul 2015 #48

I don't vote for Republicans. Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #51

Right on. CentralMass Jul 2015 #113

I knew I'd missed a first folks who needed to be on my ignore list. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #52

Sometimes a vote FOR a "Dem" nominee is a vote for the Republicans... polichick Jul 2015 #53

+1 RiverLover Jul 2015 #54

That is just sad. Walk away Jul 2015 #57

Since when were New Dems progressives? TM99 Jul 2015 #55

I am a life long Democrat. I always vote for the Democratic nominee! Walk away Jul 2015 #56

tl;dr Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #58

Feel better now? LWolf Jul 2015 #60

Once again, Doris "Granny D" Haddock come to mind here. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #61

Well then, she can f*ck off too. Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #79

Well, hell, if that's how you want it. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #85

If Bernie is my purple unicorn... Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #87

+1 GoneFishin Jul 2015 #101

most people rebel against bullying tactics restorefreedom Jul 2015 #63

Exacto Mundo! rock Jul 2015 #66

AfukkingMen we can do it Jul 2015 #72

Kick and recommended ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #75

K&R because the truth is told. (nt) apnu Jul 2015 #76

Well said!! K & R Persondem Jul 2015 #77

MMMmmm....XXX candidate...sounds sexy. kjones Jul 2015 #81

Pizza is really yummy. Flying Squirrel Jul 2015 #88

Lucy.....pulling out the football in the last minute. Sheepshank Jul 2015 #93

well, it's stupid to post on DU that you aren't going to anyway m-lekktor Jul 2015 #99

Funny thing, my vote is my vote ONLY. PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #104

No, it's beyond "fucking stupid"! Cha Jul 2015 #111

Fucking stupid post rufus dog Jul 2015 #112