2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: DU is becoming an example of what is wrong with our political system [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)I am tired of posters referring to the tearing down of other Democratic candidates on this board as "vetting". To assume that those who frequent this board are "vetting" our candidates is absurd on the face of it.
"Vetting" does not not consist of pulling pulling articles, polls and opinion pieces favorable to our favorite candidate and/or unfavorable to the opposition candidates and posting it here. That's not vetting, that regurgitating old information to try to win an argument. Vetting is defined as "investigating someone thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness." We are not investigating anything.
In addition, only a tiny fraction of a percentage of voters frequent this board. Those who don't at least read this board on a regular basis know nothing about what is posted here or care for that matter. So let's not pretend what we post here is going to affect who gets elected.
And also let's not pretend that we are actually making any progress on convincing even those who do frequent this board to switch sides and vote for our candidates. I find it extremely hard to believe that that even a few people are changing their minds.
Let's face it: The only reason why people are trying to tear down other people's candidates is that they are trying to win an argument. And that's pretty petty in my humble opinion.