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hay rick

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137. I'm a Bernie supporter but I think this is meaningless.
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:23 PM
Dec 2015

Intense right-wing Hillary haters can make an infinite number of anti-Hillary posts but they still only get one vote.

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Who the hell cares? leftofcool Dec 2015 #1
Who the hell cares? Hepburn Dec 2015 #3
What, you mean those few of you on DU? leftofcool Dec 2015 #109
No. We mean the 46 percent of voters who are independent. eom Fawke Em Dec 2015 #122
All this shows is Republicans hate her. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #131
No, not true. If you look at those other words at the top of the page, you'll see. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #204
The important thing is your lawn, and the presence of those damn kids upon it. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2015 #6
Rec. PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #8
Hey, it's mostly weeds anyway! Fuddnik Dec 2015 #86
+1 nt Javaman Dec 2015 #100
No, Jeff, you missed it, the exciting thing is how many Women president Cruz will kill randys1 Dec 2015 #103
Then we better elect a nominee who will actually get independents to the polls in a year. jeff47 Dec 2015 #106
The plan is to elect Bernie and if not Bernie, Hillary...it is that simple randys1 Dec 2015 #107
And what's Clinton's plan to get Democratic-leaning independents to show up jeff47 Dec 2015 #112
9/11 cui bono Dec 2015 #136
That! marble falls Dec 2015 #153
So, you feel that O'Malley or Sanders = Cruz? Scootaloo Dec 2015 #133
ARe you doing this on purpose? Being obtuse? So you have not seen me say one thousand randys1 Dec 2015 #205
A bit quick on the draw, maybe Scootaloo Dec 2015 #215
Oops, another ageist dog whistle! Nitram Dec 2015 #181
You mean like the one I replied to? jeff47 Dec 2015 #191
My retirement age has already gone up. Nitram Dec 2015 #193
And you think mine didn't? jeff47 Dec 2015 #196
You brought up the retirement age as it applied to you. I just replied that it affects me, too. Nitram Dec 2015 #201
No, I brought up the sensible DLC proposals to raise retirement age for everyone after you. jeff47 Dec 2015 #207
lol Babel_17 Dec 2015 #216
It's a word cloud, dammit...a word cloud! Show some respect!nt msanthrope Dec 2015 #7
I hear doctors are now using word clouds to cure cancer. JoePhilly Dec 2015 #11
, it is how we are going to defeat Isis. nt msanthrope Dec 2015 #18
... and replace fossil fuels. nt JoePhilly Dec 2015 #20
that's 2.8 million people saying good things about him to 300 million people out there. It is roguevalley Dec 2015 #49
Not happening. JoePhilly Dec 2015 #88
Well, I work in public relations and know that these word clouds Fawke Em Dec 2015 #123
The main problem with your analysis (and there are a number of them) ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #132
Right now a word cloud is raking my leaves! FSogol Dec 2015 #78
can you send it over to my place next? rbrnmw Dec 2015 #127
LOL! That's some cloud. Laser102 Dec 2015 #134
They make great baby sitters too ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #154
Ethical and informed voters care Android3.14 Dec 2015 #53
I was going to say "anyone who isn't an idiot", but I like your answer better. nt kristopher Dec 2015 #75
LMAO! leftofcool Dec 2015 #110
"The revolution will not be televised" sleepyvoter Dec 2015 #67
Once again, one of you managed to be the first post in a Bernie thread. You're all well trained. Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #83
He isn't the only one of them doing this. It is most likely a new tactic. The #1 response slot rhett o rick Dec 2015 #140
Negative associations with Hillary are what will cause her to lose the 2016 election. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #104
Evidently you do. Fearless Dec 2015 #120
And one more time a HRC supporter gets the #1 response slot. It must take some dedication rhett o rick Dec 2015 #139
I do. And I am not alone. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #210
Agreed: The Social media is also hosting the Grazy GOP, and Trump lewebley3 Dec 2015 #212
I wonder if the powers that be in the Party realize ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2015 #2
Hillary IMO will lose the GE. Hepburn Dec 2015 #5
ewe betcha. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2015 #12
More like being set up to take the rap nxylas Dec 2015 #15
The left always takes the rap. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #125
Yep MissDeeds Dec 2015 #16
Which in of itself might kill the GOP once and for all. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #36
And there is a major movie coming out this year about the Benghazi cluster fuck truedelphi Dec 2015 #58
That seems pretty obvious. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #211
they'll get rich and still go to the same expensive restaurants, they don't care Doctor_J Dec 2015 #35
Maybe that's the plan. It's a realization for some. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #145
Kick UglyGreed Dec 2015 #4
Polls are so 1900s ... its all about WORD CLOUDS now!! JoePhilly Dec 2015 #9
Laugh away pinebox Dec 2015 #23
I think Hillary and her supporters do quite well Trajan Dec 2015 #24
Damn Joe, you too, my Thunder... Amimnoch Dec 2015 #46
Now let's back up my OP pinebox Dec 2015 #71
Two things about those polls that should worry you. kristopher Dec 2015 #97
ROFLMAO! leftofcool Dec 2015 #111
RW loved the polls until they got Trumped. They never expected single diget 'favorites'. Sunlei Dec 2015 #208
FEEL THE CLICKY-CLICKY! onehandle Dec 2015 #10
Sanders fans have been bragging they own social media, yet Hillary is winning. riversedge Dec 2015 #14
You're missing the point of the article pinebox Dec 2015 #22
Maybe Clinton supporters are loath to inflict hundreds of pro-Clinton memes on their... Nitram Dec 2015 #29
maybe clintonistas live in the dark ages and don't understand how social media drives opinion roguevalley Dec 2015 #54
Ha, ha, I love the ageism you Bernistas keep slinging our way. Nitram Dec 2015 #62
I think Hillary's ideas and philosophy are what nyabingi Dec 2015 #95
Socialism is so now and hip redstateblues Dec 2015 #183
No one said anything about age. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #126
Ever heard of a "dog whistle"? nt Nitram Dec 2015 #161
Actually, we are all out campaigning, getting out the vote etc............. leftofcool Dec 2015 #113
Well, come on now. Skidmore Dec 2015 #55
Your social media, is it FaceBook? Autumn Dec 2015 #138
You caught that too, eh? pinebox Dec 2015 #156
That's a heck of an inadvertent statement. It reads to me everybody the poster Autumn Dec 2015 #185
Ok honestly pinebox Dec 2015 #19
she can't change anything, only make it worse. Like defending her wall streetness while saying the roguevalley Dec 2015 #56
Her perception with the general public is doing great, Pine. Nitram Dec 2015 #68
Actually her public perception is pretty bad pinebox Dec 2015 #76
You realize you are posting a poll right? Agschmid Dec 2015 #143
Wise voters still keeping her polling up. They know better than to listen or read lies, riversedge Dec 2015 #13
Wise voters however pinebox Dec 2015 #21
Not sure what's the worse prospect ibegurpard Dec 2015 #34
That they know and don't care is far worse. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #146
Most people don't hang out on political forums, Kalidurga Dec 2015 #43
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #17
ok. n/t zappaman Dec 2015 #25
alright. nt retrowire Dec 2015 #32
And this is the space where I'd find something snarky & hurtful to say about WillyT. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #206
K&R. eom Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #26
I rather get crushed on Facebook than in national polling ! FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #27
However pinebox Dec 2015 #48
Just another result of over-enthusiastic Bernistas constantly posting their... Nitram Dec 2015 #28
anti clinton smears -- truth and facts that stick sideways in some people's craws roguevalley Dec 2015 #59
The new meme of the week--Facts are now Hillary smears! pinebox Dec 2015 #162
To which "fact" are you refering? A word cloud? nt Nitram Dec 2015 #176
Uh huh... SoapBox Dec 2015 #65
Hey look retrowire Dec 2015 #30
Doesn't include everyone either upaloopa Dec 2015 #39
sorry retrowire Dec 2015 #52
Can enyone tell me why FIRED is so big in Clinton's cloud? nt Nitram Dec 2015 #31
Clinton was 'fired' upon by snipers in Bosnia TM99 Dec 2015 #47
Ah, yes. Nitram Dec 2015 #60
A hell of a lie indeed. n/t TM99 Dec 2015 #80
And about 15 or 20 MILLION voted for her at R B Garr Dec 2015 #105
It must be Republicans and Bernie supporters who would be trying to keep old news alive... Nitram Dec 2015 #157
Word clouds are created by looking at some text. MineralMan Dec 2015 #33
A bunch of staunchly conservative sites according to the article. JTFrog Dec 2015 #40
Ah. I see. Useless. MineralMan Dec 2015 #45
The input came from Twitter feeds during the month of November. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #42
All of Twitter, do you suppose? MineralMan Dec 2015 #51
That is a fairly large analytics company doing that for some big companies LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #74
What Bernie folks do on social media doesn't upaloopa Dec 2015 #37
Not a poll pinebox Dec 2015 #57
Just ask Ron and Rand Paul! FSogol Dec 2015 #70
Just ask HuffPo! pinebox Dec 2015 #79
Huffpost is a joke. Nothing more than clickbait and celebrity news by unpaid "writers." FSogol Dec 2015 #84
So new meme of the week is now HuffPo is a joke pinebox Dec 2015 #94
That's not a meme, it is my opinion. Huffpost is a joke. Taking it seriously is a mistake. n/t FSogol Dec 2015 #99
So honest question pinebox Dec 2015 #150
Pine, they are valuable only if the sample is taken in a scientific manner. Nitram Dec 2015 #77
It's aggregation pinebox Dec 2015 #81
And Zignal Labs was founded by republican political operative Josh Ginsburg. nt Nitram Dec 2015 #158
And? Ben Coffey Clark works for Zignal. pinebox Dec 2015 #160
You "just crushed my tinfoil?" Can't you have a reasonable discussion without... Nitram Dec 2015 #163
Yawn pinebox Dec 2015 #180
Yawn? You sound more angry than bored. I looked up Josh Ginsberg and posted what I found. Nitram Dec 2015 #182
I'm too tired to be angry pinebox Dec 2015 #184
The Josh Ginsberg guy is a Republican activist. redstateblues Dec 2015 #194
I had not seen them... Mike Nelson Dec 2015 #38
commie isn't there though I am sure plenty have tried to make it so. roguevalley Dec 2015 #61
My reaction precisely. Nitram Dec 2015 #164
IMO there is no overwhelming number of people voicing a negative opinion of HRC NoMoreRepugs Dec 2015 #41
if this encompasses all of twitter for a month, this isn't limited to activists. roguevalley Dec 2015 #64
The OP explains that the tweets frequently link back to [articles on]... Nitram Dec 2015 #189
The right wing and Sanders supporters together Gman Dec 2015 #44
So let me get this straight pinebox Dec 2015 #63
The right wing and Bernistas both hate Clinton and want Bernie to be the nominee. Nitram Dec 2015 #165
Especially when those on the right pinebox Dec 2015 #170
They have no more crap to pull out on Clinton. Nitram Dec 2015 #172
Which RW talking points are Bernie supporters using? pinebox Dec 2015 #195
FIRED, LIES, UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, CORRUPTION, PIZZA Nitram Dec 2015 #198
I don't see that as RW talking points, sorry pinebox Dec 2015 #200
Making those the central talking points about Clinton is indeed the RW POV. Nitram Dec 2015 #202
Gee...there is a scientific explanation! SoapBox Dec 2015 #69
It sure isn't rocket science Gman Dec 2015 #91
As ridiculously obsessed as the Baggers and the Berners are with Hillary hate, Darb Dec 2015 #50
Like this? pinebox Dec 2015 #66
That'll do. Darb Dec 2015 #87
Damn, I should start looking up unicorns. Beacool Dec 2015 #118
lol pinebox Dec 2015 #149
Wonder what the Free Republic word cloud would look like? FSogol Dec 2015 #73
For Hillary, identical. For Bernie, not so much. Darb Dec 2015 #89
Yup, major co-winky-dink. FSogol Dec 2015 #90
I will vote for the Democratic candidate..... dawnie51 Dec 2015 #72
Right because... pinebox Dec 2015 #82
Funny how that works isn't it? MissDeeds Dec 2015 #114
I guess it depends on where you're sitting. Nitram Dec 2015 #166
Well said, Dawnie. n/t FSogol Dec 2015 #85
Fresh take. frylock Dec 2015 #93
+1 lunamagica Dec 2015 #98
So will I, but keep in mind: DFW Dec 2015 #101
Hear, hear!!! Beacool Dec 2015 #117
Ooh, is it "loyalty oath" time? I do so love those. [nt] Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #213
I'm scared of the cloud!! NCTraveler Dec 2015 #92
One doesn't have to be scared to be dubious. Nitram Dec 2015 #167
Now that it's clear that Bernie is a spent force workinclasszero Dec 2015 #96
this is so laughable. truly roguevalley Dec 2015 #144
Karl Rove is a genius randys1 Dec 2015 #102
Where is "cut it out" wouldsman Dec 2015 #108
Democrats shouldn't nominate Hillary due to an unfavorable word cloud?????? Beacool Dec 2015 #115
Yes, Republicans really do hate Hillary with an insane intensity oberliner Dec 2015 #116
The problem is that Bernie supporters are feeding the same anti-Clinton frenzy. Nitram Dec 2015 #168
It's just a drop in the ocean oberliner Dec 2015 #186
You and me both. Nitram Dec 2015 #187
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #119
No one gives a crap MaggieD Dec 2015 #121
Well,apparently a lot of people, including you, give a crap! You bumped this post! LOL! nt Logical Dec 2015 #135
boy this one sure caused some butthurt ibegurpard Dec 2015 #124
Because it was clearly designed to cause butthurt. nt Nitram Dec 2015 #173
Tweeted to death... Facebooked to the ground.. Clickety clicked to oblivion! DCBob Dec 2015 #128
That's kind - compared to the 840high Dec 2015 #129
This is interesting Andy823 Dec 2015 #130
You should reexamine your assumptions. senz Dec 2015 #147
Hint: it's not her life-long dedication to liberal causes. Nitram Dec 2015 #169
Hillary supports "liberal" causes ONLY when she's running in a primary. senz Dec 2015 #174
You've expressed an extremely narow and totally innacurate view of Clinton. Nitram Dec 2015 #188
There's a reason why we gave Obama the nomination in 2008. senz Dec 2015 #190
I disagree. Clinton's performance at State, and her partnership with Obama... Nitram Dec 2015 #192
You should reexamine your assumptions. senz Dec 2015 #148
I will accept that Andy823 Dec 2015 #217
I know what you mean. senz Dec 2015 #224
Again I can agree Andy823 Dec 2015 #225
Well if you must know Andy823 pinebox Dec 2015 #151
So if you don't hate her Andy823 Dec 2015 #219
I'm a Bernie supporter but I think this is meaningless. hay rick Dec 2015 #137
I see this as the last real chance we will have to make inroads into regaining our rhett o rick Dec 2015 #141
Weak minds and low-information voters can be persuaded by the volume of crap they read online. Nitram Dec 2015 #171
Don't worry. Hill's got the MSM all tied up. senz Dec 2015 #177
I've seen as many anti-Clinton or neutral articles in the Post as I've seen pro-Clinton ones. Nitram Dec 2015 #179
It Makes You Think gordyfl Dec 2015 #142
Not to mention "fired" as one of her 4 most frequent identifying terms. Divernan Dec 2015 #152
Republican dog whistles wolfie001 Dec 2015 #155
The Sky is Falling Blunt Force Karma Dec 2015 #159
Yay! Let's hope we can take down MORE Democrats! If we wish really hard... randome Dec 2015 #175
Well! Good thing she's leading in that whole "who are you going to vote for" thing... brooklynite Dec 2015 #178
Mention any 'words' in news stories/across social media and the 'words' make the top list cloud. Sunlei Dec 2015 #197
So it's a trap? pinebox Dec 2015 #199
It's a media tactic and republicans are very good at their 'craft'.They like polls too until Trump Sunlei Dec 2015 #203
I'm not too sure about that pinebox Dec 2015 #222
No substance here, we have this porpaganda on regular basis, just more Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #209
"...most frequently link back to staunchly conservative sites" Tarc Dec 2015 #214
We are? pinebox Dec 2015 #221
Lately, a lot of the posts on this site smell of desperation. Beacool Dec 2015 #226
more importantly, Hillary's fav with Dems is 85, vs in 60s for @GOP rivals. Party is behind our can riversedge Dec 2015 #218
Among DEMS is the keyword pinebox Dec 2015 #220
Democrats need Democrats GOTV. riversedge Dec 2015 #223
How many independents Andy823 Dec 2015 #227
1/3 of your social media warriors won't bother to vote. misterhighwasted Dec 2015 #228
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