2016 Postmortem

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21. It's a political discussion board, and it's primary season. Not for the faint of heart.

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My God - What happened to this place? [View all] EffieBlack Jan 2016 OP

"It's primary season" Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #1

There is a lot of vileness going on and a lot of basically hiding in one's little clique, simply synergie Jan 2016 #8

Before 2008 it wasn't this ugly nolabels Jan 2016 #14

It is much worse than past years... FarPoint Jan 2016 #28

Really? I thought 2004 and 2008 were much worse RFKHumphreyObama Jan 2016 #53

That may be part of it Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #65

Some I think are Republicans... many are independents or socialists... seems few are Democrats. DCBob Jan 2016 #2

And that response is part of the problem here. Punkingal Jan 2016 #7

The Bernie supporters are the ones claiming they are the true Democrats.. DCBob Jan 2016 #10

The"Bernie supporters" are not the only ones who do that. Punkingal Jan 2016 #11

Maybe not the only ones but they sure are the most frequent. DCBob Jan 2016 #16

Really? TCJ70 Jan 2016 #18

You must not read much on this site. DCBob Jan 2016 #24

They went to a cave TheFarS1de Jan 2016 #29

In fairness, you only read headlines. n/t Gore1FL Jan 2016 #36

The person saying that is a Sanders supporter. Check the profile. They're SNARKING. nt MADem Jan 2016 #30

Several months ago I was barred from Bernie Sanders discussions asjr Jan 2016 #33

Thank you!! That's something that has been hurled at me often. NurseJackie Jan 2016 #19

that's the way I see it also - no room for compromise or any difference of opinion DrDan Jan 2016 #26

The only people that are Democrats EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #3

Well with the exception of MOM.... philosslayer Jan 2016 #12

Funny EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #15

Then why is it that so many Bernie supporters are the ones accusing anyone who challenges them synergie Jan 2016 #35

I have yet to see that EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #45

I think the no fly zone in Syria was a new threshold. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #4

Personally I think it was when Bernie sued the DNC. ucrdem Jan 2016 #31

Or maybe when the DNC breached the contract to cause the lawsuit. n/t Gore1FL Jan 2016 #37

No, team Bernie breached it by illegally accessing Clinton data. nt ucrdem Jan 2016 #43

that should have been unaccessible if someone had done the job correctly for MONTHS Hiraeth Jan 2016 #46

That explains why the DNC reinstated it so quickly. nt Gore1FL Jan 2016 #48

I think the vitriol here hit new levels when PP supported HRH lark Jan 2016 #55

It is sad when some of the smears sounds like Rush shows. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #5

Yes,the right wing attacks on Bernie are disturbing cali Jan 2016 #9

Yes, it is disturbing to see RW attacks on Democrats on a Democratic site. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #13

It's disturbing to me to see lock step zeemike Jan 2016 #52

No, I know RW talking points when I see them, maybe some Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #66

Link to your bogus claim. R B Garr Jan 2016 #41

This should explain some of it. Renew Deal Jan 2016 #6

Primary season has always been pretty nasty bigwillq Jan 2016 #17

The problem: Your candidate sucks. Mine rocks. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #20

It's a political discussion board, and it's primary season. Not for the faint of heart. Scuba Jan 2016 #21

You should see the threads about whitewater and Vince Foster ismnotwasm Jan 2016 #22

Isn't this META? Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #23

why yes, yes it is. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #44

GREAT POST! santafe52 Jan 2016 #25

K&R! Democrats need to bond together, not divide and conquer each other. That, is a sure recipe RKP5637 Jan 2016 #32

I just glance over a lot of the replies, anymore, because many are just smears RKP5637 Jan 2016 #27

Du IS a true reflection of americans heaven05 Jan 2016 #34

I think you are absolutely right, dgibby Jan 2016 #60

Many of one Candidate have left DU sellitman Jan 2016 #38

the right leaning dems support Clinton - the left leaning dems support Sanders SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #39

The RW Third Way in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #40

welcome back. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #42

Yeah ronbison Jan 2016 #47

Yep relayerbob Jan 2016 #49

I blame it all on Little Debbie. Seriously, I don't take it much to heart. BlueJazz Jan 2016 #50

I don't know, what has happened? Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #51

The hate is strongest here for Hillary. maddiemom Jan 2016 #54

Chickens coming home to roost. Broward Jan 2016 #56

Spot on (nt) nyabingi Jan 2016 #69

Maybe waiting until primaries are over might be what the doctor ordered. It has been brutal still_one Jan 2016 #57

Many people are tired of the establishment while it serves quite a few others Fumesucker Jan 2016 #58

Paid trolls? Sanity Claws Jan 2016 #59

Hey, get an Alternative Presidential Candidate @ the Convention andrewv1 Jan 2016 #61

Some of it may stem from the 'Occupy Wars' from some time back. randome Jan 2016 #62

You know what's going on nyabingi Jan 2016 #63

Great post. If they don't know what's going on, they should after reading this. Broward Jan 2016 #68

Trolls have brought out the worst in us. randr Jan 2016 #64

I've been a member of DU since 2002, and I've seen a serious erosion of civility here--just like catbyte Jan 2016 #67

Locking. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #70