Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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20. I'm not sure I see the virtue of posting negative pieces about any of our candidates, though.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 05:06 PM

Apr 2019

Fact based stories, sure. If candidate X is in the (mainstream) news for accusations of misdeeds, yes, I'd expect that to be discussed here. Also, balanced analysis, as no candidate is perfect. But in general, I don't think straight-out negativity about any candidate is helpful to the community.

For whatever reasons (some of it presumably leftover 2016 bitterness) there are a lot of Sanders-knocking posts. Since there is a not-insignificant chance that he could be our nominee, I think that unnecessarily divides and weakens us. You can post what you think is great about your candidate, and even why you prefer him to another candidate, without making some other candidate out to be "like Trump" (seriously??), a pawn of the Russians, or otherwise beneath contempt. And let's face it, Sanders bears the brunt of the out and out negative posts here (otherwise the OP wouldn't have picked him above all others to use in the headline). This does not help us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Let me reveal something: I don't like Bernie Sanders... [View all] brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

It's easy to keep emotion out of it when you aren't struggling for basic needs. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #1

If it makes you feel better, I learned this lesson when I was a lowly student... brooklynite Apr 2019 #9

Politics, religion and money. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #10

Not only when you are struggling for basic needs Perseus Apr 2019 #18

I agree with you. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #19

Good idea. Be as negative toward Democratic politicians on a Democratic site as possible... louis c Apr 2019 #2

Did you actually read the OP? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #4

Yes. The individual claims to have contributed to Dem candidates... louis c Apr 2019 #5

Flaws will and should be noted. That's what primaries do. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #6

We'll see. I know one thing, Trump's base is intensely devoted to him... louis c Apr 2019 #8

I'm not sure I see the virtue of posting negative pieces about any of our candidates, though. thesquanderer Apr 2019 #20

I don't mean bashing. Nobody wants that. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #21

Excellent Comment!!! McKim Apr 2019 #11

Sanders lied about my party, many state parties, Hortensis Apr 2019 #3

'I would vote for him to run a county animal shelter' crazytown Apr 2019 #13

:) Conditionally. His desire to impose one totalitarian answer Hortensis Apr 2019 #17

Very healty attitude. I have it towards the Dem candidates robbedvoter Apr 2019 #7

How else do you have an election? JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #12

I stopped reading at "I met with six of them" nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #14

Actually, seven if you count the dinner I arranged for Buttigieg last year... brooklynite Apr 2019 #16

Props to you. You've been very fair-handed in your postings, a rare quality this season. Decoy of Fenris Apr 2019 #15