Democratic Primaries

The Velveteen Ocelot

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21. I don't mean bashing. Nobody wants that.

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 05:19 PM

Apr 2019

What I'm referring to are facts raising legitimate issues. Did the candidate get a speeding ticket in 1993? I don't care. Did they fail to file tax returns in 2005? I do care. Did they recently cast a vote against something that matters to me? I really care about that and I want to know about it.

And even heaping praise on a candidate can backfire, to-wit:

"My Candidate A loves puppies and kittens."
"Oh, yeah? Well, my Candidate B loves puppies and kittens, and they love him back!"
"Meh. My candidate C loves puppies and kittens and bunnies! Bet your candidates can't beat that!"
"So what? The sun shines out of Candidate A's butt."
"Big deal. The sun shines even more brightly out of Candidate B's butt."
"Losers. Bot the sun and the moon shine out of Candidate C's butt."

While this is perhaps a frivolous example, heaping fulsome praise on candidates could easily devolve into stupid arguments about who is the most awesome, and really isn't much more useful than critical comments.

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