I notice in this forum supporters of one candidate posting flattering articles on other candidates

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24. I have paid attention to this too, since

the early dawn of the primaries for 2016. It was so much worse than 08 or 04, right out of the gate. We had agitators here at DU then before candidates declared and the primary races actually started, and one of the reasons I noticed was because there was such venom from the agitators and it was at a time when there was nothing to be venomous about. They chased members around starting flamewars, and you could see it as it happened. Some of it started even before the mid terms; I can remember posts where people were responding and saying hey, let's get out the vote for that before we tackle the presidential primary. I blame a lot of our division here since then on that early agitation and harassment, and yes, some of it was harassment. Most of those particular members have been tombstoned or FFR'd (which has the same effect lol) at least under the names they used then.
But I remember them, and I remember their names. Repellant assholes is what they were.