My support for Hillary just plummeted

[Cartoonist]

I was blocked from her group.

I had nothing against Hillary. I was all set to vote for her until the real thing came along. I was all set to vote for her if Bernie faltered. I now won't vote for her in the general even if the ticket is Trump/Romney. I can't support a candidate whose people hate.

[brucefan]

1. I think

You should vote for Trump/Carson

[pinebox]

2. Well

Supporters though aren't the same as the candidate, you need to remember that. I can't stand Hillary myself, she doesn't represent me personally & I don't trust her. Keep in mind that her supporters aren't being elected, she is. Weigh out the issues, where she stands and ask yourself if she's the best choice for this country. If that suits you then continue your support for her. Know this though, are you sure you're comfortable with a candidate who has a mini series length of changing her mind on just about every single issue? Honest question.

[onecaliberal]

4. ^^^ THAT^^^

[Cartoonist]

6. Supporters though aren't the same as the candidate

Until an hour ago, I felt the same way.

Nevertheless, I feel those that support her and do heinous things, don't reflect well on her. I have closed the book on Hill.

[pinebox]

7. Hey, whomever suits you best!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. Hillary closed the book on her herself...she's her own worst enemy.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[PatrickforO]

29. You know, I saw an 'open letter' on Daily Kos

That blames Bernie supporters for alienating people of color.

These kinds of accusations fly hard during a heated contest. The Clintons are hard, hard, hard campaigners.

[jfern]

36. A lot of Hillary supporters were attacking Bernie and his supporters

for being mean to PoC after the BLM protests.

And then after Hillary told BLM to shut up, the same Hillary supporters attacked Bernie for being weak in not standing up to BLM.

Truly disgusting people.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Well said.

[Angry Dragon]

3. I also have been blocked

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

10. I don't understand...why are they afraid of honest debate?

I understand why Hillary is afraid to debate, but not her supporters, most of whom are decent folks...just misguided in their support of a warmongering corporatist.

Hillary can try to channel her "inner Bernie" all she wants on that debate stage...she's not gonna fool anybody, but, maybe herself. She apparently doesn't know who she is anymore, she's flip-flopped so many times.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I would not let the behavior of members on an internet message board determine my vote.

Consider the issues and the candidates, and don't base your opinion what a few anonymous people do or say.

[mopinko]

11. if it makes you feel any better

last term on mirt we had, and probably still have, at least one persistent zombie who was easily identified by his extreme bernie support. he was always nasty from the get go. easy to spot, but a pita.

trolls work both sides of the fence here. i know you are pissed. but i think you should try to keep an open mind. november is a long way away.

[Warren Stupidity]

12. You can debate openly all you want in GDP.

The Hillary group is their safe haven and they do not want any debate at all. There are similar rules here. This has nothing at all to do with the merits of Clinton as a candidate. These people are not her employees, her unpaid volunteers, or in any capacity speaking for the Clinton campaign. If they are behaving like a bunch of petulant spoiled children that really has nothing to do with Clinton.

[Cartoonist]

13. I entered there in peace.

I didn't even know I was entering their lair. I saw a post on the home page and added my two cents.

Later, I saw that I was blocked. While they have no official connection to Hillary, they are her people just the same. I don't like them.

[Warren Stupidity]

18. I disagree with "they are her people".

You have that backwards. She is their candidate. That is not a transitive relationship. They selected her, she did not select them.

[Cartoonist]

20. Has she disowned them?

A candidate's supporters reflect the candidate, whether they like it or not.

Hillary doesn't attract teabaggers. Neither does Bernie. I've been observing both camps here. Those supporting Hillary are not my people.

[Warren Stupidity]

21. has she disowned some miscreants on DU?

no, probably not.

[artislife]

23. I always come into the GDP as my home page

and from there I venture out. This way, I know where I can post what.


But really, why even go into that group. I haven't been in ages, but I never posted there anyway. They have their own site, though we are starting to see them a lot in the GDP again..



I know what you mean. There is a h supporter who is newly op making but has a high post count. I was/am kinda sure s/he is here to stir up shite.

I have started blocking repeaters. You know the ones that have nothing to say but get in two threads a day and it is usually identical threads...so Rovian.

[Demeter]

14. But it does

IF your supporters turn people off, you've got the wrong kind of support.

[antigop]

35. "These people are not her employees, her unpaid volunteers, or in any capacity speaking for the

Clinton campaign."

And how, exactly, do you know this?

[Warren Stupidity]

38. Oh sure some might be, but I just assume that, like almost all of us, just another slob

on the internets. That way I don't jump to ridiculous conclusions about political candidates based on what some idiot on the internet said.

[L0oniX]

15. I won't go in there

...it takes too much time to wash the stink off after being in there.

[leftcoastmountains]

16. I always say think "Supreme Court"

Who do you want to nominate the next couple of Supreme Court
Judges?

[Cartoonist]

17. Which Wall-streeter

Do you think Hillary will nominate?

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. And which Wall Streeter will she install as

Sec of Treasury?

[Babel_17]

19. Supporters aren't the candidate

Look how many votes Reagan got.

[TheFarS1de]

22. Don't let it get to you

I know they can overreact sometimes to a fact ....

But just let it wash over you . No need to let it get you down

[Cartoonist]

24. I'm Ok

Just thought it was kind of petty.

I understand about the protected group thing. I'll watch for it next time.

[840high]

31. I was blocked, too.

[GoneFishin]

26. The rigging of the debates would have been the last straw for me, but I already knew she and

her surrogates were capable of this, and worse.

[jfern]

37. We need the cleanse the party of the Clintons

The party is basically the Clinton party now. It does what's best for the Clintons. Last year was a total disaster because the party stopped doing what was best for the party or country.

[PatrickforO]

27. Well, it's easy to get carried away during a primary.

The Hillary group blocked me, too, awhile ago.

I counsel forgiveness.

I am also supporting Bernie more fervently than ever.

[cui bono]

28. Allowing anonymous internet posters determine how you vote because of their behavior is silly.

She can't help who her supporters are or how they act.

[ibegurpard]

30. seriously?

People are rude to you on a message board and it changes your opinion about who you're going to vote for? Do you have positions on actual issues??? FFS...

[Cartoonist]

34. A few issues

I don't like GMO
I'm not a centrist
I don't like war

Hillary doesn't score with me
Her people turn me away

[SheilaT]

32. The Hillary group is totally intolerant of the slightest

dissension or suggestion that Hillary is not somehow Saint Hillary, the Anointed One. At least they've stopped complaining so much about criticism of her on the rest of DU.

I was banned from there pretty early on.

On the other hand, the guns people are the most wonderfully tolerant group on this board. I've gone there and expressed my utter opposition to guns and while they always push back at me, I've never been banned there and I appreciate that very much.

[merrily]

33. That should not drive your vote. The Hillary Group is for people who want Hillary to win the primary

just as the Bernie Sanders Group is for people who want Bernie to win the primary. IMO, you did not belong there. I got blocked for being there accidentally, too.

If someone wanders into your home by mistake, you still have a right to lock him or her out.

As far as honest debate, you can debate about Hillary on every other forum on the board, except that one. That is the only place on the board where they can discuss Hillary without having to argue though. I don't want to have to defend Bernie in this group, either. That's not what it's for.

[Hiraeth]

39. I was blocked from that group for asking a very simple black and white question.

and then had a thread locked over here for starting an OP about it.

meh.

It is what it is.

The internet.

People are people.

The candidates are not responsible for the actions of some overly passionate political wonks at some odd independently owned political website.

[TBF]

40. How did you get blocked?

I have actively supported Bernie and have not been locked out of H's group. Occasionally I even have something to post there. I was disappointed when I saw the "Hillary Supporters" website, but that is a separate thing and I've decided to just ignore it. There are "third way" people I really don't feel any kinship with, but a number of Hillary supporters either (1) would really like to see a female president and/or (2) think she is the candidate with the best experience to win in the general. I may not agree with their assessment, but it's easy to respect those folks.

[SoapBox]

41. I wouldn't step foot in there for anything.

Mean, arrogant and nasty.

I wish I could wipe it off of DU when I'm logged in.

p.s...you are joining a VERY long (and proud) list of DUer's that have been banned from that group...maybe the few remaining of us not blocked should swing by there and BEG to be banned.

[Doctor_J]

42. They have turned out to be a really REALLY nasty bunch.

They even started their own hate site to block out facts.

I too will not be voting for Clinton, because of the type of supporters she's attracting.