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4. And they call themselves "democrats".....

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Do I have this right? There are DUers who [View all] upaloopa Oct 2014 OP

no, i think some people are just attention whores JI7 Oct 2014 #1

or are assholes madokie Oct 2014 #8

I think I see two right now. 99Forever Oct 2014 #22

I hope you're not looking at me madokie Oct 2014 #24

I can't speak for anyone else Aerows Oct 2014 #2

I hardly EVER say this RiffRandell Oct 2014 #25

Woot! Aerows Oct 2014 #44

Not this year, I'm not. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #40

Goodness--I hope not. They should get out and vote Democratic so we can maintain Democratic control Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #3

Is it worth voting in MA? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #30

After that Scott Brown #%^* up MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #38

Which Scott Brown #%^* up? ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #54

Actually, it was the TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #67

We elected the fellow to office MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #83

Yes, it absolutely is worth voting--Baker is throwing a ton of money into the race. MADem Oct 2014 #59

Yes, he can. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #68

The lesser of two is just lesser FlatStanley Oct 2014 #47

Even if you believe this bullshit, what's wrong with lessening evil? whatthehey Oct 2014 #141

And they call themselves "democrats"..... femmocrat Oct 2014 #4

Small d "democrats" believing in voting for what they believe is right. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #48

Or perhaps they are not Democrats at all! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #76

You mean the Krugman that gets trashed on DU when he trashes the President? FlatStanley Oct 2014 #80

read it.....I think you'll know... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #82

Those with no imagination are called Republicans. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #88

seriously? FireDogLake? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #115

Did you read the article? FlatStanley Oct 2014 #117

No serious person reads firebaggerlake. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #121

Come back soon, again... SidDithers Oct 2014 #139

Oh they will... zappaman Oct 2014 #142

My team GummyBearz Oct 2014 #90

My FDR Voting Grandparents....voted Democratic and supported them their whole lives... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #116

Here in Oklahoma... NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #5

I always vote for the Dem candidate, even when they don't have a chance. No Vested Interest Oct 2014 #52

Where I lived the first portion of my life in OKC you couldn't get an R elected. They didn't jtuck004 Oct 2014 #74

Times have changed. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #166

Yeah, all those ball fields and farms and drive-ins and the watermelon stand. Became jtuck004 Oct 2014 #167

Could be Andy823 Oct 2014 #6

I say it, and I am a Demcrat. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #49

You just made Andy's point. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #122

Yep nt Andy823 Oct 2014 #136

Yup. That's right. baldguy Oct 2014 #7

In fairness on that point rpannier Oct 2014 #32

My choice of Dems sucks. Wait Wut Oct 2014 #9

Me voting for Crist is not a feel good operation either. L0oniX Oct 2014 #39

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #51

What ever that means. L0oniX Oct 2014 #127

FYI HERVEPA Oct 2014 #140

I don't like it either OriginalGeek Oct 2014 #84

You're in Florida eh.... SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #119

Thanks ...I feel so much better now. L0oniX Oct 2014 #128

Voting! Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #10

oh yeah. The (snicker) REAL Democrats. wyldwolf Oct 2014 #11

Not I. I have held my nose and voted for Dianne Feinstein for as long as she Cleita Oct 2014 #12

You and I are in the same boat. upaloopa Oct 2014 #15

I think it's called money. Her husband is quite wealthy and quite the war profiteer Cleita Oct 2014 #16

She has always been a centrist and, as mayor, vetoed domestic partner legislation. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #145

She needs to gooooooooooooooo BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #34

Who've we got in the pipeline? For real, I mean. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #91

I've just heard people talk, I haven't heard any real scoop BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #103

It was you who said our very senior Senator has to goooooooo. So you must know of an alternative. Hekate Oct 2014 #152

She is a DINO and a war profiteer BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #161

Again, who that you know of is in the pipeline? Hekate Oct 2014 #162

I haven't. Xithras Oct 2014 #150

No, you don't have this right. Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #13

Well, there is at least one person upthread defending the idea and saying he won't vote. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #123

That's ok, we get the government we deserve. CK_John Oct 2014 #14

No, apparently we get the government YOU deserve frazzled Oct 2014 #35

This ^^^^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2014 #63

Damn SKIPPY! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #77

And what you are saying is that you don't give a crap about the standards of the person rhett o rick Oct 2014 #87

If you are not committed to vote for whom VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #154

DAYUM, frazzled! What a GREAT meme!!! calimary Oct 2014 #89

What frazzled said. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #99

+100000000 Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #118

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #148

Oh for fu*k's sake! mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #17

I just sent a little $ to Hagan. Tillis is an evil Koch bastard. Lex Oct 2014 #19

It's the Ralph Nader Effect. onehandle Oct 2014 #18

Aww Christ. RiffRandell Oct 2014 #23

I dunno, where did you get that idea from? Rex Oct 2014 #20

Just look upthread. At least one DUer is proud of the fact they aren't voting. Others are stevenleser Oct 2014 #124

They need to move to a country where you don't get a vote Rex Oct 2014 #133

I'm in Kentucky... Tom_Foolery Oct 2014 #21

From what I've seen here, yes. You've got it right. n/t Triana Oct 2014 #26

Link, or slink. nt MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #27

Not needed. You can see examples on this thread. riqster Oct 2014 #131

Yes Andy823 Oct 2014 #138

I don't always vote "for" someone... Wounded Bear Oct 2014 #28

Could be. elleng Oct 2014 #29

Do I have this right ..... bread_and_roses Oct 2014 #31

I am voting ABC riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #33

Booker is up for reelection JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #36

My hero! And yes, I can hardly wait for my ballot to arrive in the mail. freshwest Oct 2014 #93

*yawn* Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #37

Thank you! nt Pholus Oct 2014 #106

It's astonishing, yes, but we see that crap every election. DavidDvorkin Oct 2014 #41

Certainly will vote for Merkley and other Dems here in Oregon. JEB Oct 2014 #42

Plenty of Dems voted for Ralph Nader to teach Gore a lesson (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #43

Gore still won the state. Shrike47 Oct 2014 #45

Yeah, but the Nader voters made it too close for comfort. (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #57

Yes. There DUers with standards. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #46

Yes, standards that will allow the vile alternative arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #55

You're right. A slow march to the right, like the frog boiling in the water FlatStanley Oct 2014 #71

As do I but they are closer to the goal than arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #94

And movin further away with each capitulation. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #97

And there are some DUers who want Republicans in office ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #70

I want Democrats in office. Charlie Christ merely has a D next to his name. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #73

Actually. Chan790 Oct 2014 #75

I didn't realize a single statement qualifies as a righteous rant. FlatStanley Oct 2014 #78

Actually didn't run as a Dem the last time, did he? Didn't he have his own 'Liebermann Party'? TIA. freshwest Oct 2014 #95

Apparently so..... Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #126

I'll be happily voting for Al Franken. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #50

If that is the case then they are idiots. It is arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #53

I'll personally roll naked across a floor of broken glass to keep that bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #56

Accusations in the form of a question, eh? demwing Oct 2014 #58

And notice they don't come back to answer any questions. Rex Oct 2014 #64

Just read through this very thread for abundant examples. That is the answer you crave. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #100

This is still a hit and run OP. Rex Oct 2014 #120

Really abundant? I see one PPRed person posting multiple times. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #146

I hope that is not right... Mike Nelson Oct 2014 #60

I don't know… Do you? MrMickeysMom Oct 2014 #61

No senate race in my state. JoeyT Oct 2014 #62

you have it wrong Doctor_J Oct 2014 #65

I am in Georgia where there is a tight race RebelOne Oct 2014 #66

Without the left pushing for further progressivism.. RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #69

Ralphie, is that you? How'd that assertion work the last time? nt Hekate Oct 2014 #101

My post wasn't concerning whether or not liberals should vote for big D democrats RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #107

The assertion that there's no difference is all the condemnation I need. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #149

Cute, but not at all what I said. nt RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #157

Here in Iowa krobar659 Oct 2014 #72

Not all democrats have logic in their repertoire of skills. It is STUPID not to vote! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #79

As always, I'll do whatever the hell I want whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #81

A few people on DU are not going to make a difference in one race. Lil Missy Oct 2014 #85

Where did you get that from? nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #86

Yeah, there are such DUers, doing their best to suppress the vote. Hekate Oct 2014 #92

I grok ya Hekate Caretha Oct 2014 #114

Yes, you have it right. But take a look at the reasons why by 1SBM: freshwest Oct 2014 #96

well I guess we all knew this time would get here. The time where people get bullied into voting liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #98

I always vote. For who depends on the issues and policies. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #102

Not me! get the red out Oct 2014 #104

Or they're mad at the President leftynyc Oct 2014 #105

Posters at RO (Republican Overground) are urging Democrats to reject imperfect candidates as well. pampango Oct 2014 #108

When we vote for conservative candidates demwing Oct 2014 #110

Which is why we should always support the most liberal (least conservative) candidate in every pampango Oct 2014 #113

If Democrats don't vote in GA we'll get another Saxby Chambliss aikoaiko Oct 2014 #109

If choose not to choose, you still have made a choice liberal N proud Oct 2014 #111

Wow, Perfectly put. riqster Oct 2014 #132

So what? demwing Oct 2014 #112

Then it is better to cast no votes in a tight upaloopa Oct 2014 #130

Vote for the candidates that support Democratic issues demwing Oct 2014 #147

You are wrong. When two candidates run against each other upaloopa Oct 2014 #159

Any election has 5 possible outcomes demwing Oct 2014 #160

Do you have Links?...I see some here SAYING that there are KoKo Oct 2014 #125

Look upthread at FlatStanleys posts. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #134

And two others, at least. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #151

Yes. Not many, but some. riqster Oct 2014 #129

Not here. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #135

Petulance isn't just for conservatives. I guess these fools don't care about their local elections? arcane1 Oct 2014 #137

That's what I've been reading. CakeGrrl Oct 2014 #143

Voting (or not) for a candidate doesn't make him or her more or less liberal. Orsino Oct 2014 #144

If people quit voting for crappy Democrats, the establishment would stop running them. Xithras Oct 2014 #153

I really dont think it makes much of difference. Rep/Dem, 2 ends of the same worm. bowens43 Oct 2014 #155

So you would vote for Zell Miller? Reter Oct 2014 #156

Against a Saxby Chambliss? i.e. a Georgia Republican vs a Georgia Democrat? Yes, in a heartbeat stevenleser Oct 2014 #158

No, Zell Miller was much more conservative than you remember Reter Oct 2014 #165

Political REALITY, not Political Utopia Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #163

According to polls, my Senate Dem candidate has no chance Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #164