2016 Postmortem

whatchamacallit

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55. How 'bout you don't call me crazy

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 11:26 AM

Sep 2015

Last edited Sat Sep 26, 2015, 03:58 PM - Edit history (1)

People love to pretend that opinions on DU don't represent the nation at large, but you see the same distrust and dislike of Hillary on other sites and in the media. She is not as popular as you'd like to believe. Now before you post a poll showing her ahead, remember her slide in the polls has been precipitous. She didn't have it in 2008 and she doesn't have it now.

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The Left vs Right conflict has been boiling here since the inception of DU. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #1

There is no "right" here. It's the left versus the crazies. DanTex Sep 2015 #3

Crazies? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #5

Am I to understand that NOT electing someone (see: McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis) would be better? brooklynite Sep 2015 #10

Am I to understand that voting for what McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis stood for is crazy? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #11

In the GE? No. In the Primary, arguably yes. brooklynite Sep 2015 #17

Hillary lost. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #20

Hillary lost a General Election? brooklynite Sep 2015 #21

How, Nixon, Bush win anyway treestar Sep 2015 #45

All of us of voting age did the same as you. We voted for the Dem candidate. I voted for Jesse upaloopa Sep 2015 #54

This is why the op is wrong. nt artislife Sep 2015 #7

Yes, but if you run too far left is there at least a warning Hortensis Sep 2015 #16

Nah. sibelian Sep 2015 #39

Maybe you could detail which positions held by DU's left-leaning members whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #42

For example, that Hillary is "GOP lite". No sane person could believe that, unless DanTex Sep 2015 #43

I beg to differ whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #46

See that's what I'm talking about. If I thought it would make any difference, DanTex Sep 2015 #48

Yes, there are ways in which she is different whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #49

I guess I missed the days of wonderful friendly Republicans. DanTex Sep 2015 #50

Dems will certainly lose if Hillary is the nominee whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #51

That's another aspect of the crazy: thinking the socialist is going to win against the GOP. DanTex Sep 2015 #52

How 'bout you don't call me crazy whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #55

Hillary is to the right of Eisenhower. HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #60

If you were any less self-aware... Scootaloo Sep 2015 #56

I hate the way you plant petunias Armstead Sep 2015 #8

Is it because I only plant Red petunias? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #12

Commie Flowers Armstead Sep 2015 #14

I plant them with a hammer and harvest them with a sickle. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #15

I agree. 2008 was epic. This isn't as bad, and we'll all come together once there's a Republican DanTex Sep 2015 #2

I'm not around long enough for perspective, so it's nice to hear. Hortensis Sep 2015 #19

I am no longer beholden to a party so I will not be getting back together just to support liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #4

K&R NCTraveler Sep 2015 #6

I wouldn't count on most coming back together. Things are changing. For years and years liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #26

I don't agree. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #27

Glad to hear my vote won't be missed. If Hillary loses I guess I won't be hearing how it is my fault liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #28

When Hillary loses SwampG8r Sep 2015 #59

The real answer will come when someone upaloopa Sep 2015 #9

The cooling down period looks to be longer this election than past ones Godhumor Sep 2015 #13

So are the angry ones mostly long-term DUers, or do you guys Hortensis Sep 2015 #22

A lot of newer posters, I think Godhumor Sep 2015 #24

Thanks, and right to that last. It's going to be very interesting Hortensis Sep 2015 #30

I wasn't around here back then, but as internet drama goes, this is pretty mild. IMO aidbo Sep 2015 #18

Politics is nasty and dirty. bigwillq Sep 2015 #23

The Democratic Party has defined itself solely by its opposition to the Republicans, Maedhros Sep 2015 #25

NO, Maedhros. Most conservatives are now defined by their single issue Hortensis Sep 2015 #31

I stand by my interpretation. Maedhros Sep 2015 #32

You do that. And then what? Hortensis Sep 2015 #34

I'm not saying that Republicans and Democrats are identical in their positions, Maedhros Sep 2015 #36

Glad to hear you're not distracted by disgust from your goals. Hortensis Sep 2015 #38

I think alot of people used to vacate DU during primary wars olddots Sep 2015 #29

I don't see any coming together TSIAS Sep 2015 #33

See my post #32 above. Maedhros Sep 2015 #37

I don't remember LWolf Sep 2015 #35

Exactly. It's rather telling. sibelian Sep 2015 #41

Yes to both. LWolf Sep 2015 #44

Possibly... sibelian Sep 2015 #40

No back together for SwampG8r Sep 2015 #47

I was here long before the 2008 primary wars under a differnet name. upaloopa Sep 2015 #53

Uh, I wouldn't count on that last part. Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #57

this is different smilingwen Sep 2015 #58