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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,610 posts)
17. I don't think it means much at all.
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 01:43 PM
Dec 2019

For one thing, indicating that you will not support the nominee violates DU's TOS, so who's going to admit that? It might be that some people (me included) chose not to answer because of course I'll support the nominee or I wouldn't be here.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Interesting results [View all] Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 OP
Kinda tells me Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #1
My conclusion is that your question in those posts is pretty ridiculous. MineralMan Dec 2019 #2
Not meaningless Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #6
Not really. Most people, like myself, didn't respond, because the question is MineralMan Dec 2019 #13
Only silly Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #15
Yah, OK, then. Real good, then. MineralMan Dec 2019 #16
Buh-bye Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #19
Seems that your analysis is open ended. Blue_true Dec 2019 #43
Very true Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #44
yes, meaningless SCantiGOP Dec 2019 #12
Besides, DUers are not at all representative of Democratic voters MineralMan Dec 2019 #14
Thank you MineralMan. It was not relevant to DU and many blm Dec 2019 #35
Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #3
... demmiblue Dec 2019 #5
Bullshit, that is not a survey and tells you nothing about Sanders and Warren supporters, and vsrazdem Dec 2019 #9
I don't draw any conclusion from this. demmiblue Dec 2019 #4
Same here. Of course I will vote for our nominee--but I didn't bother to respond tblue37 Dec 2019 #29
Same here. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #37
I think it's a pfeiffer Dec 2019 #7
"Interesting results" for interesting times. I took part in your original op/poll. Since I had no abqtommy Dec 2019 #8
Some of this is because some candidates have more supporters than others on DU progree Dec 2019 #10
Very true Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #11
I don't think it means much at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #17
Never expected anyone to say no Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #18
Why respond to a poll that has only one valid answer? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #20
Yet some had no problem answering yes Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #21
I don't think it means anything at all The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #24
That's up to you Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #25
Exactly my point. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #26
I don't think it's reasonable to conclude that anyone was threatened mahina Dec 2019 #28
Yes it is Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #31
Not bothering to take time to respond doesn't mean I felt "threatened" by the question. It tblue37 Dec 2019 #30
Not referring to those that didn't respond Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #32
Maybe they weren't pushing back on the question ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #33
No Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #34
Because I'm a GOP mole who's been working undercover here blm Dec 2019 #36
Why so defensive? Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #38
As you said we have something to hide. Or, we HAD till blm Dec 2019 #39
Still so defensive Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #40
Has it ever occured to you Jim, that some posters might not like your stye? ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #41
Just asked a simple question Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #42
Nah - just finding humor in this blm Dec 2019 #45
Sounds defensive Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #46
Nah. Laughing at this point. blm Dec 2019 #49
Sure Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #50
Yup. REAL sure. blm Dec 2019 #51
Right Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #52
It isn't "interesting" it's divisive. The question was meant to be divisive as Merlot Dec 2019 #53
No it wasn't Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #54
"Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions from these results" left-of-center2012 Dec 2019 #22
The conclusion I came to is a lot of Sanders supporters ignored your poll. Along with Autumn Dec 2019 #23
I went down a wormhole after reading your post mahina Dec 2019 #27
My conclusion is that there's no conclusion to draw... brooklynite Dec 2019 #47
Fair enough Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #48
That question has been asked countless times in one form or another... MerryBlooms Dec 2019 #55
Fine Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #56
Gee golly, thanks much! MerryBlooms Dec 2019 #57
You're welcome Dem4Life1102 Dec 2019 #58
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