ummm. hello? this is PRIMARY season. they (we) are SUPPOSED to be fighting

[matcom]

the candidates are SUPPOSED to be fighting for our votes!

the backers of each candidate are SUPPOSED to be fighting for THEIR guy/gal!

its call POLITICS! he/she who fights HARDEST usually WINS!

THEN we all hug, gather round for Smores at the campfire and...

BEAT BUSH'S ASS!

*unless of course its Lieberman who fights hardest* :P

*ducking*

now all of you DeanKerryGephartKucinichMoselySharptonClarkEdwardsGrahm backers....

LIGHTEN UP, CONVINCE OTHERS WITH FACTUAL DATA AND MAY THE BEST CANDIDATE WIN!

[prolesunited]

1. With the vitriol that's been hurled around here lately

I'm afraid we won't get to this part:
"THEN we all hug, gather round for Smores at the campfire and...
BEAT BUSH'S ASS!"

Already I've seen posters leave and announcements about not voting or refusing to vote for specific candidates.

I guess I suffer from typical middle child syndrome. I just want everyone to get along.

[indigo32]

2. Already I've seen posters leave and announcements about not voting or refu

yup, support whomever you like for the primaries...but goddamnit...any one of the 9-10 is better than Bush and it kills me to hear people saying that this early

[indigo32]

3. oops

dupe

[indigo32]

4. heh

first time I've ever done this LOL

[matcom]

5. heh

you have been around HERE enough to know THAT will never happen :P

:hi:

[tridim]

6. You're absolutely correct

This is DU's first presidential primary, we're all newbies and there are no set rules. I think what's happening on DU so far is healthy.

Personally, I'm staying out of the fray. I've already chosen my candidate based on my own research. I read all the posts with interest, but nothing except the actual candidate's actions will change my mind.

[DemBones DemBones]

7. Right on, dude! It's not TIME for the group hug yet,

though we should be trying to fight more civilly to make it easier later.

[David Zephyr]

8. Count Me In With You, Matcom.

No coronations, folks.

This is the PRIMARY as Matcom says.

Get used to it and quit your whining.

[Cha]

9. Like one of our DUers said the other day..."this isn't a tea party...

it's politics, folks"...paraphrasing!

[fishnfla]

10. watch what happens here

I'm all for open debate, but Mr. Pitt is right. The wolfpack attacks are getting O-L-D. I haven't seen a decent discussion here in awhile. Just partisan sniping, fangs, spit and claws. It is counterproductive and alienating,in my opinion.

[matcom]

11. this has nothing to do with Will's post

actually i didn't even see that until after i posted this one.

just an observation.

this is the PRIMARY which in itself means that its Dem on Dem.

why should DU be any different? i just ask that people use some intelligence and back up their positions with FACTS, NOT innuendo.

[DemBones DemBones]

21. I was in a decent discussion today that dealt with candidates,

and have read quite a few others lately. Many of the candidate threads do turn to trash, mostly due to people popping in and taking a quick shot at someone. I wish they'd bring back the rule requiring lengthier posts, and apply it to all posts, not just thread starters.

[Dookus]

12. right on...

i LOVE a good debate.

The only thing that irks me is when people post lies or half-truths or flat-out smears against some other candidate. We should be better than that. Read "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" and you'll recognize a lot of the same tactics used here.

We can all defend our pet candidates without having to lie about others. Legitimate discussions of policy differences? Bring it on! But ixnay on the freeper-style debate tactics. We're better than that.

[uptohere]

13. you know, you're right ! Thanks !

n/t

[_NorCal_D_]

14. You're right.

I just hope it dosen't get too ugly around here in the coming months
:scared:

[matcom]

15. oh it will

just slip into your "thick skin" suit and you'll be fine :D

[JVS]

16. It runs a fine line

Candidates should be careful that they don't "Destroy the town to save it"

[matcom]

18. leave that up to the Candidates

if they step on their own dicks.......

so be it

[JVS]

22. Isn't that what people hate Nader for here

Because he attacked Gore viciously and falsely, which contributed to the disaster of 2000?

Sorry, but if a candidate is attacking with bullshit, I cannot respect him.

[Terwilliger]

17. so, x candidate says "y candidate doesn't have what it takes to beat Bush"

so, all the candidates will have equal chance of losing to Bush, especially because they went around saying just exactly that :eyes:

[matcom]

20. and WE have control over that HOW?

and HOW is that any different that ANY OTHER Presidential election?

take the gloves off. let THEM debate hard, let US debate hard

[WillyT]

19. Right On Matt !!!

If we can come through this test of fire unbroken, we will WHIP BUSH'S ASS!!!

:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

[alcuno]

23. Lighten up is right.

The whining about candidates being criticized has been deafening. This is a run for the White House, not class president. Anyone whose loyalty to a POLITICIAN is so extreme that they cannot stand criticism, needs to get far away from political debate.

[cherryperry]

24. I am very concerned about the hatefulness between

the Dean and Kerry camps.

In fact, there was one thread of back-and-forth insults and I posted something like this at about Message #40 (+ or -); "...you guys are getting so entrenched. I'm wondering if Kerry people will be able to vote for Dean and, conversely, if Dean people will be able to for Kerry after all this."

The replies to that were a resounding "No"!

That is very upsetting considering that at this point anyway, it very well might be one of those 2 candidates. So I asked them to please reconsider because either Kerry or Dean would be better than Bush. The 1st reply I got was something like "no, __________ is not".

Holy shit!!! I just left their thread after that one.

[WillyT]

25. Kick !!!

:kick: