Why do you post in this form (General Discussion: Primaries)?

[andym]

I am curious as to why people post here. The level of discourse is very mixed. Many who are old enough to know better act like we are conducting a high school election. That is not surprising, since the level of political discourse in the USA has been at a low level for quite some time (remember the 1988 election, with Willie Horton and the Flag amendment). In any case, this is a grand tradition of American politics. The election of 1800 was far dirtier. In that election, Thomas Jefferson was tarred as a murderous, atheistic revolutionary who would kill his opponents and ban God.

My answer:
Occasionally, I come here to hear the latest news from the grassroots and get a feel for how the most extreme supporters think.


ps--I've added another choice- asking if anyone gets paid to post here, though I doubt anyone would honestly answer it!
pps-I've added one more choice, though by definition, few should answer it

[SteppingRazor]

1. Other: A sad attempt to push for cooler heads to prevail in the primary wars.

:P

[harun]

2. Other: To counter the false crap thrown by Hillary's supporters (n/t)

[Adsos Letter]

3. ...election of 1802...?

...are you sure you don't mean the election of 1800, where he ran against Adams? :shrug:

[andym]

7. Oops, I meant 1800!

Corrected!

[XemaSab]

4. Because everyone else in this forum is wrong.

:hide:

:P

[BlackVelvet04]

5. To encourage and be encouraged

by other Hillary supporters.

[Hoof Hearted]

6. Other. Obviously we are all here because we hate America. Didn't you get the memo?

Cheeze Louise!?!

[griffi94]

8. to add my own

loud voice and pig headed stances to the debate....why should the obama fans get a monopoly :rofl:

[Armstead]

9. Honest answer -- It's about something tangible. And "Amen Choruses" are boring.

Tangible because maybe it's like professional sports, you know with who's up and whose down, and an ever-changing picture.

Not an "Amen Chorus." I like a contest. Although the supportive environment of DU in terms of us versus the Big Bad GOP is important too, it gets kind of boring to things that boil down to: "Bush sucks." "Yes he does." "I agree he really sucks.".......

Plus on a somewhat more elevated level, this forum gives us a chance to inject our own thoughts and beliefs and support or opposition of candidates beyond out own personal circles into the overall political zeitgeist in primary season.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. Other...

I have deep-rooted and usually well concealed masochistic tendencies.

[andym]

11. 1 hour poll summary: Astonishing results!

After one hour, the poll results are as follows:

No one is here to promote their candidate or attack the opponent! This is astonishing IMHO.

3 votes for civil interaction
4 votes for grass roots news
8 votes for other

That is all.