Take the pledge

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I will not speak disparagingly of someone else's preferred candidate as long as he or she doesn't speak disparagingly
of mine, presuming he or she is a Democrat, of course.

[Scootaloo]

1. Can I retain the right to express how creeped out I am by a given candidate's fan club?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. If someone is acting creepily it would seem appropriate to point it out.

If for no other reason then for his or her own good.

[TwilightGardener]

3. How would a primary discussion here work, then? You have to encourage people

not to vote for the candidate you DON'T like, and get them to support the candidate you DO like. I hope there's enough of a contest that it's not a nice-fest here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Well, yeah, but it would be nice to balance the denigrating with the elevating./NT

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Yeah....that encouragement part never seems to work very well here on DU.

I mean, the major players haven't even declared and I have their names in my trash can.

[The_Commonist]

5. Sorry, I don't do pledges.

Despairingly?

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Fixed...I'm dyslexic./NT

[dissentient]

8. I pledge not to take this pledge

You're no fun!

It would be pretty boring if all there was during primaries are threads like -- This is why I adore my candidate, and you should too!