Posts intended to discourage, demoralize and divide

[Merryland]

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Hillary up by one million percent! S.C. will wipe out any chance of Bernie winning any primary! Step right up and get your bum's rush right here! You know, I think I'm going to put each and every one of those posters on ignore, they have become unbearable. Whether Bernie wins or loses, for God's sake, is David Brock providing you with all these incredible poll numbers?

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Do it. Ignore is your friend. Set yourself free!

I've never used it before this primary but am using it liberally now!

[Merryland]

3. celebrating my first ignore right now - feel better already!

[sufrommich]

2. Nothing that happens on DU is going to effect anything other

than DU. Where do people get this idea that DU is some giant force in the world?

[NurseJackie]

9. This has always amazed (amused?) me as well. It's a tiny lagoon on a tiny island ...

... in the middle of a big ocean.

Here's some long-lost footage showing some Beta tests of an early version of DU:

[NCTraveler]

4. I'm not sure I understand the preemptive threat to ignore.

Why not just do it?

[Merryland]

7. I am, right now.

[NCTraveler]

12. +1.

Love it. I'm gunna do this... Ok...Now I'm gunna do it!!!!!

[stonecutter357]

17. test!

[NurseJackie]

5. Or... posts intended to energize and celebrate with eager optimism and enthusiasm.

It's unfair to presume that everyone's motive is worthy of such contempt.

[PeaceNikki]

10. That seems to be a recurring pattern here.

Anyone or any group who is lifting up HRC is clearly doing so to demoralize or demonize BS.

The narcissism is unreal.

[NCTraveler]

13. Happy Saturday.

Nothing wrong with smiles and excitement. It's a great day for both. Some don't seem to be able to recognize optimism.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Well, the bad part (for us) is that she WILL regain momentum out of this.

As well as the next few states. Momentum does count for a lot, and people like to be on the winning side. So it will hurt Bernie's chances, especially if she wins by a larger margin than he did in NH.

[Happenstance24]

8. Or posts intended to disclose FACTS

My God, if you think this is bad go look at what Hillary went through in 08 after the math stopped adding up for her. You had liberal commentators like Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman straight up saying she was lying to herself and future voters on a daily basis cause she wouldn't get out of the race. Hell, I was one of them. Math is math and facts are facts. While Bernie will no doubt get some of these calls after Tuesday it will be nothing like what she dealt with 8 years ago. Like it, love it or hate it women get a rawer deal about most things.

[stonecutter357]

19. +1

very well said.

[notadmblnd]

26. President victim?

Why her supporters think portraying her as a poor, victimized women will garner any sympathy and votes for her is beyond my comprehension.

[olddots]

11. there have been 2 DUs for years

that is my opinion.....

[randome]

14. Add another 'd' to your list: 'divide'.

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[Merryland]

24. Forgot that one - thanks.

[PonyUp]

15. Use those posts to make yourself more determined to fight for Bernie.

I ignore most of them, but when one really pisses me off, I give $20 to Bernie and feel great again! We are a part of history here. Look how well Bernie is doing with everything that has been against him: The media, the PACs, the lies, wall street, the 1%...
South Carolina is just one state. After super tuesday Bernie will start bringing in the wins.
Fight for what's right!

[GoneFishin]

29. I don't have anyone on ignore. Those psyops posts reveal a lot about how low camp weathervane

will stoop, and how desperate they are. Every once in a while one will appear that is so disconnected from reality that it becomes obvious that the supporter's reasoning is a bit unhinged.

[stonecutter357]

16. Hillary up by one million percent!

[azurnoir]

23. was that from MSNBC or a PPp poll?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. she's decreasing nationally

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary

[azurnoir]

20. oh let em have fun it'd be too disappointing to know we expect to lose SC

and we'll lose it in the GE too no matter who the candidate is

[JTFrog]

21. Welcome back!!! n/t

[brooklynite]

22. I think we disagree on "intended to discourage & demoralize"

With the way the race is going, I think the outcome is clear whether you're demoralized or enthusiastic. This is Board where people discuss politics, but which has no influence on politics on the real world. Why would anyone have the intent to influence thinking here?

[In_The_Wind]

25. Ignore 'em ~ Vote for the Democrat!

[Warren Stupidity]

28. I went into this with my eyes wide open.

I am thrilled to have a serious candidate on the left creating anxiety in the ruling class.

[GoneFishin]

30. Me too. Keep in mind that no matter what happens the internet made this possible, and they are

going to looks for tricks to choke it off, insert gate keepers, or generally manipulate the peer to peer information flow. They are going to try to keep this from happening in the next presidential election cycle.

[BooScout]

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