on this board are habitually doing. Instead, I would have preferred those posts to draw supporters in order to start a writing campaign and write Hillary Clinton to make her understand that some of her positions are not Democratic Party positions at all. I don't see that happening around here. Just lots of griping and moaning and groaning and "if she's the Nom, I'm staying HOME!" posts. That's detrimental to the prospects of getting another Democrat in the White House after President Obama leaves it, especially in light of Bader-Ginsberg's impending retirement, and that of Scalia and Kennedy who are both close to her age and will realistically retire in the next decade - or keel over in their seats a la Rehnquist.

We need to keep a Democratic Senate and a Democrat in the White House in order to prevent another Roberts and Alito from taking a liberal seat and filling two conservative seats in the highest Court. This, and only this, is the reason the Koch Bros are willing to spend $889 million on the 2016 election. They know how important it is to get a Koch-puppet Republican in there. We need to be just as vigilant to keep him OUT.

I understand and completely agree with your criticism of the Clintons. But you have to admit, that when you write posts that "if Hillary is the Nom, I'm not voting!" isn't conducive to the progress of this country.

Not saying that isn't the case. But when the complaints are taken too far, it becomes self-defeating. Instead, why not join forces and begin a writing campaign? How is she supposed to know what upsets us if we don't write her and tell her?

Likewise, a person is not a Democrat if he or she posts on DU or claims to be one. Healthy skepticism is crucial on a comment board that's easy to join and infiltrate by supporters of the other side. Remember Operation Chaos from 2008.