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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
131. This obviously is not a "Dem board" and hasn't been
Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:34 AM
Nov 2015

for a long time. The very name that drew me here is false advertising. Nor is it a liberal board -- I want people who might think the behavior and extremist and absolutely thinking here represent Democrats and liberals to definitely understand that! We are far better than this.

IMO ... Many DU'ers likely remember the pre-DLC days and similar. Bernie is more like an old time RKP5637 Nov 2015 #1
DU people are internet people. Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #2
Not just "internet people," but a kind of subset who can't find Hortensis Nov 2015 #19
About 65 percent of my personal aquaintences are for Bernie...and those are regular people Armstead Nov 2015 #23
Interesting, but I really don't see you as one of the Hortensis Nov 2015 #30
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #31
No one in my friend group supports Clinton. They 840high Nov 2015 #87
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #32
BS. Every Democrat I know (minus one) are supporting Bernie. Dawgs Nov 2015 #44
Only 4 so far claiming plenty of Bernie supporters Hortensis Nov 2015 #60
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #101
Oh, snap! :) Seriously, it does sound as if your activities Hortensis Nov 2015 #121
I am on the campus, every single day for meetings, and have yet to see a Bernie Tee-shirt ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #122
No signs of Bernie support on a major university campus? Hortensis Nov 2015 #124
Yep, yep and yep. And they are wrong about just about everything Number23 Nov 2015 #71
Oh, there's a name for it! Thanks, Number 23. :) Hortensis Nov 2015 #91
Like being against the invasion of Iraq? Preferring Obama to Clinton in 2008? Vattel Nov 2015 #95
Oh please. Just about everyone was against the invasion of Iraq and more DUers wanted Number23 Nov 2015 #97
Weird reply. "your 'surprise' that people support marriage equality is incredibly interesting" Vattel Nov 2015 #99
I suspect your name got crossed off a bunch of Xmas lists ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #103
And for some reason, I'm okay with that. Totally. Number23 Nov 2015 #113
Well ash and coal, ain't much of a Xmas gift. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #118
This obviously is not a "Dem board" and hasn't been Hortensis Nov 2015 #131
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #102
All my friends and relations are Democrats, and oddly enough, we have not even discussed this topic Hekate Nov 2015 #127
Those so-called Democrats in national polls are third-wayers, CEOs, and Wall Street executives. onehandle Nov 2015 #3
The only thing wrong with your post is the emoticon and failure to include low info people polled, merrily Nov 2015 #6
I'd say it's because.... MaggieD Nov 2015 #4
If you speak of supporters of the other candidates as extremists you a big part of the problem. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #7
melissa, ha! loved her in bridesmaids. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #10
We should pretend there is no political extremism in this country? MaggieD Nov 2015 #11
Why are you pretending that's what I said? Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #20
There is very little on the left. Alittleliberal Nov 2015 #62
where are the "extremists" on du? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #12
The extremists that are silencing good Dems like Maggie Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #18
is she getting alerted/hidden? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #38
She did just get back from yet another forced vacation Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #40
unfortunately that is happening on both sides restorefreedom Nov 2015 #46
90 days from your oldest hidden post Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #48
wow..i thought it was a couple of weeks....eeek. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #51
You got that backwards. But Hillary's campaign had the same condescending attitude sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #13
I think it's more that just TV. Dawgs Nov 2015 #52
You really love that word extremuist don't you? Armstead Nov 2015 #24
DUers are not low info or easily "sold" and I, for one, have zero to gain by merrily Nov 2015 #5
Actually, that's not true. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #36
Everything is relative. DUers are higher info than someone who cannot name the VP. merrily Nov 2015 #39
I don't know kjones Nov 2015 #64
Sorry, what does all that have to do with DUers being relatively better informed than people merrily Nov 2015 #65
It has everything to do with it. kjones Nov 2015 #66
Exactly! "Relatively"does not equate to "good." That's why I said "relatively" and not "good" and merrily Nov 2015 #67
Great observation ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #104
I had no idea you were such an expert Oilwellian Nov 2015 #110
It's easy for me Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #114
It's so insulting to see a post like this... Agschmid Nov 2015 #92
The question was DU v. not DU. I'm saying DU is higher info merrily Nov 2015 #94
DU was also a bit ahead of the Party and 'leadeship' on marriage equality, cannabis reform, voting Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #8
Huh? MaggieD Nov 2015 #15
2004 when all the candidates were against marriage equality? More DUers supported it then than Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #21
And Kucinich. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #25
I didn't see a :sarcasm: . Were you serious? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #37
No. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #47
Thank you. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #55
DU is a specialist community. You shouldn't expect it to be representative n/t Godhumor Nov 2015 #9
If it was only DU you'd have a point. But every online Dem forum and non partisan forum, favors sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #16
They're still limited communities Godhumor Nov 2015 #17
Simply not true. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #27
Not in the Hispanic/Latino or Black online comminuties. They don't like Sanders at all. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #28
bs artislife Nov 2015 #82
Nope. Not b.s. Consider historical facts: BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #88
But Hispanic/Latino and Black online communities don't count ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #106
Ron Paul won lots of online polls too mythology Nov 2015 #63
Better informe. ntd artislife Nov 2015 #14
Yep. We're not... RiverLover Nov 2015 #93
Love it! nt artislife Nov 2015 #96
It's not just DU, it's everywhere that people are politically active. fbc Nov 2015 #22
Its all in the demographics. procon Nov 2015 #26
DU's demographics are actually the opposite of your claim. jeff47 Nov 2015 #29
I'd say you're right about the age, but I think DU is more white and more male than the average DanTex Nov 2015 #34
do we have any data? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #41
Not that I know of, and there's really no way to figure it out with any kind of certainty. DanTex Nov 2015 #45
mmm..too bad. would be interesting to see restorefreedom Nov 2015 #49
IIRC, Skinner released demographics of star members back during DU2 jeff47 Nov 2015 #50
cool, maybe i will try and dig it up, thanks. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #53
Skinner has summarized it before though I don't recall specific numbers Recursion Nov 2015 #116
And higher incomed ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #107
Although the focus of my comments was procon Nov 2015 #43
Not that I can find. jeff47 Nov 2015 #54
There are a few things at play. DanTex Nov 2015 #33
And older voters are more reliable than younger........by far. Historic NY Nov 2015 #56
We're moral? mmonk Nov 2015 #35
Not just DU. Every Democrat I know (minus one) is supporting Bernie over Hillary. Dawgs Nov 2015 #42
I don't know anyone supporting Hillary. Hepburn Nov 2015 #79
Here's another guy who says the same thing~ RiverLover Nov 2015 #109
I used to know one HRC supporter PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #111
And I don't personally know any Sanders supporters (at least who talk about it) Recursion Nov 2015 #117
Our Bullshit meters work. 99Forever Nov 2015 #57
That about says it all. N/t azmom Nov 2015 #58
People here are more political and better informed. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #59
To me DU is the mirror image of Free Republic. Beacool Nov 2015 #61
<3 NurseJackie Nov 2015 #68
Ah, more ageism. frylock Nov 2015 #78
Be that as it may, voters notice he's old Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #85
To be fair, I have said several times that Hillary barely makes it under the wire Beacool Nov 2015 #86
Oh snap.... Hekate Nov 2015 #128
The more important question to ask... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #69
The even more important question Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #73
But, interestingly, ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #112
It's its own little ecosystem. Think of it as a coral reef. NurseJackie Nov 2015 #70
Funny Dem2 Nov 2015 #77
LOL lovemydog Nov 2015 #89
DUers know about issues, and the 'Party at large' TransitJohn Nov 2015 #72
I think it depends on the matchup Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #75
We pay closer attention than most. Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #74
It's still mid-November Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #76
Because DUers are crazy, according to some... eh... DUers whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #80
Well - yes - this^^ Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #81
'Likely voters' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #83
DUers tend to be ahead of the curve. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #84
Most DUers are election-cycle junkies. Most ordinary Dems haven't even tuned in yet. reformist2 Nov 2015 #90
The CBS poll did just that Mnpaul Nov 2015 #129
Thanks. So they could have done the cross-tabs, but where is it??? I didn't see it. reformist2 Nov 2015 #130
There isn't. There's a disconnect between pollsters and the public Fearless Nov 2015 #98
My political science training tells me they aren't off 30 points or more Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #100
But fifteen? Fearless Nov 2015 #115
They're not off about likely voters' views right now Recursion Nov 2015 #120
If we're talking reputable, mainstream pollsters (PPP, Pew, et. al.) a 5 point error would be a lot Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #123
Like in 2008? 2004? The legislative races in 2010? You're grasping at straws. Fearless Nov 2015 #125
DU tends to be inhospitable to the right-wing members of our party. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #105
A broader spectrum was tolerated here before 2009, from my experience Recursion Nov 2015 #119
"Likely voters" have voted in the last two primaries. senz Nov 2015 #108
Sounds a lot like Hillary v. Obama in 2007. DirkGently Nov 2015 #126
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