Reply #9: because we, as a species,

[ccpup]

are naturally competitive and, if "your" candidate isn't doing as well as you want, it's much easier to turn your frustration toward the destruction of someone else than it is to focus it on building your candidate up and helping people see why you the he/she is so great.

Besides, on DU, haven't you noticed that the Threads which have a negative premise have many more responses than threads that have a positive premise? For those with issues seeking attention and a sense that not only are they necessary, but maybe also powerful -- wow! did you see how many responded to the thread about how my dead mother would have been disgusted by (fill in the blank here) --, you get way more attention with flies than honey. Or something like that.

Print something positive at DU? :boring: No responses at all, really.