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22. Vote Blue!

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:41 PM

Aug 2018

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Either it be Pelosi or someone fresh...

I’m all good.

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I had understood, perhaps incorrectly, that there was more or less a consensus here that [View all] Atticus Aug 2018 OP

Everyone has to be a yellow dog 🐕 in November. Funtatlaguy Aug 2018 #1

Well said. nt Atticus Aug 2018 #3

Well, I don't think your post is. If you don't want Hortensis Aug 2018 #25

I am sorry you think the OP inappropriate because I do respect your opinion. But, what Atticus Aug 2018 #32

Thank you Atticus Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #39

This is exactly how they win. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #24

In the primary, fall in love. In the general, fall in line. Funtatlaguy Aug 2018 #27

Yellow dog here. ooky Aug 2018 #34

Arf, arf. lark Aug 2018 #57

All aboard the Yellow Dog Railroad . . . Tactical Peek Aug 2018 #55

I am an Independent. bullsnarfle Aug 2018 #59

+1 ck4829 Aug 2018 #99

Sadly this will go unheeded is my guess. mythology Aug 2018 #2

It's all about purity, baby! ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #4

I don't think there is one I don't support. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #5

Exactly... Don't tell me I can't criticize, even if my support is complete at the ballot box. hlthe2b Aug 2018 #7

Couldn't find a cork, eh? nt Atticus Aug 2018 #9

Don't be rude. Dems support their candidates but they don't do so as blind sycophants. hlthe2b Aug 2018 #11

Lemme see if I have this right--- I "suggested" that you "choose" to support all Democrats in this Atticus Aug 2018 #13

You tell everyone here you disagree with to "put a cork in it" Really? hlthe2b Aug 2018 #14

Atticus just wanted to make sure his point would be understood. Obviously it wasn't. Nitram Aug 2018 #68

What you said. Magoo48 Aug 2018 #82

I think that the point is Curmudgeoness Aug 2018 #84

I wouldn't consider holding certain criticism. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #85

Thank you. Lots of posters here trying to stir up division on a daily basis. blue neen Aug 2018 #6

+1 Kaleva Aug 2018 #8

True that! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2018 #19

Judging by post count SCVDem Aug 2018 #45

I know what you mean. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2018 #52

Good points... IthinkThereforeIAM Aug 2018 #61

That's nice Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Aug 2018 #12

Unity Is Critical LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #15

I am a Yellow Dog Liberal Democrat. Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2018 #16

Agreed 100% SemiHalfling Aug 2018 #18

. emmadoggy Aug 2018 #20

Me too. geardaddy Aug 2018 #75

Discussion is good. Voicing an opinion is good. Declaring s/he won't vote for a Democrat-not good. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #17

Have We Learned NOTHING From the Susan Sarandon Turncoats in 2016? DoctorJoJo Aug 2018 #21

Vote Blue! djacq Aug 2018 #22

I agree, but.... Adrahil Aug 2018 #23

Um, If Nancy Pelosi is in position to be Speaker, then a Republican would not be eligible. blue neen Aug 2018 #29

Not true. brer cat Aug 2018 #50

That's not the way it works.... Adrahil Aug 2018 #56

+1 2naSalit Aug 2018 #98

Atticus: SCantiGOP Aug 2018 #26

Beware of trollsters seeking to 2naSalit Aug 2018 #28

Exactly. How do we know these "opinions" aren't trolls? Auggie Aug 2018 #31

I just watch how I interact 2naSalit Aug 2018 #33

Just because someone does not agree The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #78

Recommended Hekate Aug 2018 #30

I thought DU policy was to support Dems before elections. McCamy Taylor Aug 2018 #35

Agree completely. DU please label,warn us not to click on, support these anti Dem Nominee threads stuffmatters Aug 2018 #88

So how do we respond to Democratic politicians who are attacking other Democrats? n/t pnwmom Aug 2018 #36

Thank you EffieBlack Aug 2018 #58

The OP contained no ""instructions". I referenced Pelosi only because those criticisms were the Atticus Aug 2018 #64

Attacking Democratic candidates as "obeying orders from Pelosi" is a GOP strategy right now. Nitram Aug 2018 #69

I think it depends on why they are "attacking" other dems hueymahl Aug 2018 #62

The problem with "taking away a GOP talking point" is that it's a myth EffieBlack Aug 2018 #70

I'm not sure I agree with that. hueymahl Aug 2018 #73

Can you name a recent anti-Democratic GOP talking point that Dems diffused by adopting it ourselves? EffieBlack Aug 2018 #83

With your vote, maybe? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #65

I will NOT stop exposing and calling out those who have a goal of hurting my party ... nini Aug 2018 #37

If you are "exposing" the Dem nominee going into the General, you're hurting my party stuffmatters Aug 2018 #86

I always support Democrats nini Aug 2018 #93

If they won the Democratic nomination fair & square, they are OUR candidates not "fake instigators" stuffmatters Aug 2018 #96

you are missing my entire point nini Aug 2018 #97

AGREE 100% with you Perseus Aug 2018 #38

Thank you and well said. obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2018 #40

Hear hear! defacto7 Aug 2018 #41

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Aug 2018 #42

We can bicker after we win. marble falls Aug 2018 #43

Unfortunately, primaries come before the general. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #66

One election at a time. We can do it. marble falls Aug 2018 #71

Whatever happens between us internally probably won't affect the GE significantly. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #79

Every vote counts and every group of voters count. The energy is what will make the Blue Wave ... marble falls Aug 2018 #80

Not disputing that. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #81

no problem here heaven05 Aug 2018 #44

I'd vote for someone who supports me 50% over someone who fights me 100%. n/t Beartracks Aug 2018 #46

I would prefer a Unicorn. gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #47

K&R! orangecrush Aug 2018 #48

The worst day fishing SCVDem Aug 2018 #49

That's reasonable njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #51

Republicans are our enemies. They MUST be defeated. dalton99a Aug 2018 #53

Really like this. hueymahl Aug 2018 #63

"We must hang together or we will most assuredly hang separately" oasis Aug 2018 #54

I'm with you. Iggo Aug 2018 #60

Hear, hear! Nitram Aug 2018 #67

We definitely need to vote and vote Dem ut oh Aug 2018 #72

You know, there are a few on this site who nitpick. PatrickforO Aug 2018 #74

Nothing written here matters zipplewrath Aug 2018 #76

I was going to put a "cork in it" The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #77

Vote like your life depends on it! Heartstrings Aug 2018 #87

you're conflating Primaries with Elections..... druidity33 Aug 2018 #89

Obviously, you will believe what you choose to believe and interpret my post as doing Atticus Aug 2018 #94

Every vote should be crucial. Every election should be crucial. Discussion and debate, also... Caliman73 Aug 2018 #90

What side are they on? DownriverDem Aug 2018 #91

Unity of purpose Olafjoy Aug 2018 #92

The irony is that 99% of the rancor on DU is at its heart caused by someone who is not even a member GulfCoast66 Aug 2018 #95