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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
14. What really pisses me off is when anyone LIES and smears and denigrates the Democratic party.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:00 AM
Sep 2019
I'm watching people move from "anyone but trump" to anyone but the one who trashed my favorite. Biden people hating on Warren. Warren people hating on Biden. A bunch of those who could take the Senate using up resources and debate stage chasing a pipe dream. Democrats getting pissed at Democrats.
You know what's even worse than that? What really pisses me off is when anyone LIES and smears and denigrates the Democratic party.

Oh, I'm sure you've heard all the smears before... the ugly lies...

It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "ideologically bankrupt". It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "feeble". It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "corrupt". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party is an "absolute failure". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party is "the party of the one-percent". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party is the "party of the elite". It's NOT TRUE that there's "no difference between Democrats and Republicans." It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "do-nothings". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party "doesn't care about climate change." It's NOT TRUE that the Democrats "focus too much" on diversity. It's also NOT TRUE that people who the refuse to vote for an African-American because of his skin color "aren't racists". It's also NOT TRUE that the Democrats who "are very big into diversity" aren't "particularly sympathetic" to the working class.

We can't win national elections whenever someone keeps repeating lies about the Democratic party... lies that discourage participation, volunteerism, support of our party's candidates, donating, canvassing, VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS!!!

Here's the bottom line when it comes to things like this: Negativity generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I am SO with you there.. solara Sep 2019 #1
Yep! ChubbyStar Sep 2019 #2
I don't see any Biden people Cha Sep 2019 #3
When this stuff goes on Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #6
Perhaps.. but I really don't Cha Sep 2019 #7
I know. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #8
Still don't see any constant Cha Sep 2019 #9
I know you don't. I know. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #20
Most of this is just noise, I'm sure. We wouldn't be dumb enough to repeat past mistakes so soon. :D NCLefty Sep 2019 #4
"We will get through this." Cha Sep 2019 #5
I'm guessing 20 helped, actually zaj Sep 2019 #10
I respectfully disagree. Mike Niendorff Sep 2019 #11
Good point. And it especially exposes Trump as a weak candidate when polls show more than one highplainsdem Sep 2019 #18
the nomination isn't until next summer eShirl Sep 2019 #12
I agree 100 percent!!!!!!!! secondwind Sep 2019 #13
What really pisses me off is when anyone LIES and smears and denigrates the Democratic party. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #14
I agree...in 16 that sort of thing hurts us from the top of the ticket all the way down the ticket. Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #17
"Trash" my candidate all you want... brooklynite Sep 2019 #15
I agree with you but save for one hasty article posted about KH after the first debate, Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #16
Nobody is "running them" -- they are all choosing to run themselves... Hekate Sep 2019 #19
I know that no one is running them. It would be nice Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #21
The good news in that front is as follows... Hekate Sep 2019 #22
Last time there weren't enough candidates, this time there are too many. betsuni Sep 2019 #23
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