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Democratic Primaries

getagrip_already

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8. It's not so much....

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 04:57 PM

Mar 2019

It's not so much the habitual attacking of primary opponents.

It's the habitual attacking of actual candidates in the general election after their candidate lost the primary. It's also more about lying that you aren't working for a campaign, pretending to be an independent reporter, while actually working for them.

It's about being caustic to this party. It's about being scorched earth.

Like staff, like candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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More or less likely to support a Democrat whose staff habitually attacks other Democrats [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 OP

If they attack other DEMOCRATS that would be bad kennetha Mar 2019 #1

The results would be more accurate if it weren't for rzemanfl Mar 2019 #2

Let's not fool ourselves, we're talking about a job requirement. Hortensis Mar 2019 #3

Fact based maybe. Non-fact based (half truths, baseless innuendo) no emulatorloo Mar 2019 #4

Re: I hope this primary will very positive SFnomad Mar 2019 #6

I hear you, but I think the majority of Dem Primary Voters want collegiality this time out emulatorloo Mar 2019 #9

Very good question comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #5

Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #12

To argue policies is one thing but to attack individuals is another and shouldn't be condoned. Kablooie Mar 2019 #7

It's not so much.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #8

Won't support someone who isn't a Dem who hires staff to attack actual Dems. we can do it Mar 2019 #10

Attack Democratic candidates during the primary and attack the Democratic nominee after the primary dalton99a Mar 2019 #16

Kick! Cha Mar 2019 #11

Depends on what's considered an attack... TCJ70 Mar 2019 #13

This is a very large negative Gothmog Mar 2019 #14

Thursday kick...nt SidDithers Mar 2019 #15

What it means that Bernie Sanders is hiring people who think all the non-Bernie democrats are bad Gothmog Mar 2019 #17