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sheshe2

(83,815 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:43 PM Jul 2020

I don't understand.

How can so many Democrats, DU members, on July 9 2020 still be undecided? I don't get it.

-We are in the midst of a pandemic. 130K are dead. Newest model shows 208K by November.

-Hospitals overwhelmed and short on supplies.

-Our economy dying and it will never be what it was.

-The world hates us and may never trust us again, thanks to trump.

-Children in cages.

-Our Constitution in tatters.

-BLM finally getting through to people that Black Lives DO Matter and trump will try to destroy that at any cost.

- Blatant Corruption in the GOP from the top down. They are not even trying to hide it anymore.

- Trump all by his lonesome pitiful self has made us a shithole country.

We are Democratic Underground and founded by Skinner, EarlG and Elad to elect Democrats. We elect Democrats.

We have only one Democratic nominee and that is Joe Biden.

I want my country back. Our ONLY Democratic candidate can do this.

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I don't understand. (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2020 OP
Who's undecided??? Really?? we can do it Jul 2020 #1
That is my question also. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #21
I'm with you. lunatica Jul 2020 #2
Thanks, lunatica. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #12
If you're thinking the candidate choice on our profiles are correct. They're not. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #3
Curious, Dan Jul 2020 #4
That is a valid question Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #6
Profile. nt sheshe2 Jul 2020 #13
Gosh, Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #14
So getting an answer wasn't actually your question's goal, eh? LanternWaste Jul 2020 #16
Thank you! sheshe2 Jul 2020 #17
DU is not just any internet discussion board. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #29
People may have forgotten their profile choice. Blue_true Jul 2020 #23
Proflle. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Jul 2020 #8
Sorry...posted twice. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Jul 2020 #11
Those are protest votes. Laelth Jul 2020 #5
K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #9
Some may not realize that there's a place to change their preference... WePurrsevere Jul 2020 #15
I just changed mine Leith Jul 2020 #18
I will too! sheshe2 Jul 2020 #19
I will too! sheshe2 Jul 2020 #20
That's an interesting doubling of your posts Leith Jul 2020 #22
Sorry. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #24
Ah! Leith Jul 2020 #25
Maybe the DU double-save preventer is down. Normally it doesn't allow a second save. Blue_true Jul 2020 #26
That worked, used the pad on my keyboard instead of the mouse. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #27
Not Sure Your Contention Is Valid ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #28
Unless they changed by default mine might still say EW. we can do it Jul 2020 #30
Here's some data. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #31
NOT undecided, for Joe. I was rushing to join DU. Had... electric_blue68 Jul 2020 #32
I can't remember when I last updated my profile liberaltrucker Jul 2020 #33

Nevilledog

(51,137 posts)
3. If you're thinking the candidate choice on our profiles are correct. They're not.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:48 PM
Jul 2020

I didn't even know there was a place to indicate a candidate until recently. It seems it was originally for the Primaries forum.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
14. Gosh,
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:59 PM
Jul 2020

Is it really all that important that we all declare our preference on an internet discussion board?

sheshe2

(83,815 posts)
29. DU is not just any internet discussion board.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:58 PM
Jul 2020

DU is all about electing Democrats. Yet you knew that.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
23. People may have forgotten their profile choice.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:43 PM
Jul 2020

Though mine is Biden, I hadn’t looked at it in many, many months.

Response to Dan (Reply #4)

Response to Dan (Reply #4)

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
5. Those are protest votes.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:49 PM
Jul 2020

99.9% of them will vote for Joe in November, but they want to remind us that they would have preferred another candidate.

-Laelth

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
15. Some may not realize that there's a place to change their preference...
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:01 PM
Jul 2020

under the "My Profile" link in the top right hand corner of DU.

When the choice was clear and the primary forum closed, I think the automatic default was to change everyone who didn't already have Biden as their choice to "Undecided".

Leith

(7,813 posts)
18. I just changed mine
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:32 PM
Jul 2020

I kept it undecided during the primaries. I did my part in voting, but I just never took the step here to declare my preference.

No worries - I will crawl over broken glass in the desert heat for 10 miles to vote for Biden.

Leith

(7,813 posts)
22. That's an interesting doubling of your posts
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:40 PM
Jul 2020

Several of your posts today have been like that.*

Does this happen sometimes and I just didn't notice before now?


* That's okay - the posts have been good enough to read twice.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
26. Maybe the DU double-save preventer is down. Normally it doesn't allow a second save.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jul 2020

Notice that the save time stamps are the same.

I ran into a problem 30 minutes ago where the navigation buttons and the refresh did not show up. Since I have a brand new IPhone, I figured that I was doing something wrong on it. I looked at an attached video in a post, when I came out of that the buttons and refresh were working.

sheshe2

(83,815 posts)
27. That worked, used the pad on my keyboard instead of the mouse.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jul 2020

I had to replace my laptop last week and bought a Chrome book, twas all I could afford. Still trying to get use to it and my mouse is not adapting.

ProfessorGAC

(65,090 posts)
28. Not Sure Your Contention Is Valid
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:56 PM
Jul 2020

I forgot there was even an option in the profile.
I just checked mine, and it's Biden.
But, had I had a different choice in February, I guarantee that until this thread I would not have thought to change it.
I might even have been undecided during the early primaries, but still wouldn't have changed it.
Hard to change something I forgot existed.
So, I think there's questionable science behind your conclusions.

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)
31. Here's some data.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:13 PM
Jul 2020

I haven't changed my profile. It says Bernie. I didn't think it mattered.

At any rate, one datapoint is 96-0 for Biden. Hope that clarifies things.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/upshot/democrats-united-poll-election.html

electric_blue68

(14,923 posts)
32. NOT undecided, for Joe. I was rushing to join DU. Had...
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:04 AM
Jul 2020
trouble getting signed up
By the time I did - I might not have seen it as I quickly put some stuff in the profile, so I could plunge into reading posts. I was sort of desperate to have more polititical discussion!

And maybe because it said Primary?

Anyway I would have voted for EW. Also liked Julian Castro, I was concerned about KH's prosecurial issues but liked her too. Those 3 come first to my memory.
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