You are right, MM. There is nothing more important than that.

all three branches of federal government cannot be overstated. It simply can't.

I have no problem with looking for better Democratic candidates at all levels of government in the long run, but overall not supporting our current slate of Democrats is supporting Repubs IMHO.

Electing Democrats to every office is the goal. From the DU Terms of Service:

There is nothing disruptive about encouraging high Democratic voter turnout. That's what this post is about. That is what DU is about.

That's the key to winning in November, at all levels of government.

The only topic restriction is that Democratic presidential primaries go to GD-P. People can use this forum to discuss, for example, Tim Canova's challenge to DWS.

Politics are always contentious but I don't think I've ever seen as much animosity between Democrats as when Bernie and Hillary supporters go at it.

I hope people can see past their differences in November. We've generally been good about pulling together for the general election, while Republicans have had more the reputation for sulking and staying home if their guy doesn't win the GOP nomination.

I've bailed from posting in GD-P. I won't participate any further in in-fighting. I can't. I will be supporting the nominee. That would be difficult for me if I openly opposed that nominee during the primaries.

The people will decide who the nominee will be. I'm good with that.

Between Bernie and Hillary I have my preference, but my preference is irrelevant in November. Too much is at stake.

We've heard for the past few elections that the next one will be the most important in recent times, and for once I actually agree with the sentiment. We need the next President to build on the legacy of President Obama and help the country continue to build momentum in the right direction. Both Bernie and Hillary would do that in their own ways.

Republicans not only seek to halt that momentum but also to dismantle as much of President Obama's work as possible. The current crop of Republicans seeking the GOP nomination make people like McCain and Romney look progressive.

Even if my preference were to lose the nomination, if Democrats lose the general election because not enough people voted, the whole country loses.

So what you are saying is 'you others must not do what I do constantly'.

you are saying should not be done in GD at all. It is titled and themed around the primary, gives your point of view on how all persons must behave in a primary and also says 'GOTV'.

at stake the future of our democracy. We need to keep our eyes on the prize.

I get invited to DU Jury Service on a fairly regular basis. The newest alert was a few minutes ago and the previous one just yesterday.

Obviously I didn't serve on every single DU Jury Service, so this is just anecdotal evidence, but based on the alerts I've seen in recent weeks, the vast majority seem to be for posts in the Primaries forum or the Bernie or Hillary groups.

In a way you could say it's a sign that many Democrats are very passionate about the upcoming election, but as I've said I also hope that we can all forget about that in November and focus on Democratic victories.