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Question: is it against DU's TOS to say I will not vote for hillary ?????? (Original Post) berniepdx420 Apr 2016 OP
Nope. We're in the primary. haikugal Apr 2016 #1
Probably not, not at this time. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #2
Try it after she wins the nomination ... trumad Apr 2016 #3
Oh, aren't you all peaches and cream? passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #12
Can't wait for the bubble world, huh? Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #20
Until there is an official nominee JeffHead Apr 2016 #4
You don't have to tell anybody who you will or won't vote for tularetom Apr 2016 #5
I'm telling the world that I'll never vote for Hillary. Barack_America Apr 2016 #9
That is your right GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #13
That depends how my state goes. Barack_America Apr 2016 #14
Untrue. This election season has been about us trying to warn the Hillary people DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #16
I only want a Democratic victory GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #17
So say you all. Have a great evening. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #18
I blame parties for that nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #19
This mythology Apr 2016 #15
There's a lot Hillary supporters "don't get" Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #21
You can say that, even after she is the nominee. morningfog Apr 2016 #6
Have a good time while you can but watch for chummed crab traps (they're usually full) nc4bo Apr 2016 #7
We know you won't, problem solved. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #8
You're fresh off a FFR, had a post hidden a moment ago, and now you want to skate that close Tarc Apr 2016 #10
Oh, I wouldn't worry about the TOS. NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #11
Would you like a tissue? bvf Apr 2016 #22
Yes it is. seaglass Apr 2016 #23
So, the only reason the "I will never vote for Hillary" people don't get banned baldguy Apr 2016 #24
I guess they believe it is an emotional reaction in the heat of the primary and over time they seaglass Apr 2016 #26
Can't wait for your next OP. grossproffit Apr 2016 #25
There are lots of discussions critical of Obama My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #27

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)
2. Probably not, not at this time.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:37 PM
Apr 2016

However, once we have settled on a nominee, it will very much be against the TOS to say you wouldn't vote for her......if she is the nominee.

I would tread very carefully.

Avalon Sparks

(2,565 posts)
20. Can't wait for the bubble world, huh?
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:11 AM
Apr 2016

A little world in which you can pretend all the Sanders supporters will make a 180 and support a neoliberal. When all of us are effectively muzzled here on DU, enjoy the delusions where dissent from the real Democrats won't be heard. Don't kid yourself though, you may not have to hear it but I promise you that won't change the reality of it.

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)
4. Until there is an official nominee
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:38 PM
Apr 2016

Scream it from the mountain tops if you want. After that they'll run you.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
5. You don't have to tell anybody who you will or won't vote for
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:40 PM
Apr 2016

So don't. It's nobody's business but yours.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
9. I'm telling the world that I'll never vote for Hillary.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:47 PM
Apr 2016

And when the time comes that I can't say that at DU, I will respectfully leave...and only return if I am allowed to state that I did not vote for her.

But, truly, DU under a Clinton presidency holds no appeal. To think of what would have to be defended...

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
13. That is your right
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:59 PM
Apr 2016

And I support it. I too like Bernie. But to not be a hypocrite you need to be prepared to do one more thing. When President Trump or Cruz starts ignoring court orders and with the help of a Republican Congress start suppressing dissenters...keep your pie hole closed and not complain. You will have helped make it happen.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
14. That depends how my state goes.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:04 PM
Apr 2016

I will (may?) have my moment of truth in the voting booth. I'm not looking forward to it.

But, ultimately, I doubt I can give my vote to a candidate who is so desperately corrupt.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
16. Untrue. This election season has been about us trying to warn the Hillary people
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:10 PM
Apr 2016

She isn't the candidate we should be running. If she does win, you'll rightly claim victory. If she doesn't win, I damn sure won't be accepting blame from anyone, because I tried my best to do something about it.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
17. I only want a Democratic victory
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:29 PM
Apr 2016

Guess I am rare here since I like both our candidates. I would just as well see Bernie as Clinton win the presidency. But if you do not vote for the Democratic candidate, then you, in fact, have not done your best to do something to prevent a Republican victory. And while you may not except the blame, you will own part of it.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
15. This
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:08 PM
Apr 2016

I don't get why it's hard to just not say anything. There are other down ticket races and local/state propositions to support.

Avalon Sparks

(2,565 posts)
21. There's a lot Hillary supporters "don't get"
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:15 AM
Apr 2016

Down races or not, the worshipping of neoliberalism is simply too intolerable to not call out.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
6. You can say that, even after she is the nominee.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:41 PM
Apr 2016

What you can't go is advocate for a third part nominee or the repub nominee. And you can't encourage others to not vote or vote against Hillary, especially by linking to a petition or don't other page of such action.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
7. Have a good time while you can but watch for chummed crab traps (they're usually full)
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:44 PM
Apr 2016

That and just about everything else mentioned in this thread.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
10. You're fresh off a FFR, had a post hidden a moment ago, and now you want to skate that close
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:51 PM
Apr 2016

to the edge?

There will come a point soon where urging others to not vote for the Democratic candidate will be seen as a bad thing, yes.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
11. Oh, I wouldn't worry about the TOS.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:55 PM
Apr 2016

It got thrown under the bus when the "jury system" came into being.

You can say whatever you want to say now - quote RW talking points, link to RW publications, call Democrats corrupt whores who are all bought-and-paid-for, label AAs as low-info voters, call HRC supporters war-loving 1%ers whose only aim is to destroy democracy as we know it - feel free! Fire away! It's not like anyone here is going to stop you.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
22. Would you like a tissue?
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 05:35 AM
Apr 2016

You went on record a while back with this same absurd lamentation, IIRC. Guess what? No one was listening then, either.

There, there...

seaglass

(8,171 posts)
23. Yes it is.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:14 AM
Apr 2016

from Skinner - read the whole thing in ATA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12598967

Based on the Terms of Service, we have grounds to ban anyone who states that they do not intend to vote for the Democratic nominee in any general election. There is a popular misconception that the "Vote for Democrats" rule only applies after a nominee has been chosen, but that is not correct. The use of the term "never" is intentional in the section you quoted above.

So the next question, of course, is why so many people have been permitted to claim here on DU that they won't vote for the Democratic nominee, and have not been banned for saying so. The reason is because the admins believe that most people who say this in the context of a contested presidential primary don't actually mean it.

...

I want to be clear that that the Terms of Service remain unchanged, and members are still permitted to express their ambivalence about voting for the eventual nominee. The DU administrators have been allowing members a significant amount of leeway in our interpretation of that clause, but is a limit to how far we are willing to go.

Unfortunately, there are some people here who who say they won't support the nominee and actually won't. As we explained above, our feeling is that we want to give people the benefit of the doubt. But if you convince us that you actually mean it and you really aren't going to support the nominee, then we're going to treat you like you actually mean it.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
24. So, the only reason the "I will never vote for Hillary" people don't get banned
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:21 AM
Apr 2016

Is because the admins think they're lying.

seaglass

(8,171 posts)
26. I guess they believe it is an emotional reaction in the heat of the primary and over time they
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:32 AM
Apr 2016

will change their minds. Probably true for some and not for others.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)
27. There are lots of discussions critical of Obama
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:34 AM
Apr 2016

I don't see why we shouldn't be critical of all of our politicians. You don't have to tell anyone how you are going to vote, no one can see through your head.

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