I've turned down my presence in the GD: P because of it.

The race is actually beginning now, and it's time better spent volunteering than "discussing" issues with people who use circular logic, avoid meaningful OP's that actually present proof as to why Hillary's a terrible candidate, avoid speaking about the issues and so on.

Feel the BERN!

and they're far more desperate than they were in '08.

especially since it'll take some time to clean out the party and many who want to defend their positions will still have their hands on the levers of power

If Bernie wins this primary it will be with overwhelming support overtaking the superdelegates power even. Nobody is going to beat that kind of popularity.

The writing is on the wall and Hillary is not what the majority want. She won't try again.

they've had the rules bent for them and all the decks stacked for so long that they really won't be able to tell the voters don't want them--that, as in Chile or Gaza, they stole the election by having too many voters ...

there is reality and there is hope. Never mix the 2

The place has gotten very ugly.

in polite society, namely heightened passions that can at times border on lunacy. Politics is intense. It is brutal and we see that everyday on DU. Speaking from experience, nothing is worse than assuming one's favorite has it in the bag and then realizing that victory is far from guaranteed and what adds to the intensity is that Bernie and Hillary are polar opposites in almost every way so feelings are extremely polarized.