Is the DU behavior just as bad now or even worse in '04?

Hawkeye-X

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:15 PM
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Poll question: Is the DU behavior just as bad now or even worse in '04?

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no name no slogan

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:16 PM
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1. I'd say about the same

Same fight, different faces (except for Edwards and Kucinich, of course)

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Mojambo

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:17 PM
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2. The same.

And it'll be just like this in 2012 too.

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azmesa207

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:20 PM
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3. Its

All Hillary's fault she being so nasty to poor Obama

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tritsofme

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:20 PM
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5. God willing there will be a reprieve until 2016.

Unless Kucinich decides that he can't have too much of a good thing and continues his already six year long presidential campaign through a Democratic administration.

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haele

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:20 PM
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4. you ain't seen nothin' yet -

We're starting a bit earlier this time, and there's already a lot of polarization going on. I suspect it will be at least as bad, probably a bit worse. Especially since there's definitely going to be a change of regime as the incumbent ass is not able to keep it's seat by sliding by on party inertia and dirty tricks.

Haele

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LoZoccolo

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:21 PM
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6. This is way worse than 2004. There was a 30-strikes-and-you're-out rule back then.

Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 08:21 PM by LoZoccolo

They really need to bring it back.

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Gman

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:25 PM
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11. Along with the "timeouts"

that worked real well in settling people down at least a bit. I it did for me for, well, 24 hours!

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leftofthedial

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:21 PM
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7. more operatives systematically screeching now

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LoZoccolo

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:22 PM
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8. lol

Yeah, they'd send operatives to a message board where 96% of people don't change their mind.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4155391&mesg_id=4155391

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Gman

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:24 PM
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9. It's getting close, but

it's still not as bad as '04.

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Bjornsdotter

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:24 PM
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10. It's the same

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kelligesq

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:25 PM
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12. DU is 2000 times worse now - no civility at all - pain inthe

ass junior rumblers who dont know any facts but insist on their fantasies with
insults and perjorative statements

(look it up in websters kiddies)

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TheDonkey

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:29 PM
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13. This is pretty bad. Much worse than 04

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Bucky

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Tue Jan-22-08 08:33 PM
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14. Thanks for stirring up the shit

2004 was much worse at the start, but then it got more heavily moderated into good behavior. The mods aren't kicking people around so much this time, in part because it's not as bad. The bickering this year is just tiresome and predictable.

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Windy

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:23 PM
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15. Worse, and speaks to HRC's divisive effect. Even w/i our own party! n/t

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:26 PM
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16. No worse than what the candidates do to each other.

Dignified political campaign = oxymoron.

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bidenista

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:48 PM
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17. I'm a newbie, but I can't imagine it being WORSE than now!

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InvisibleTouch

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Tue Jan-22-08 10:05 PM
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18. The same.

We tend to romanticize or catastrophize the past, but really I don't see one iota of difference. It was shameful then, it's shameful now - but just like back then, you'll be surprised how fast people fall in line behind the nominee once he/she is chosen. And how quickly the warring candidates themselves will kiss and make up, and concentrate on beating the common enemy. Won't be a moment too soon, either.

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