I find many of the candidates problematic on a number of levels, and while I may indeed "vote blue, no matter who" at the end of the day, I'm most certainly not prepared to just say any of these dipshits are worth a damn. Given my vacuum cleaner would do a better job than the current president and suck less, its not a real high bar for me, but it would be nice if they paid more than lip service to things I care about, including the 2a.

To that end, dog piles about voting blue, no matter who, or "Bernie bros cost us the election" etc, will get squashed with impunity. If you find yourself about to say angry or insulting things, stop, go to the range, have a beer, or whatever you do to relieve the stress and don't post. Demanding people to vote a certain way is not only disrespectful of their right to vote their conscience, but also likely to drive them to a punitive vote. If you want to relive 2016, the forum is archived, and you can go there and read the EXACT ARGUMENTS you are about to make with that angry post.

Dems lost middle america on a number of fronts, including guns. Some people who should have known better, including folks here, even voted for Trump, either in desperation for change or in a punitive fashion. Some of those folks may have even grown to regret that decision.

Discuss the candidates policies, discuss why YOU might vote for them, but as soon as your posts turn to invective and accusation, demanding other people just accept your argument, that's when we are going to squash it.

If you want someone to accept your candidate, make a better argument.

Also, this is not an invitation to belittle the "Blue no Matter Who" folks, either.

Be nice to each other, don't piss on my rug. And if you want an echo chamber, find another forum.

Thanks, boss.

If this holds I may actually return to the Forum. :-)

+ 1

HuckleberryFun wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:59 am If this holds I may actually return to the Forum. :-)

Oh, I'll start yanking peoples political forum access if it doesn't. 2016 sucked and not just because we got Trump for president. I'm not going to watch you people eat each other alive. There are plenty of places to do that. This isn't one of them.

Inquisitor wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:03 pm

HuckleberryFun wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:59 am If this holds I may actually return to the Forum. :-)

Oh, I'll start yanking peoples political forum access if it doesn't. 2016 sucked and not just because we got Trump for president. I'm not going to watch you people eat each other alive. There are plenty of places to do that. This isn't one of them.

You’re kinda sexy when you get all Dom. I like.

Timely message. I’m about to tune all this election ruckus out for a year. I’m starting to sound like a broken record and it’s starting to annoy me.

+1

Now that I'm sure we're fucked AKA climate change, no matter who wins, I feel much less stressed and passionate about these things.

Also, this is not an invitation to belittle the "Blue no Matter Who" folks, either. Just had to clarify that on Facebook, so you guys get it preemptively.

There's an election? I hadn't heard...

In before “they’re all the same don’t vote”.

Marlene wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:35 pm In before “they’re all the same don’t vote”.

What else can we slip in one last time before Ed bans it?

“Centrists” are really conservatives!

Marlene wrote:In before “they’re all the same don’t vote”.

I’d never say that either

Inquisitor wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:08 pm

Marlene wrote:In before “they’re all the same don’t vote”.

I’d never say that either

Oh certainly not, but it's definitely something we will hear too much of in the coming months.

HuckleberryFun wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:52 pm

Marlene wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:35 pm In before “they’re all the same don’t vote”.

What else can we slip in one last time before Ed bans it?

“Centrists” are really conservatives!

bbbbut...

Then we shall be more vigilant this time.

Soooo.... 2016 was bad?



I was getting ready to battle the bots!

Some people even owned up to voting for trump. Lots of blame by people (many of which have left) for splitting votes and not towing the company line.

Shit show.

It was a divisive time. I think the shock to the system affected a lot of relationships in many ways.

I like how Inquisitor put “Decorum” in (ironic?) quotes. Don’t think that wasn’t noticed. ;-)

HuckleberryFun wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:04 am I like how Inquisitor put “Decorum” in (ironic?) quotes. Don’t think that wasn’t noticed. ;-)

LOL

If we can all just follow the model behavior of our leaders, we should be fine, right?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Calls for ‘Decorum’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sarah-huc ... court-loss

Stickied the remaining candidate posts in the 2020 forum, bump someone if I missed them. Locked the drop outs. Carry on.

thanks quiz!