General Discussion

Although 2016 is the biggest one I hear on DU, in general it's just unhealthy to continue this focus on the past.

Based on results, shaming/blaming liberal voters for 2000 did not change their behavior in 2016. Shaming/blaming liberal voters for 2016 did not change their behavior in 2024.

So, while I won't say "get over it," I would suggest that continuing the cycle is probably not going to change anything - so why continue? Is it just an attempt to "smoke out" people deemed not loyal enough to post on DU? If so, and certain DUers prefer to enjoy the sport of hunting "too liberal for DU" people in order to purify the site, rather than engaging in a productive way with them, then I would say again this is counterproductive to making any progress with regard to Democrats winning more elections in the future.

Why not instead accept that leftist liberals who do not have any particular loyalty to our party should be courted rather than hated. And that the way to properly court them is to not just promise, but actually deliver on the things they want (things many on DU also profess to want).

Just an idea.



P.S. Being in a non-swing state, I have no vested interest in national elections. When/if National Popular Vote passes, I definitely would. In the meantime I consider myself an impartial viewer in this struggle between non-Democratic leftists and the mainstrem Democrtic Party.