Barack Obama

Many good posters have left, many who visited and joined and then saw nothing but negativity and infighting, were turned off the Democratic Party as represented here on DU. Some were actually sucessful locally with campaigns but were not willing to play the sniping games that go on here. Sniping at Democrats, that is.

It's always in the back of the mind of posters, trying to not offend those who alert stalk and throw invectives at posters for what are mild posts, but they get attacked.

This is not the place for people to be creative and help getting more Democrats in office. It's more like a shooting gallery. I've been emailed by people who were long time posters who no longer post because it makes them physically ill.

But your words are very kind and helpful, and I stay more to the groups like this one. Or AA, where intelligent discourse and open mindedness is celebrated. Because they know what really matters, it's not a game to them.