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I agree, Onyx!

I supported Cruz when he first announced (and was thrilled when he won the Senate seat - based on what I read on FR). I have been souring on him, but would probably vote for him if he is the Pubbie nominee - not that it would matter much in my neck of the woods. I can’t believe the ugly and nasty posts of the Cruz supporters and how many are anti-Palin - just fodder for the Dims IMHO. There are a handful of Cruz supporters that are especially hateful - a few have even been suspended but are now back on. I don’t even go to threads they start and have been tempted to respond to some of their posts to Trump threads, but have so far not done so as I don’t want to get down in the mud with them and they won’t listen anyway - they’re like Charlie Brown listening to his teacher (la-la-la blah-blah-blah) if you try to have a civil discussion (like we always used to be able to do). Even though some appear to have registered to FR some years ago, I don’t recall seeing their aliases until the past few months and can’t help but think some are Dim trolls (I thought the same thing during the last campaign) - they seem to come out of the woodwork during presidential elections.

Yesterday respomded to a thread denying Cruz dirty tricks with a quote about the employee of Cruz who had done the same dirty trick on another candidate years ago. Not only did they shut up but left the thread. Told them it surely wasnt CRUZ that was the problem but the people he employed. What could they say with truth facing them ?

You have discovered the best policy to keep your days happy: ignore the threads the hateful, nasty and most vile post. That's what I do and I don't reply to pings to those threads. I skip right past the titles without giving the posters or their comments so much as a glance. You're entirely correct about those you've described along with their motives and the few that reappear during elections. Life is short enough without wasting time on internet trolls trying to incite us to make us as mad and miserable as they truly are. FR is a happy place, where FRiends meet to discuss politics, exchange opinions and ideas. That's the point these obnoxious trolls choose to ignore, overlook or maybe lack the smarts to grasp.

Even though some appear to have registered to FR some years ago, I don't recall seeing their aliases until the past few months and can't help but think some are Dim trolls

Some of them are consistent in their posts over the years. Others, the newer posts do not have the same feel as older ones.

I wonder if the original owner of the account gave it up, or perhaps was disinterested, and another family member now uses it, perhaps with a different political outlook?