[MaineVoter2002]

You are not doing yourself any favors when you tell yourself that all of the anger, the disappointment, and the cries of betrayal are just a bunch of trolls pretending to be conservatives. Just imagine for a moment that all the trolls and disruptors that you perceive would suddenly disappear. Do you really think that this place would suddenly become a pro-Bush utopia, with everyone rallying behind Bush? No, what would happen is you would have to face the reality that the discontent is real, and that it isn't some brilliantly orchestrated DU campaign.

The DU does itself and its party a dis-service by banning those who wish to discuss an issue they may disagree with. You go visit them and you will swear to God that the majority of Americans support democrats and hate Bush.

Because they ban like that, they live in their own world and they begin to believe it. Then, the day after the election they are TOTALLY baffled! How could they possibly have lost seats! Impossible! Everybody hates republicans! It just has to be a conspiracy and somehow the GOP stole the election...

They got lost in their own political world. They banned so many that they got a false sense of a coming politcal victory because everybody agreed with them in their little newsgroup. Such censureship is not only a recipe for a political disaster but makes for an awefully boring discussion board.

[Junior_G]

Because they ban like that, they live in their own world and they begin to believe it. Then, the day after the election they are TOTALLY baffled! How could they possibly have lost seats! Impossible! Everybody hates republicans! It just has to be a conspiracy and somehow the GOP stole the election...

LOL...you're exactly right. These are also the same people that make insulting anti-Republican comments in mixed company because they honestly think that the 52% of the country that voted for Bush is all "somewhere else".