Reply #16: I think you are correct. [View All]

I see Obama supporters here with 1000 plus posts whom I have never seen on this board. And I check in at least once a day. I am pretty sure that I recognize a handful of them from Kerry's run. They haven't posted since then.

But it seems like they choose one theme and harp on it for a week or so in post after post. They might choose a buzzword like "elite" or "cult" or "sniper fire" or "kitchen sink." They then talk to each other in thread after thread and try to beat it to death or mock it. It isn't working. Or, they might choose a theme, like "the math" or "Clinton should drop out now," and repeat it ad nauseam. No one but Obama supporters is impressed by that either.

Sometimes propaganda works. Repetition, and bandwagon thinking can be very effective. Ridicule can be effective, too. But I think most DUers are a bit more politically savvy and a bit smarter than average. We will weigh all sides before deciding.

Of course some of them are freepers and trolls, too. They hate all things Clinton, so it is easy for them to pretend to support Obama.

Some of them are genuine Obama supporters and committed Democrats who are getting carried away. I would probably like them in real life, and be very willing to work with them if Obama is the nominee.