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The changes you're implementing will likely make DU even better than it is now.

I agree with UglyGreed's reply (post 31)
"Personal attacks should always be removed.."

I very rarely vote to "Hide" a post; unless it's a clearly apparent personal attack on another DUer.

Some of us support Hillary.

Some of us support Bernie.

But we are all Democrats; and we should always be respectful of others, even if we totally disagree with them; there is never any need to get "nasty"
We can disagree with others without resorting to name calling...that's just my opinion.

As far as those who say that
"Trump becoming the GOP nominee is the best thing that could happen"...
(because he would be easily defeated by either Hillary or Bernie)
I would remind them that, whoever he chooses as his running mate, he will be a formidable foe, with more money to spend on negative campaign ads than any presidential candidate in history..
Remember Charles Koch's pledge to spend $1 billion dollars to ensure that a Republican is elected, and he is only one of MANY GOP billionaires who are likely to contribute perhaps as much as $100 million EACH to make sure a Democrat is not elected, and also to ensure that the Republicans maintain control of both Houses.

And finally, we must not forget two things:

1) -- The effect of the GOP's numerous Voter ID laws that already have kept millions of Democrats from voting, and likely will keep millions more from casting their votes come November.
2) -- The ease with which Republicans are able to "flip votes" in the many states with Republican governors, Republican-controlled state legislatures, and Republican Secretaries of State, (especially in populous states such as: Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas and Florida)

Defeating Donald Trump will require a MASSIVE "Get-out-the-vote" drive to ensure that there are millions more Democrats (and Trump-hating Independents) than Republicans that actually will go out and vote for the Democratic nominee, regardless of who that is, and also to ensure that Democrats take back the Senate and (hopefully) the House of Representatives as well.

If, in November, there aren't MILLIONS more Democrats & Independents who will leave their homes to go out and vote against Trump & the GOP House & Senate candidates, then we could likely have the horrific specter of a President Trump, along with a Republican House and Senate, and certainly none of us want that.