Do our candidates read these Forums?

[AlinPA]

Lots of good stuff in here for them to use in their stump speeches.

[Cleita]

1. You'd better believe they do.

I have seen things lifted from DU by candidates and pundits alike. They didn't just get the idea because we had been discussing them weeks before.

[AlinPA]

2. Great. These posts are loaded with original ideas.

[Eric J in MN]

5. like what? nt

nt

[kcordell]

11. Well, If They Do...

They certainly don't brag about it. In fact, I've never heard one single Democrat candidate even mention DU.

[citizen snips]

3. Everbody reads these Forums.

The candidates read these forums, the freepers reads these forums, and Rush reads these forums.

[salinen]

4. Some of the best ideas I've ever

heard come from the mouths of du'ers. This is a hotbed of talent not on loan from god.

[m-jean03]

6. Did Jon Stewart steal my idea, then...

When Saddam was captured, and I wrote "the search for WMDs continues in Saddam's mouth, hair" ?

Obviously an observation of such comic genius, no one else could have made it but I. :-)

[CalebHayes]

7. It would be a good idea.

[KharmaTrain]

8. Damn Straight They're Here

Letsee...we're talking people who live in a fishbowl of ego, money and power..and there's a place that constantly talks about them? It's an opiate too inviting. I wouldn't be surprised Hillary has DU bookmarked.

Definitely the campaigns are hard-wired here. It's DU that all but made the Dean campaign and we're being watched by the political pundritry like lab rats to see how they can tap into our votes and pocketbooks.

[Padraig18]

9. I know Gov. Dean browses them.

I asked him that very question at Navy Pier in Chicago last summer, and he said 'yes', he does surf DU from time to time. :)

[radfringe]

10. just a thought

to make it easier for candidates etc to quickly get ideas for their campaigns - how about a forum catagory just for DU campaign ideas?

what say you?

[opihimoimoi]

12. Might be a welcome addition, hope Admins considers this.

[SmokingLoon]

13. I bet their Minions do it...

You know, campaign workers. Maybe some of the vanity/fringe candidates do it themselves, as they don't have money to have employees. I

[newyawker99]

14. Hi SmokingLoon!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[wanderingbear]

15. Are you kidding..Bouth sides are watching this place.