No but I’ll still get upset if they insinuate that I’m stupid or a bad person for supporting Obama. Many times because the things they come up with are total BS

Have never figured out why Americans so idolise their President, I'm Australian and even if the Prime Minister is the one whose party you voted for we still all know they are a twat. They are a politician so it goes without saying.

Oh have you been perusing the looney tunes group? LOL

Being in a highly conservative community elsewhere one thing I've noticed is the "team" mentality. Purist left leaning tend to question anyone even if it's someone on their side. They'll throw their own under the bus if they betray principles. The right wing authoritarians would jump into a vat of boiling grease before admitting they've been sold a bill of goods voting against their own interests. So yeah I see what you mean.

People who never admit mistakes are liars out the door, so I can see them taking it personally when their 'god' is in the crosshairs.

No. Not personally. And I consider challenging any head of state as a fundamental right of living in non-dictatorial states.

It should never be considered wrong to question the actions of our leaders. At least not in a free society. But the personal attacks are a bit more troubling. However, if it’s true, is it a personal attack? We know that this current president lies. We know because we watch him do it... in real time... and we have records. And he does it all the time. So is it a personal attack or a definition of character?

Ironically, most of the “personal” attacks I see on others tend to be more true about the person making the accusation than they are about the accused. I’ve heard over and over and over again that Barack Obama was the “worst president in the history of the United States.” Translation: he’s black.

I was never a fan of Obama. But I spent most of his presidency explaining to people that he “wasn’t trying to control the sun,” that he “didn’t cause tornadoes to happen in Red States,” or that didn’t shut down oil drilling of the coast of the United States. That he wasn’t coming for anybody’s guns, that he wasn’t gay, that he didn’t have a secret family, or start ISIL... It just got nuttier and nuttier and I didn’t know how to respond to that.

But I do think, liberal and conservative alike, we have to learn the difference between ad hominem and legitimate questions about a persons integrity, or intelligence, or abilities.

My grandma used to say that in politics, sports and beliefs no one ever looses. Everyone sticks to their team win or loose, right or wrong.

I'm libratarian, Ihate them all,

No I’m no Hillary fan. And although I liked Obama he wasn’t perfect by any means.

Whatever side of an issue I take, I would try not to take any attack personally. I try to keep an open mind and allow the words, facts and actions of the attackers and attackees stand on their own merit.

No I don't take it personally. It has nothing to do with me as a person but says a lot about them.

No I think its a personal attack on themselves because they are the losers- I vote in the UK I vote socialist always. No one can insult me personally because I have nothing to do with them apart from making my mark- at the polling station - Politicians are a breed apart as far as I am concerned and I wouldnt trust many of them.

No! Not interested really.

I don't consider any attack as a personal attack unless it's physical. And it's not an insult if it's the truth.

Clinton and Obama are neo-liberal (corporatists). With the exception of a handful of Democrats, the Democratic Party is as liberal as the Republican Party is conservative.

Those who identify as conservative, are well educated, read voraciously, seek knowledge and subscribe to the National Review, are unlikely to see in Trump the values of conservatism that were once championed by William F. Buckley. In the eyes of many conservatives, to insult Donald Trump is to defend true conservative values. To them, calling out Trump as a self promoting imposter is the only way to restore conservatism.

Im just me, there all after the same thing and as bad as religion.

Of course not and why would/should I. No one is attacking or insulting me. Trump got his troubles, Hillary got her troubles, I got my troubles. hopefully, never the twain shall meet.

Hillary, Obama, Bernie, Trump, Ryyan, McConnell I don't agree 100% with any of these people. Personally I am an independent. I vote for the candidates I believe could do the best job for the majority of the population. Our politicians have lost sight in who they're supposed to be representing.

No I don't everybody has a right to there opinion. IF I LIKE IT OR NOT

Anyone who enters the arena of partisan U.S. politics should be prepared for a significant portion of the population to hate them. I don't really care what people think/say about my politicians or my politics. I do, however, make a note in my mind when people make personal attacks on either side. They get added to my mental list of people to avoid.

sticks and stones

Politics is just American anime so I really can't consider anything done a personal attack. I just hope when people have a problem with something, that they are not basing it on personal biases and instead are thinking critically about what makes them have a problem with that politician.

There is a huge difference between an attack and an insult. An attack may be justified. An insult is a deliberate aspersion, often knowingly false.

I consider personal attacks as counter productive. I prefer to attack policies and behaviours rather than the person.

However, there are a few politicians out there where it is difficult to seperate the person from the behaviour and the policies!