# Why does this board lean Democrat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-lean-democrat/656626 "2013-04-24T23:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 401
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-lean-democrat/656626/401 "2013-05-02T14:27:57Z")
From a current thread, a great example of helpful behavior (and, by extension, an indirect example of the kind of behavior complained about): > [@CMU parade controversy over naked woman, dressed as pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmu-parade-controversy-over-naked-woman-dressed-as-pope/657134/78): > > You know, **Slypork** has said, repeatedly, that he would not criminalize or stop this protest. He just finds it classless. I disagree, but it’s a valid opinion to have. I think this is verging on a pile on, and it would be nice if we backed up a bit. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-lean-democrat/656626)._