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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (none / 0)

The SD's can change their vote up until the convention.

so it depends if Hillary is in it to win or if she wants to concede.

She, like Ted Kennedy did, can take it to the convention floor in August and fight. Kennedy did this in '80 against an incumbent Pres Carter and only had 800 delegates!!!

If things happen between now and August that make him an ineffective candidate, then this could happen.


by nikkid on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:03:28 AM EST

Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (2.00 / 1)

Yeah, and 1980 turned out great, didn't it!


by IowaMike on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:06:32 AM EST
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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (none / 0)

thanks to obama's buddy ted kennedy...


by nikkid on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:07:10 AM EST
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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (2.00 / 1)

So, you want Hillary to be thought of as fondly as Ted Kennedy?

That's setting the bar a little low, isn't it?


by IowaMike on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:13:44 AM EST
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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (none / 0)

I don't mind. I just want her to fight this the whole way to the convention floor.

I think she should and I think she can win as more and more stuff comes out on him between now and August showing us what a truly flawed candidate he is.

Since I'm not voting for him anyway - I want her to fight on til the bitter end and I hope she chooses to do that.


by nikkid on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:36:29 AM EST
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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (none / 0)

Well, thanks for being honest.

4 years of McCain and you get more (2-3) Bush type supreme court justices, something we will all be paying for for the rest of our lives.

BTW, the strongest political machine in our generation has been the Clintons. If they haven't found anything that takes him out, I doubt anyone else will.


by IowaMike on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:42:00 AM EST
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I see (none / 0)

you are not voting for him anyway and you want a bitter convention fight that damages the party.

A good principled democrat you are, who vites his based on issues not personality, eh?


-- be excellent to each other
by kindthoughts on Mon May 12, 2008 at 11:09:35 AM EST
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Re: Why 2209 is a red herring (2.00 / 1)

If... if... if only if....

BTW, how did the 1980s GE turn out?


by neonplaque on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:09:27 AM EST
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Eh, you do know Kennedy lost, and then Carter did? (2.00 / 1)

Right?


John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.
by Travis Stark on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:15:07 AM EST
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Re: Eh, you do know Kennedy lost, and then Carter (2.00 / 1)

For some of Clintons supporters, an Obama bruised and battered for November is more important than a Clinton unifying with the party.


by neonplaque on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:20:25 AM EST
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Re: Eh, you do know Kennedy lost, and then Carter (2.00 / 1)

A lot of those "Clinton supporters" are really for McCain and are trying to start fights here.


Beat McCain!
by thezzyzx on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:23:17 AM EST
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