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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Primary Poll: Who did you initially support in the 2008 Primary Process? [View all]Mike__M
(1,052 posts)12. I'll admit I initially supported
Sen. Mike "Who-are-we-planning-to-nuke" Gravel, until he dropped out, then Kucinich for a week or two until he dropped out, then Obama.
I believed and resented the inevitability argument at the beginning, and hoped Edwards could push things leftward.
Gravel was a true fringe candidate, who got in to push his pet issue, but he was shouting things on the debate stage that needed to be shouted, and I wanted to see him up there poking the establishment for as long as possible.
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Primary Poll: Who did you initially support in the 2008 Primary Process? [View all]
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
OP
Hey, at least you didnt change your username to "Edwardsrocks" or something
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#15
I didnt include kerry because iirc he was never an actual declared candidate, just FWIW
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#17
Absolutely correct, but given that I spent hours in DU JK and still think he was the finest
karynnj
Feb 2016
#18
I actually went back and looked at my posts, in response to general allegations in GDP that
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#20
I voted Edwards, but really first I liked Obama, then I was worried about him being too
Arugula Latte
Feb 2016
#19
I started with Clinton and switched to Obama, when I became convinced he could win the GE
brooklynite
Feb 2016
#30
Yeah, Gore was far and away my very first choice both in '04 and '08.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#34