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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-12-03 11:14 PM
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8. Yeah no kidding
You can bet the candidates and campaigns haven't forgotten about this, even though the media has. This is why all the talk about this or that campaign being over already is so ridiculous.

And no, Dean won't be the nominee. He has a lot of support but a lot more opposition.
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  -Primary Rules changes: NO MORE WINNER TAKE-ALL, no winner until May-July!! Dems Will Win  Nov-12-03 10:19 PM   #0 
  - You should post this in GD  Trek234   Nov-12-03 10:20 PM   #1 
  - Half an hour and only one reply? Nobody's interested?  DemBones DemBones   Nov-12-03 10:48 PM   #2 
  - Do we have a link that explains when/why they made the change?  MercutioATC   Nov-12-03 10:49 PM   #3 
     - They did it after the winner take-alls in 2000 were criticized as being  Dems Will Win   Nov-12-03 10:59 PM   #4 
        - ive heard you need to win 60 percent of the delegates,  kalashnikov   Nov-12-03 11:06 PM   #5 
           - It's going to be interesting...  Amerikav60   Nov-12-03 11:07 PM   #6 
           - Really???  Dems Will Win   Nov-12-03 11:11 PM   #7 
           - i forget where i saw it  kalashnikov   Nov-12-03 11:16 PM   #9 
           - heres more info  kalashnikov   Nov-12-03 11:36 PM   #12 
           - They changed that rule a long time ago -  Josh   Nov-12-03 11:42 PM   #15 
  - Yeah no kidding  Feanorcurufinwe   Nov-12-03 11:14 PM   #8 
  - I looked it up - Ask me anything! 50% not 60% takes the nomination  Dems Will Win   Nov-12-03 11:27 PM   #10 
     - Hmm....I think we need Goobergunch!  Amerikav60   Nov-12-03 11:33 PM   #11 
     - if you like having the DNC choose many of the unpledged  kalashnikov   Nov-12-03 11:39 PM   #13 
     - a majority of the delegates voting for you means you win,  kalashnikov   Nov-12-03 11:41 PM   #14 
        - Oh I get it, 60% of all the non-Super delegates.  Dems Will Win   Nov-13-03 12:04 AM   #18 
  - What are you talking about. Ever heard of presumption  DJcairo   Nov-12-03 11:55 PM   #16 
  - So even a 'long-shot' candidate can pick up delegates.  Feanorcurufinwe   Nov-12-03 11:57 PM   #17 
  - its unlikely she will recieve any  kalashnikov   Nov-13-03 12:16 AM   #19 
  - Several states have cancelled their primaries  drfemoe   Nov-13-03 12:38 AM   #20 
     - What?SC has not 'cancelled' their Dem primary  DJcairo   Nov-13-03 12:40 AM   #21 
        - This must be the story he's talking about  Feanorcurufinwe   Nov-13-03 12:57 AM   #22 
        - This is the one I read ..  drfemoe   Nov-13-03 12:58 AM   #23 
        - Even if the primary is cancelled  drfemoe   Nov-13-03 01:00 AM   #24 
 

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