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Sat Jan-26-08 12:27 AM
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| 11. Well, they've never elected a black or female candidate to the presidency yet either. |
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It's paradigm-breaking time.
Edwards WAS a Senator...like "taking a break" would help?
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| -Bad news for both Obama and Clinton. No Senator elected since 1960. |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:16 AM |
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How would it be an endorsementr of Edwards? He's a former Sen and never been Gov. |
beyurslf |
Jan-26-08 12:21 AM |
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He's not one now. |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:24 AM |
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Has a former Sen been elected since 1968? |
beyurslf |
Jan-26-08 12:28 AM |
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No, only governors and one VP who lasted one term |
question everything |
Jan-26-08 01:07 AM |
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So what happens if it's SEN. Obama/Clinton against SEN. McCain? |
Drunken Irishman |
Jan-26-08 12:22 AM |
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Yes, polling stations will form micro-quasars... |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:24 AM |
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just what I was going to say |
48percenter |
Jan-26-08 02:22 PM |
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I think Senators tend to win open elections. Governors tend to beat incumbents. |
AP |
Jan-26-08 12:22 AM |
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Which is why a Hillary/Obama or Obama/Hillary ticket is crazy |
question everything |
Jan-26-08 12:24 AM |
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If either win the nod, then the VP will be a white man. |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:26 AM |
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Yes. A veteran (nt) |
question everything |
Jan-26-08 01:09 AM |
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Wrong. The largest voting block is women. n/t |
cali |
Jan-26-08 05:14 AM |
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Edwards is a senator too, so what am I missing? |
Bleachers7 |
Jan-26-08 12:25 AM |
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He was a Senator. Now a private citizen. nt |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:27 AM |
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When was the last time a private citizen was elected? |
Bleachers7 |
Jan-26-08 12:46 AM |
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Reagan in 1980 - he'd been out of the CA Governor's office since 1975. |
Midwestern Democrat |
Jan-26-08 12:53 AM |
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1968 |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 11:54 AM |
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More bad news. |
oasis |
Jan-26-08 12:26 AM |
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Damn. We're screwn. |
Deep13 |
Jan-26-08 12:27 AM |
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Okay Elizabeth, you can pick out the carpet and draperies now. We're going to the White House. |
avaistheone1 |
Jan-26-08 01:11 AM |
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Well, they've never elected a black or female candidate to the presidency yet either. |
MADem |
Jan-26-08 12:27 AM |
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It worked for Nixon - |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-26-08 02:06 AM |
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Well, he was a former VP when he ran for the Presidency... nt |
MADem |
Jan-26-08 07:47 AM |
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True, but similarly he didn't go directly from the one to the other. |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-26-08 02:02 PM |
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Kerry won in 2004.. |
Webster Green |
Jan-26-08 12:38 AM |
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since it's going to be McCain vs. Hill or Obama, 2008 will be the year a senator gets elected. |
VotesForWomen |
Jan-26-08 05:06 AM |
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That's why Durbin told Obama to run now |
jbnow |
Jan-26-08 05:30 AM |
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True, but in several of these elections no senator was running |
LeftishBrit |
Jan-26-08 05:35 AM |
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