krkaufman
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Fri Feb-01-08 12:28 AM
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| 50. I thought Obama won the "late" votes ... except for election day. |
| -Hillary's Florida margin was down to only 4 percent by election day voters. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 04:56 PM |
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she won in early votes, she won in late votes. Obama lost both. |
Proud2BAmurkin |
Jan-31-08 04:57 PM |
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Margin down to 4 percent by election day. Momentum for Obama. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:01 PM |
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Let's not deny |
leftynyc |
Jan-31-08 05:38 PM |
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I don't deny that at all. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:10 PM |
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Are we talking opinion polls or exit polls? |
krkaufman |
Feb-01-08 12:29 AM |
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Exit polls....a couple of quotes from the OP |
madfloridian |
Feb-01-08 12:34 AM |
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Gotcha. I just posted an updated rant regarding my chief gripe re: the Florida primary ... |
krkaufman |
Feb-01-08 02:04 AM |
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You made that point better than I did...about the timing. |
madfloridian |
Feb-01-08 11:12 AM |
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Yeah, the ploy seemed pretty transparent, to me, and so I was surprised ... |
krkaufman |
Feb-01-08 06:01 PM |
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Just that one week would have let the delegates count. |
madfloridian |
Feb-01-08 08:40 PM |
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It's demoralizing to know the truth on something ... |
krkaufman |
Feb-02-08 06:01 AM |
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This means that out of a shrinking group of people who still had not made a choice |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jan-31-08 06:15 PM |
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Also consider the following angle's effect on late voting in FLorida... |
krkaufman |
Feb-01-08 01:43 AM |
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VERY good point. She brought up the delegates just before primary. |
madfloridian |
Feb-01-08 11:03 AM |
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It was a beauty contest |
ngant17 |
Jan-31-08 05:03 PM |
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imagine if Ann Coulter's endorsement (video) had come out sooner |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Feb-01-08 12:05 AM |
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I thought Obama won the "late" votes ... except for election day. |
krkaufman |
Feb-01-08 12:28 AM |
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Absentee ballots might have gone in December but the huge numbers of early votes ... |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 05:02 PM |
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Please prove my subject line wrong. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:05 PM |
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I didn't say the subject. I said the first line. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 05:08 PM |
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"those early deciders and early voters made up fully 59 percent of Florida's Democratic electorate." |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:10 PM |
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Please. You changed the text after I posted. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 05:21 PM |
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I did not change the original first sentence. I further explained. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:26 PM |
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The ballots went out in December in Florida. Those early voters made up 59% of the total... WRONG |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 05:36 PM |
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I referred to when ballots went out. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:52 PM |
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You're spinning. The error is trying to pretend Early Voters "had" their ballots in Dec. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 05:57 PM |
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Do you have a link? |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:11 PM |
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All your votes are belong to Obama. |
aquart |
Jan-31-08 05:11 PM |
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I had no candidate until I marked my ballot. Some here need to stop talking points. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:11 PM |
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Obviously, |
Ronnie |
Jan-31-08 05:26 PM |
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Good point. Shows many were becoming impressed with Obama. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:28 PM |
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or it could show the obama voters all waited until the last minute nt |
msongs |
Jan-31-08 05:41 PM |
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I think early voting is a problem that way |
WesDem |
Jan-31-08 05:45 PM |
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Wrong, shows no such trend. Hillary's numbers rose on the last day. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:25 PM |
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Show me proof of that and I will apologize. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:31 PM |
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There is a misleading confusion of "early voting" and "early deciding" going on here |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jan-31-08 05:30 PM |
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Obama gained momentum as election day neared. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 05:54 PM |
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Amung the true undecided he did |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jan-31-08 06:06 PM |
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Early voters did not use absentee ballots. Absentee voters used absentee ballots. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:09 PM |
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I vote absentee, hubby votes early. Same ballot. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:12 PM |
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Early votes very much like absentee ballots |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Feb-01-08 07:49 AM |
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wow, that's a virtual tie. Margin of error is usually about 3%. |
ErnestoG |
Jan-31-08 05:59 PM |
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Would you be interested in some Florida land I have for sale. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:03 PM |
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If you keep accusing me, you need to discredit the 4% margin |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:09 PM |
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Does it have any delegates on it? |
ErnestoG |
Jan-31-08 06:28 PM |
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I guess they loved the "Florida doesn't count - din't cover it" meme |
robbedvoter |
Jan-31-08 06:10 PM |
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From the comments at Huff Post.....a sensible statement and practical. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:26 PM |
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Swap gas. Full of errors. Early voters did not vote by absentee ballots |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:43 PM |
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I was an early voter BY absentee ballot. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 06:47 PM |
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If you voted by absentee ballot you had to apply for an absentee ballot and were ... |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:53 PM |
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You have not disproved the 4 percent margin. Obama gained as the day neared. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 08:59 PM |
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Hillary's margin got smaller and smaller as election day neared. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 10:10 PM |
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I overheard some salesclerks at the mall today griping about the votes they'd placed weeks ago.. |
K Gardner |
Jan-31-08 06:31 PM |
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False. Millions are angry at Obama and Kerry for saying their votes don't count. |
Maribelle |
Jan-31-08 06:49 PM |
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I don't think you understand that Hillary's campaign will defy the party. |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 08:52 PM |
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Hillary never stated she'd defy the party, and I challenge you to prove it. |
joshcryer |
Feb-01-08 12:37 AM |
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Here it is in black and white. |
madfloridian |
Feb-01-08 01:08 AM |
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The thread title is a lie: She led by 4% among election day DECIDERS, not voters |
bernicewilliams |
Jan-31-08 08:55 PM |
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Why would they decide and not vote? And if they had voted, why decide that day? |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 09:08 PM |
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Let me try to explain |
bernicewilliams |
Jan-31-08 09:16 PM |
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The link I used said "according to the exit polls" |
madfloridian |
Jan-31-08 09:14 PM |
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Yeah, but even if it means they voted |
bernicewilliams |
Jan-31-08 09:19 PM |
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Other numbers: |
robbedvoter |
Feb-01-08 11:17 AM |
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thanks madfloridian... |
stillcool47 |
Feb-01-08 11:18 AM |
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Isn't it common knowledge that Obama has more momentum than Hillary? |
HughMoran |
Feb-01-08 08:47 PM |
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