IrishBloodEngHeart
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Sat Feb-09-08 08:20 PM
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most (but not all) people have the day off
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| -Riddle me this, Hillary supporters.... if Hillary's strengths are among the working class and whites |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 08:18 PM |
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working class has trouble with caucuses as the have a hard time getting off to caucus |
jsamuel |
Feb-09-08 08:18 PM |
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It's Saturday. |
NC_Nurse |
Feb-09-08 08:20 PM |
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I was at kids travel basketball games all morning |
HughMoran |
Feb-09-08 08:21 PM |
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Yes, working class should give up their only day off to go caucus for 4 hours... |
joshcryer |
Feb-09-08 08:23 PM |
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for many years I took a vacation day to work the caucus |
quiller4 |
Feb-10-08 02:09 AM |
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Jeez Louise... |
anigbrowl |
Feb-10-08 02:17 AM |
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Maybe we should have caucus site at workplaces.....nt |
heraldsqure |
Feb-10-08 10:40 AM |
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Uh - a lot of working class people work on Saturday - retail/restaurant/blue collar jobs. |
kerry-is-my-prez |
Feb-09-08 08:25 PM |
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I know that, most don't though. |
NC_Nurse |
Feb-09-08 08:33 PM |
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Unfortunately not everybody has weekends off! My husband RARELY has |
napi21 |
Feb-09-08 08:33 PM |
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OMFG, are you really a NURSE? In what freaky universe do you get all Saturdays off? |
Hoof Hearted |
Feb-10-08 02:17 AM |
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Yes, I'm REALLY a nurse. Believe it or not, |
NC_Nurse |
Feb-10-08 10:10 AM |
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it is saturday |
IrishBloodEngHeart |
Feb-09-08 08:20 PM |
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exactly. |
jlake |
Feb-09-08 08:20 PM |
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Oh come off it. You wouldn't be implying the caucus didn't include workers if HRC had won it. |
Ken Burch |
Feb-10-08 02:49 AM |
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No. I don't support caucuses period. |
jlake |
Feb-10-08 03:06 AM |
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Louisiana proves Obama can win primaries too. |
Ken Burch |
Feb-10-08 03:11 AM |
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This is not about my dislike for Obama. Yes, Obama can win primaries - and that is a fair win. |
jlake |
Feb-10-08 03:14 AM |
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Would you be saying that if YOUR candidate was winning them? |
Ken Burch |
Feb-10-08 03:18 AM |
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Yes I would be saying that. |
jlake |
Feb-10-08 03:19 AM |
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Yeah, is that why the caucuses are so tilted toward Obama? |
HughMoran |
Feb-09-08 08:20 PM |
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75% of Obama's wins have been in caucuses or open primaries |
nonconformist |
Feb-10-08 03:17 AM |
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Furthermore, why did it take her til February until she started |
IrishBloodEngHeart |
Feb-09-08 08:19 PM |
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Look I am white and in WA |
marlakay |
Feb-09-08 08:22 PM |
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Thank you Marlakay ! |
K Gardner |
Feb-09-08 08:22 PM |
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Hey, I'm a white woman for Obama too... |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 08:31 PM |
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Thank you. Snohomish county is pretty darn white and very OBAMA. |
DB1 |
Feb-09-08 08:43 PM |
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It's also really poor |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 08:58 PM |
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Very well written! |
rufus dog |
Feb-10-08 02:46 AM |
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how come only about 40k will show up to represent the whole state... |
WCGreen |
Feb-09-08 08:22 PM |
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That's less than 1%, too. Truly representative of Washington State. |
joshcryer |
Feb-09-08 08:25 PM |
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closer to 200,000 showed up across the state |
quiller4 |
Feb-09-08 08:50 PM |
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I would still rather see a primary.... |
WCGreen |
Feb-10-08 12:04 AM |
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Only if you like money and MSM decisions determining the outcome |
eridani |
Feb-10-08 03:11 AM |
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I'm baffled by the "it's a caucus" thing, to dismiss Obama's wins. |
wienerdoggie |
Feb-09-08 08:24 PM |
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Less than 1% of a state population is "high turnout"? |
joshcryer |
Feb-09-08 08:26 PM |
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Yep, high turnout for caucuses. The voters who care. If you want to |
wienerdoggie |
Feb-09-08 08:33 PM |
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If she loses LA, which is NOT a caucus, what will the excuse be? |
jenmito |
Feb-09-08 08:28 PM |
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It's a wonder anyone in Louisiana voted, considering how the U.S. govt. screwed them over. n/t |
Straight Shooter |
Feb-09-08 08:31 PM |
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Well, then, caucuses are AWESOME!!! And fair!! |
wienerdoggie |
Feb-09-08 08:33 PM |
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lots of parents are doing sports or debate or dance |
NYCALIZ |
Feb-09-08 08:28 PM |
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Yup...including Obama supporters. |
jenmito |
Feb-09-08 08:31 PM |
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More of the older crowd goes for Clinton - younger for Obama. |
kerry-is-my-prez |
Feb-09-08 08:35 PM |
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Yup. And younger people have to work. Older people are retired. |
jenmito |
Feb-09-08 08:49 PM |
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I'm talking about baby boomers & 40-65. We aren't retired yet... |
kerry-is-my-prez |
Feb-09-08 08:52 PM |
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while it is true that 2 Clinton delegates were 75+ one of the |
quiller4 |
Feb-09-08 08:55 PM |
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Well after doing two hours of volunteer work this AM |
NYCALIZ |
Feb-09-08 08:37 PM |
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And you think Obama supporters don't have similar stories? |
jenmito |
Feb-09-08 08:43 PM |
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since there are a lot more of them under 30....NO |
NYCALIZ |
Feb-09-08 08:50 PM |
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It's not true, XemaSab. I tried to explain my area at least, it is definitely NOT true. |
Bonobo |
Feb-09-08 08:38 PM |
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I'm not sure that's true either |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 09:00 PM |
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Conditions have to be just right for Hillary to win a state--no caucus, not too black, not too white |
milkyway |
Feb-09-08 08:54 PM |
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Not too urban, not too rural.... |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 09:00 PM |
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She decided that Obama would do well there and she is using |
OHdem10 |
Feb-09-08 09:05 PM |
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Funny you should say this... |
XemaSab |
Feb-09-08 09:22 PM |
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Washington is like no other |
goodgd_yall |
Feb-10-08 02:20 AM |
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that graphic doesn't support your assertion |
Enrique |
Feb-10-08 02:20 AM |
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You're right |
goodgd_yall |
Feb-10-08 02:24 AM |
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She does as well as Obama does with whites. |
goodgd_yall |
Feb-10-08 02:22 AM |
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I thought Hilary does well with retirees. Most of my precinct was over 50. |
WA98070 |
Feb-10-08 02:29 AM |
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her 'strengths' aren't with the "working class and whites" she carried much via the latino vote... |
bridgit |
Feb-10-08 02:59 AM |
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Washington has an OPEN CAUCUS & Primary a poor indicator of reality in the GE |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Feb-10-08 10:41 AM |
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