Genevieve
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Wed Mar-05-08 05:36 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
| -Obama is winning the Texas Caucus --- so, |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 05:29 PM |
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Since delegate counts are what gets the nom... |
ingac70 |
Mar-05-08 05:30 PM |
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I see that you, too, are ignorant of Texas's caucus process. |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:31 PM |
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I live in Texas and participated in the caucus last night - your description is inaccurate |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 05:44 PM |
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"We had 84 participants." LMAO |
anamandujano |
Mar-05-08 06:13 PM |
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In my precinct yes (40 of them were Clinton folks) |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 06:19 PM |
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We had 2 person caucus here |
WolverineDG |
Mar-06-08 04:50 PM |
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More than a million people participated in the TX caucuses. Hate to burst your bubble. |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 06:24 PM |
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Post #24 shows why Sen. Clinton had to apologize to the State of Mississippi |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 06:33 PM |
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She had to apologize to Mississippi?? |
ClassWarrior |
Mar-05-08 06:40 PM |
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She did, she did - Can you believe it! |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 06:50 PM |
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Obama wouldn't get faced by Helmet Head. |
ClassWarrior |
Mar-05-08 06:59 PM |
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Still Counting Votes in Texas, Obama May Officially Win Texas |
WillYourVoteBCounted |
Mar-05-08 07:59 PM |
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Hillary's campaign just reflects a non-progressive prejudice against the South ... |
earthlover |
Mar-05-08 07:09 PM |
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You don't even merit a comment |
thevoiceofreason |
Mar-06-08 08:48 PM |
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That should put an end to that... |
usregimechange |
Mar-05-08 07:14 PM |
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I have aksed you to explain why CNN states: "67 [TX delegates] tied to March 4 caucuses" |
usregimechange |
Mar-05-08 06:37 PM |
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Because Bill Clinton wanted it that way - ironic, isn't it? -nt |
NMMatt |
Mar-05-08 07:02 PM |
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Because Bill Clinton wanted it that way - ironic, isn't it? -nt |
NMMatt |
Mar-05-08 07:02 PM |
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Thank you |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 05:32 PM |
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So you don't want honesty, just lies. You don't want to learn about the TX caucus process.... |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:33 PM |
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If you're ignorant of Texas' caucus process, read this thread. |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:31 PM |
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its all about delegates |
adoraz |
Mar-05-08 05:31 PM |
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And? |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:32 PM |
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read it. and? |
adoraz |
Mar-05-08 05:34 PM |
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Maybe you could educate us instead of being snide? |
usregimechange |
Mar-05-08 05:41 PM |
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I hope so -- can someone explain |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 05:31 PM |
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I've explained twice already in this very short thread. |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:32 PM |
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And an experienced Texan said you're inaccurate the very first time. |
ClassWarrior |
Mar-05-08 06:47 PM |
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Pretty much. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Mar-05-08 05:34 PM |
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Good! |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 05:36 PM |
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Stick you fingers in your ears and whistle a little louder... |
Maddy McCall |
Mar-05-08 05:37 PM |
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Bless your heart, Maddy McCall! |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 05:40 PM |
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pfft. |
Spider Jerusalem |
Mar-05-08 05:49 PM |
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Yup. It's another state that doesn't count. |
Major Hogwash |
Mar-05-08 05:40 PM |
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Maddy- as I said |
adoraz |
Mar-05-08 05:43 PM |
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I just turned in my official caucus materials about 2 hours ago |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 05:48 PM |
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You call her on her ignorance of Texas and she still continues. Talk about a clinton cult member! nt |
greguganus |
Mar-05-08 07:03 PM |
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IF Obama wins the Caucus by more delegates than Clinton won in the Primary |
Tom Rinaldo |
Mar-05-08 05:45 PM |
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Sen. Clinton embraced this Texas procedure |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 06:07 PM |
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Thanks, powergirl, for all your |
zidzi |
Mar-05-08 06:53 PM |
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Bill Clinton went through the same damned procedure in Texas. Stop Whining |
cryingshame |
Mar-05-08 06:17 PM |
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I'm not whining about the results |
Tom Rinaldo |
Mar-05-08 07:51 PM |
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Don't see the sense in your "party insiders" theory |
AchtungToddler |
Mar-05-08 09:54 PM |
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Don't mess with Texas bucko!!! |
IsItJustMe |
Mar-05-08 09:57 PM |
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since Obama has won the endorsements of 67 out of the last 83 |
grantcart |
Mar-05-08 06:54 PM |
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If Obama regains his momentum, you will be right |
Tom Rinaldo |
Mar-05-08 07:54 PM |
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and the biggest note on that |
johnnydrama |
Mar-05-08 09:09 PM |
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shall i get you a tissue? |
JackORoses |
Mar-06-08 05:44 PM |
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Tom, I'm not a Clinton supporter but I appreciate your reasoned defense |
Leopolds Ghost |
Mar-07-08 12:30 AM |
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I think so. |
Johnny Potpie |
Mar-05-08 05:49 PM |
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Yay! Obama won because more of his supporters voted TWICE! WOOHOO! |
zlt234 |
Mar-05-08 06:17 PM |
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Clinton's supporters voted twice as well |
powergirl |
Mar-05-08 06:40 PM |
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That's fine, but that doesn't mean Obama won Texas. |
zlt234 |
Mar-05-08 09:41 PM |
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CNN just reported over a MILLION people participated in the caucuses! And he's winning by 12% |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 06:23 PM |
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Yay!! |
Genevieve |
Mar-05-08 06:53 PM |
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You're welcome! I'm happy, too! |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 07:44 PM |
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And 2.8 million participated in the primary. |
Zynx |
Mar-05-08 07:52 PM |
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And they make up 2/3rds of the delegate total. |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 07:58 PM |
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So we're allowing the subset of the 2.8 million that had extra time on their hands |
Zynx |
Mar-05-08 09:36 PM |
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Yup. Those are the rules. All parties knew them. |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 09:51 PM |
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It doesn't make it any less morally objectionable. |
Zynx |
Mar-06-08 10:50 AM |
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Frankly, we who caucused invested more into the process |
AchtungToddler |
Mar-05-08 09:59 PM |
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The idea that just because you have more time on a particular evening that your vote |
Zynx |
Mar-06-08 10:51 AM |
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Everyone takes time out to vote. It's beyond moronic to infer that |
AchtungToddler |
Mar-06-08 04:43 PM |
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Some only have 15 minutes to vote, like I did in Wisconsin. |
Zynx |
Mar-06-08 05:40 PM |
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And one candidate benefits by this how? |
AchtungToddler |
Mar-06-08 08:26 PM |
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Obama lost Texas by 100,000 votes. That's what I look at. |
Zynx |
Mar-05-08 07:51 PM |
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LESS than 100,000. And as Mark Penn said, it's all about the delegates. |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 08:01 PM |
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For God's sake, has rounding become illegal? It was over 99,000. |
Zynx |
Mar-05-08 09:36 PM |
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you do know that Popular vote is only tallied so that delegates can be awarded, don't you? |
JackORoses |
Mar-06-08 05:42 PM |
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Delegates matter |
high density |
Mar-05-08 08:05 PM |
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I bet Obama doesn't really care how that poster feels about delegates. |
jenmito |
Mar-05-08 08:27 PM |
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I'll be pissed if delegate allocation rules negate the will of the people. |
Zynx |
Mar-05-08 09:36 PM |
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Then whoever gets more pledged delegates should win at the convention instantly. |
PseudoIntellect |
Mar-05-08 09:42 PM |
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And she lost by 12% in the caucuses |
thewiseguy |
Mar-05-08 09:39 PM |
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Yes..... |
lmbradford |
Mar-05-08 08:30 PM |
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If the current numbers hold, Obama wins more delegates from TX... |
Sir Jeffrey |
Mar-05-08 09:38 PM |
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Yes and no |
NMMatt |
Mar-05-08 09:39 PM |
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Not in a PR sense, no but in a real sense yes |
Altair |
Mar-05-08 09:42 PM |
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my husband and i were on the 10 pm news while we were at the caucus last night |
seabeyond |
Mar-05-08 09:58 PM |
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Yes. |
BringBigDogBack |
Mar-06-08 05:40 PM |
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yup - it does |
sloppyjoe25s |
Mar-06-08 08:44 PM |
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