John Q. Citizen
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Sat Apr-26-08 04:52 PM
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| 14. I agree with your first point. I'm a lot more optimistic on your second point than you are. |
| -If The Convention is Deadlocked |
dtotire |
Apr-26-08 04:41 PM |
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I love your idea |
knight_of_the_star |
Apr-26-08 04:42 PM |
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Why should Barack be punished because Hillary can't see the writing on the wall? |
LakeSamish706 |
Apr-26-08 04:42 PM |
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Nobody would be stealing the nomination. |
NJSecularist |
Apr-26-08 05:51 PM |
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The convention won't be deadlocked |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 04:42 PM |
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I agree the convention won't be deadlocked. However, I think the race will be over on June 3rd. |
John Q. Citizen |
Apr-26-08 04:50 PM |
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May 20, guaranteed. |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 04:52 PM |
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agreed |
helderheid |
Apr-26-08 05:43 PM |
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Why would the SDs choose the candidate who came in third in the primaries? |
Alexander |
Apr-26-08 04:42 PM |
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Exactly ... why not Joe Biden or Bill Richardson? |
Yurovsky |
Apr-26-08 04:45 PM |
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If it's deadlocked, Gore/Obama is the only ticket that will win. I guarantee it. |
Alexander |
Apr-26-08 05:00 PM |
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If they won't vote for Obama, picking someone else won't make a difference |
dansolo |
Apr-26-08 05:44 PM |
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If convention is deadlocked, we should all go home and hide for the next 4 yrs |
demo dutch |
Apr-26-08 04:44 PM |
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I agree with your first point. I'm a lot more optimistic on your second point than you are. |
John Q. Citizen |
Apr-26-08 04:52 PM |
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Can it get truly deadlocked? |
RichardRay |
Apr-26-08 04:44 PM |
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There is a 0.4% chance it can deadlock. |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 04:47 PM |
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If enough delegates abstain or vote uncommitted on the first ballot |
tritsofme |
Apr-26-08 04:48 PM |
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Of course the same is true for the Repos. |
John Q. Citizen |
Apr-26-08 04:53 PM |
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But obviously a considerably less likely scenario this year. |
tritsofme |
Apr-26-08 05:18 PM |
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That's why I specified that everybody votes for somebody... n/t |
RichardRay |
Apr-26-08 05:00 PM |
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But why should any delegates abstain or vote uncommitted? |
Liberal Gramma |
Apr-26-08 05:01 PM |
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Its certainly unlikely |
tritsofme |
Apr-26-08 05:19 PM |
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Delusion makes the world go 'round. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Apr-26-08 04:52 PM |
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um, no thanks. First of all, Edwards did definatively end |
cali |
Apr-26-08 04:52 PM |
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Despite imaginative speculation, the convention will not be deadlocked. |
elocs |
Apr-26-08 04:53 PM |
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It's an interesting possibility.... but not for Edwards. |
PaulHo |
Apr-26-08 04:58 PM |
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it doesn't seem reasonable to surmise that to me. |
cali |
Apr-26-08 05:02 PM |
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Agreed, but the race will be over on May 20 anyway |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 05:06 PM |
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Well, there will be a press release to that effect, but it won't actually happen. Something tells |
StevieM |
Apr-26-08 05:12 PM |
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The race will not go to the convention |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 05:16 PM |
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The May 31 meeting over FL and MI is also a fact. Our inability to carry FL and MI in the GE |
StevieM |
Apr-26-08 05:43 PM |
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Obama leads McCain in MI. Hilly? Nope. |
cali |
Apr-26-08 05:47 PM |
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The race will be over already |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 06:10 PM |
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You can want that to be true. But that doesn't make it true (eom) |
StevieM |
Apr-26-08 08:39 PM |
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It's basic mathematics |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-26-08 10:05 PM |
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Too bad that the rules of the Democratic Party contradict what you are saying |
StevieM |
Apr-26-08 10:47 PM |
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Beleive whatever you want |
IWantAnyDem |
Apr-27-08 07:33 AM |
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a correction or two for you: |
cali |
Apr-26-08 05:34 PM |
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Edwards Is More 'Electable'? |
MannyGoldstein |
Apr-26-08 05:28 PM |
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So because one or the other couldn't win |
quakerboy |
Apr-26-08 05:37 PM |
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I may come down to whoever gives the best speech at the convention. |
Hart2008 |
Apr-26-08 05:38 PM |
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have you actually missed Dean, Pelosi, Reid, Van Hollen, Frank |
cali |
Apr-26-08 05:42 PM |
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All of whom have one vote each. |
Hart2008 |
Apr-26-08 05:50 PM |
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Not quite. Dean controls a number of SDs and Pelosi |
cali |
Apr-26-08 06:10 PM |
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If all of the superdelegates are "controlled", then the nomination has already been brokered: 1984 |
Hart2008 |
Apr-26-08 06:23 PM |
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look. politics. sausage making. that's reality. and installing |
cali |
Apr-26-08 07:07 PM |
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If the present trend continues, both Obama and Clinton will be damaged goods by the convention. |
Hart2008 |
Apr-26-08 07:37 PM |
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My choice would be Gore |
depakid |
Apr-26-08 05:38 PM |
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the repubs would have a field day with that!! |
dana_b |
Apr-26-08 05:48 PM |
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Would need to be a more visionary ticket |
terrell9584 |
Apr-26-08 05:51 PM |
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bwahaha. please tell me you're kidding. |
cali |
Apr-26-08 06:13 PM |
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I agree, |
LWolf |
Apr-26-08 07:11 PM |
#46 |
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