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| 94. When Hillary said to. |
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She told us to ignore the hate and the nastiness for the good of the party. So I did.
Go Obama.
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| -When did you start supporting Obama and why? |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 10:21 PM |
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When Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize. |
AtomicKitten |
Aug-13-08 10:28 PM |
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When he kicked my first three choices asses. |
jobycom |
Aug-13-08 10:32 PM |
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When I saw everyone else. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Aug-13-08 10:34 PM |
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I originally supported Kucinich. |
liberalmuse |
Aug-13-08 10:35 PM |
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Ditto for me |
mrone2 |
Aug-14-08 07:27 AM |
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Last fall, as it became clear that he had a shot at it... |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-13-08 10:36 PM |
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back from vegas |
swampg8r |
Aug-13-08 11:33 PM |
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Did you see the grand canyon? |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-13-08 11:56 PM |
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Hi Babylonsister, I am fairly new on here, but started supporting |
akbacchus_BC |
Aug-13-08 10:36 PM |
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August 2004, Democratic National Convention,when I heard that speech. |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-13-08 10:37 PM |
#7 |
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"I will be a 60 year old Southern White Woman" - |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 10:43 PM |
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because us old white ladies are supposed to be terrified of the darkies |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-13-08 11:10 PM |
#28 |
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as a 52 year old southern man |
swampg8r |
Aug-13-08 11:36 PM |
#35 |
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why thank you so much, that is a nice thing to say. |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-13-08 11:46 PM |
#38 |
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from what i have seen first hand |
swampg8r |
Aug-13-08 11:58 PM |
#43 |
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"Old babes rock the house." |
Kool Kitty |
Aug-14-08 12:00 AM |
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my wife says in her head |
swampg8r |
Aug-14-08 01:01 PM |
#120 |
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ditto |
NatBurner |
Aug-14-08 08:20 AM |
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Fairly soon after he announced. |
thecatburgler |
Aug-13-08 10:39 PM |
#8 |
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listen he has hit the ground running everywhere. He has three (3) offices in |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-13-08 11:15 PM |
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When he won Iowa...and I just had to sit back, gaping, saying to myself... |
Bicoastal |
Aug-13-08 10:40 PM |
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How indeed? Great post. I think Iowa really convinced me, too. |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 10:50 PM |
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That was the moment for me, too -- Iowa |
TheDoorbellRang |
Aug-14-08 11:12 AM |
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Feb. 2007. I answered Obama's first mailing with a check. |
Graybeard |
Aug-13-08 10:40 PM |
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46 year old white female from NC |
Demi_Babe |
Aug-13-08 10:41 PM |
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October 2007, when I met him personally and saw him speak. |
Alexander |
Aug-13-08 10:42 PM |
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In the US Senate primary when Obama was the only one who opposed the Iraq War. |
Radical Activist |
Aug-13-08 10:42 PM |
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Wow. There's a testament right there. But he wasn't |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 10:46 PM |
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I don't think Obama will pick a VP who voted for it. |
Alexander |
Aug-13-08 10:48 PM |
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So if he picks Biden, you'll rebel? It could happen; he's a man |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 10:55 PM |
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The only candidate for US Senate in Illinois in '03/'04 |
Radical Activist |
Aug-13-08 11:27 PM |
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OK. |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 12:16 AM |
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I supported him in the Senate primary in Illinois as well. |
ieoeja |
Aug-14-08 04:21 PM |
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this caucasian Ohioan |
RazBerryBeret |
Aug-13-08 10:46 PM |
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I was loving Hillary's strength in the debates, and then |
NancyG |
Aug-13-08 10:58 PM |
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when it was clear to me that Clark wasn't running and Edwards would |
roguevalley |
Aug-13-08 10:59 PM |
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same here |
bambino |
Aug-13-08 11:02 PM |
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Pack sand you! I'm not "OLD" yet. |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 11:03 PM |
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heh heh |
bambino |
Aug-13-08 11:22 PM |
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"Pack sand"? |
tekisui |
Aug-14-08 12:04 AM |
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For me, 'get lost'. Nothing too nefarious. nt |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 12:20 AM |
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The first time I heard him speak, basically. I'm a fair orator and relatively |
cliffordu |
Aug-13-08 11:06 PM |
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Because Edwards dropped out, and Clinton was race-baiting.... |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-13-08 11:07 PM |
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I'm a 50-something white woman |
Staph |
Aug-13-08 11:07 PM |
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When he got the nomination |
mvd |
Aug-13-08 11:09 PM |
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When did I turn his way? When he needed my vote to defeat Hill. |
peace13 |
Aug-13-08 11:18 PM |
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I started supporting Obama after I got that email saying he was muslim |
Heather MC |
Aug-13-08 11:35 PM |
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For a long time I thought he'd be great. But then I liked Edwards' anti-corporate stance. |
Oregonian |
Aug-13-08 11:39 PM |
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I hear you. Edwards never did it for me. It's always been Obama |
babylonsister |
Aug-13-08 11:47 PM |
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I could not say this during the primary fights, but I did support Hillary |
mvd |
Aug-13-08 11:51 PM |
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You are one smart person! |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 12:07 AM |
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Yes indeedy. |
Oregonian |
Aug-14-08 01:04 AM |
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To be honest when everyone else was eliminated. n/t |
doc03 |
Aug-13-08 11:44 PM |
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Once Edwards dropped out. |
MrSlayer |
Aug-13-08 11:54 PM |
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Fully after Nevada Primary. |
tekisui |
Aug-14-08 12:00 AM |
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When Al Gore was no longer an option... |
Milo_Bloom |
Aug-14-08 12:02 AM |
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When was he an option, or wanted to be one? |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 12:09 AM |
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When he played coy throughout 2007 |
Milo_Bloom |
Aug-14-08 12:48 AM |
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Coy? Obama has never voted for that war. What does 'coy' have to |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 01:34 AM |
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We are talking about Gore, not Obama. |
Milo_Bloom |
Aug-14-08 02:06 AM |
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No, 'you' were talking about Gore in 2007. |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 02:13 AM |
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Because it doesn't pretend to fix anything |
Milo_Bloom |
Aug-14-08 09:10 AM |
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So no healthcare plan is better than having a plan? OK. I can |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 09:20 AM |
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It can't work because it doesn't address the actual problem. |
Milo_Bloom |
Aug-14-08 10:06 AM |
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Just before the California primary |
Betsy Ross |
Aug-14-08 12:22 AM |
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I was a Clinton person, never paid Barack any mind, didn't really know who he was til Iowa.. |
nc4bo |
Aug-14-08 12:38 AM |
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Thank you for sharing. |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 01:25 AM |
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The night of the Colorado caucus |
Colorado Liberal |
Aug-14-08 12:50 AM |
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Wow. Thanks for that insight. So why are you here? I'm serious. |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 01:05 AM |
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39 year old white woman in Iowa. Once it looked like Gore wouldn't run, I was always essentially |
Pirate Smile |
Aug-14-08 12:55 AM |
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Proud to say: Since he made the very first "Dean Dozen"! - my first Obama donation |
Justitia |
Aug-14-08 01:41 AM |
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You I love! He's my enthusiastic choice, too! nt |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 02:15 AM |
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I started supporting Obama after Edwards dropped out |
chyjo |
Aug-14-08 01:56 AM |
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Cool. He does know how to move people. I'm one of them! nt |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 02:42 AM |
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When it became obvious that Hillary wasn't going to get the nomination... |
cynatnite |
Aug-14-08 02:04 AM |
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If anyone cares to respond, could you kick this? It is interesting. Thanks. nt |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 02:22 AM |
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K&R'd |
vaberella |
Aug-14-08 02:54 AM |
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When Hillary started supporting McCain |
RhodesTube |
Aug-14-08 02:41 AM |
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Edwards dropping out, Clinton dirty politics, and her health plan turned me over to Obama. |
vaberella |
Aug-14-08 02:51 AM |
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Around March of 2007 |
davidpdx |
Aug-14-08 03:16 AM |
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Alweays liked him |
fujiyama |
Aug-14-08 03:50 AM |
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Kerry's endorsement. |
MPK |
Aug-14-08 04:31 AM |
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That was the icing on the cake there; between Kerry and some |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 08:03 AM |
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When I heard Hillary tell that BS story about being shot at in Tuzla (over and over and over) |
funflower |
Aug-14-08 04:31 AM |
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I emailed the Clinton site, got a reply that was total gibberish, |
old mark |
Aug-14-08 05:30 AM |
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I signed up on his website the day he announced in Feb. 2007... |
elizm |
Aug-14-08 05:38 AM |
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After |
JustAnotherGen |
Aug-14-08 05:41 AM |
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In 2004 after hearing him speak. I was delighted when he announced |
Skidmore |
Aug-14-08 05:44 AM |
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When Dean dropped out in 2004 . . . |
janet118 |
Aug-14-08 07:05 AM |
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as soon as Edwards got out, I started backing Obama |
TexasObserver |
Aug-14-08 07:08 AM |
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Only reluctantly and after lots of grieving |
kennetha |
Aug-14-08 07:26 AM |
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You mean Hillary, right? |
janet118 |
Aug-14-08 10:40 AM |
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September,2007 at the New Jersey State Democratic Convention in Atlantic City |
GalleryGod |
Aug-14-08 07:33 AM |
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I'm 34, and I too supported Kucinich |
Maine-ah |
Aug-14-08 07:40 AM |
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When Mark Warner declined to run, Obama was my first choice... |
Sulawesi |
Aug-14-08 07:41 AM |
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The Illinois senatorial primaries. |
mucifer |
Aug-14-08 07:48 AM |
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Geraldine Ferraro's crude remarks sent me over the edge-one week before the Mississippi primary |
Rowdyboy |
Aug-14-08 08:01 AM |
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Hi Rowdy. I'm originally from MS, too. It's really nice to see a |
JenniferZ |
Aug-14-08 11:16 AM |
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Hi Jennifer. My partner and I are both firmly for Obama now as are several of our friends.... |
Rowdyboy |
Aug-14-08 04:00 PM |
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Wow. That is absolutely fantastic! I'm the only democrat |
JenniferZ |
Aug-14-08 04:27 PM |
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July 2007 |
peacetrain |
Aug-14-08 08:15 AM |
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When he got the nomination.... |
cricket08 |
Aug-14-08 08:19 AM |
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Was on board from the beginning but became enthusiastic when I saw him in person. |
sparosnare |
Aug-14-08 08:22 AM |
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As for childhood influences, I'm not sure either. |
babylonsister |
Aug-14-08 11:21 AM |
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When Hillary said to. |
Jakes Progress |
Aug-14-08 08:23 AM |
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I stood behind him once he got the nomination.... |
AnneD |
Aug-14-08 08:32 AM |
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Kick. n/t |
peace13 |
Aug-14-08 08:56 AM |
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When Edwards dropped out, |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-14-08 08:57 AM |
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When John Kerry gave his endorsement speech. |
poli speak |
Aug-14-08 09:06 AM |
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That fabulous race speech |
Prophet 451 |
Aug-14-08 09:07 AM |
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when I had to decide who to vote for in the VA primary in Feb. |
onenote |
Aug-14-08 09:12 AM |
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October 2, 2002 in Federal Plaza, Chicago |
IWantAnyDem |
Aug-14-08 09:28 AM |
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When Biden dropped out, I went with the least annoying lawyer left standing. |
Bucky |
Aug-14-08 10:09 AM |
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Right before the FL election ... |
Sentinel Chicken |
Aug-14-08 10:12 AM |
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I moved to him quickly after Kucinich and Edwards dropped out. |
Liberal_Stalwart71 |
Aug-14-08 10:25 AM |
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When the last primary votes were tabulated |
bigwillq |
Aug-14-08 10:30 AM |
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When Kerry decided not to run. I waited a little bit longer watching Biden, who |
Mass |
Aug-14-08 10:33 AM |
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I'd say it's mostly fear over race on their part the stats say folks know it's the wrong path.--> |
barack the house |
Aug-14-08 10:34 AM |
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After Iowa |
dzika |
Aug-14-08 10:36 AM |
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after hearing him in 2004, I read his first book. Then after he announced I read his second book. |
BklynChick |
Aug-14-08 10:42 AM |
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Older white woman here... |
Mz Pip |
Aug-14-08 10:50 AM |
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Just voting for him because he has a D attached to his name |
Mudoria |
Aug-14-08 10:56 AM |
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When he made his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. |
Tim4319 |
Aug-14-08 11:19 AM |
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When he was virtually assured of the nomination. |
rinsd |
Aug-14-08 01:05 PM |
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after kucinich dropped out I was in limbo land for a while |
Whisp |
Aug-14-08 01:09 PM |
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When Edwards dropped out |
me b zola |
Aug-14-08 02:09 PM |
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When Hillary lost |
wvbygod |
Aug-14-08 02:22 PM |
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When he made is Rev. Wright/Race Relations speech. |
PassingFair |
Aug-14-08 04:25 PM |
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I'm in the middle-age white woman demographic and |
goodgd_yall |
Aug-14-08 04:33 PM |
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I think I stated paying attention last fall and was tepidly in favor of Obama. |
hedgehog |
Aug-14-08 04:37 PM |
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54 yr.old male cheesehead |
wiboy |
Aug-14-08 04:47 PM |
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During a debate just before the Texas Primary |
TexasLady |
Aug-14-08 04:49 PM |
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I never "didn't" support him |
polmaven |
Aug-14-08 05:02 PM |
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I became an Obama supporter the day he announced his candidacy. |
cyndensco |
Aug-14-08 05:07 PM |
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When BC spouted that crappola in SC.. |
SoCalDem |
Aug-14-08 05:08 PM |
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I supported Edwards in Iowa. |
justgamma |
Aug-14-08 06:34 PM |
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After Kucinich and then Edwards dropped out. |
Orsino |
Aug-14-08 07:09 PM |
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When it came down to just him and Hillary. |
Forkboy |
Aug-14-08 07:45 PM |
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Held out for Gore then moved to Edwards. |
yowzayowzayowza |
Aug-15-08 01:16 AM |
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:) |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-15-08 01:27 AM |
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My elderly mother convinced me that Obama is "the one"! |
flamingdem |
Aug-15-08 01:25 AM |
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October of 2006 |
VADem11 |
Aug-15-08 01:27 AM |
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In Oct. 2007. |
Dark |
Aug-15-08 01:40 AM |
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Started supporting him in October of 2007, after Wes Clark endorsed Hillary..... |
FrenchieCat |
Aug-15-08 01:54 AM |
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Kucinich dropped out, and then Edwards dropped out |
eridani |
Aug-15-08 01:57 AM |
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When he announced his candidacy |
Matteon |
Aug-15-08 02:02 AM |
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I am only supporting him because he will be the nominee |
JCMach1 |
Aug-15-08 06:17 AM |
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