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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 09:34 PM
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55. You can rationalize your double standard all you want, it's still a blatant double standard. nt
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  -Lincoln Chafee is the most liberal in the race JI7  Oct-26-10 05:06 AM   #0 
  - In Almost Every Race There Is A Candidate To The Left Of The Democrat Or You Can Write One In  DemocratSinceBirth   Oct-26-10 05:16 AM   #1 
  - depends on whether a Republican could win because of split votes  JI7   Oct-26-10 05:17 AM   #2 
     - In 1980 John Anderson Ran To The Left Of Carter  DemocratSinceBirth   Oct-26-10 05:28 AM   #5 
        - That was a very tough question at the time  karynnj   Oct-26-10 07:24 AM   #14 
        - Reagan had a chance of winning which he did unlike this Senate race  JI7   Oct-26-10 04:25 PM   #27 
  - Nader 2012?  itsrobert   Oct-26-10 05:18 AM   #3 
  - *facepalm*  jaxx   Oct-26-10 05:28 AM   #4 
  - ........  young but wise   Oct-26-10 11:04 AM   #18 
  - Nader had no chance of winning and Bush had a chance unlike this race  JI7   Oct-26-10 04:26 PM   #28 
  - I'd vote for him in a shot.  Sky Masterson   Oct-26-10 05:33 AM   #6 
  - Why Not Voted For Nader Then?  DemocratSinceBirth   Oct-26-10 05:39 AM   #7 
     - Because Nader hadn't a chance in hell of winning  Sky Masterson   Oct-26-10 05:43 AM   #8 
        - Well, Linc Is Running For Governor So He Can't Align With Progressives In The Usual Sense  DemocratSinceBirth   Oct-26-10 05:50 AM   #9 
           - I would probably vote for Crist  Sky Masterson   Oct-26-10 06:29 AM   #11 
  - Is there a reason  Pab Sungenis   Oct-26-10 05:56 AM   #10 
  - As demonstrated by his support for an increase of the sales tax in a state where unemployment  Mass   Oct-26-10 06:31 AM   #12 
  - He is no longer a republican  Inuca   Oct-26-10 07:24 AM   #13 
     - I know. But he has not changed. He still holds the ideals of moderate Republicans from New England.  Mass   Oct-26-10 07:35 AM   #15 
  - Can you expand on why you think Chafee is more liberal than Caprio?  Valienteman   Oct-26-10 07:45 AM   #16 
  - Caprio did not support Obama  recadna   Oct-26-10 10:51 AM   #17 
  - i ddin't know he didn't support Obama, but if he supported McCain  JI7   Oct-26-10 04:28 PM   #29 
     - Caprio supported Hillary in the primary  paulk   Oct-26-10 07:26 PM   #32 
        - BClinton is paying Caprio back for that support by stumping for him.  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 10:24 AM   #36 
           - a sitting President has more mojo than a former President  paulk   Oct-27-10 12:24 PM   #43 
           - and I want to add  paulk   Oct-27-10 12:31 PM   #44 
           - In other words you didn't know Pres Obama had declined to endorse  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 12:51 PM   #45 
              - by "pulling the same horseshit" I am refering to Obama  paulk   Oct-27-10 01:06 PM   #46 
                 - News apparently to you:  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 03:06 PM   #47 
                    - I don't think you can draw an equivalency between what Clinton  paulk   Oct-27-10 07:10 PM   #54 
                       - You can rationalize your double standard all you want, it's still a blatant double standard. nt  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 09:34 PM   #55 
           - Obama specifically endorsed Chaffee...nice try, though...n/t  joeybee12   Oct-28-10 11:01 AM   #57 
              - Pres Obama did not endorse anyone in the Rhode Island governor's race.  AtomicKitten   Oct-28-10 11:11 AM   #58 
  - a post by a local.  BrklynLiberal   Oct-26-10 02:30 PM   #25 
  - Chafee is strongly pro-environment and was the only R who voted vs invading Iraq  JudyM   Oct-26-10 07:11 PM   #30 
     - so if the Republican is more liberal than the Democrat, we vote Republican?  provis99   Oct-27-10 04:31 PM   #51 
        - For me, it's about looking at the totality of the situation.  JudyM   Oct-28-10 10:59 AM   #56 
  - Lincoln Chafee is one of the few politicians for whom I have respect.  Milo_Bloom   Oct-26-10 11:12 AM   #19 
  - +1  AspenRose   Oct-26-10 02:20 PM   #22 
  - Indeed.  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 10:26 AM   #37 
     - Bernie Sanders was never a Republican. Are you thinking of Jim Jeffords?  Alexander   Oct-27-10 11:09 AM   #38 
        - I was; edited. Thanks. nt  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 11:20 AM   #39 
  - What do people around DU want?  donheld   Oct-26-10 12:05 PM   #20 
  - I hope he wins. He'll caucus with Dems which will keep our majority.  Phx_Dem   Oct-26-10 01:52 PM   #21 
  - I Think He's Running For Governor  DemocratSinceBirth   Oct-26-10 02:24 PM   #23 
  - It's great that you have such strong views despite not knowing what office he's running for  Kurt_and_Hunter   Oct-27-10 12:16 PM   #42 
  - Caprio is what might be called a DINO.  BrklynLiberal   Oct-26-10 02:29 PM   #24 
  - Some Dems on DU want Caprio to win.  vaberella   Oct-26-10 02:44 PM   #26 
  - maybe it's because he's the candidate of their party  paulk   Oct-26-10 07:29 PM   #33 
     - Depends.  vaberella   Oct-27-10 02:55 AM   #34 
        - So you always vote for the Green Party candidate?  Kurt_and_Hunter   Oct-27-10 12:10 PM   #41 
        - No...around my way some of their supporters are litterers.  vaberella   Oct-27-10 06:45 PM   #52 
        - so you voted for Nader?  provis99   Oct-27-10 04:29 PM   #50 
           - Howdo you peope come up with these conclusions...check post 52. n/t  vaberella   Oct-27-10 06:46 PM   #53 
  - What are Caprio's positions on the issues that affect Americans?  Valienteman   Oct-27-10 08:33 AM   #35 
  - You can watch this debate going on NOW here. Its amazing Chafee is the only one  Thrill   Oct-26-10 07:15 PM   #31 
  - Is there a Green Party candidate? bet he or she is even more liberal so let's advocate for them  Kurt_and_Hunter   Oct-27-10 12:09 PM   #40 
  - False equivivilancy  PolNewf   Oct-27-10 03:25 PM   #48 
  - Rumor has it Caprio secretly courted the GOP in his quest for governor.  AtomicKitten   Oct-27-10 04:12 PM   #49 
 

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