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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:06 PM Original message |
Has it occured to anyone that being Independent gave both Sanders and Lieberman an advantage? |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. None that I know of at the national level. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Lieberman became independent because he lost a primary |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Precisely |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Do you feel the same way about Jeffords? |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:53 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Did you forget the sarcasm thingy |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 07:16 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Apples & oranges |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Painful to see... |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Well, like or not they both have the same kind of integrity in one sense. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I agree with the previous post. Sanders has integrity. |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The definition of integrity is that one is true to one's own self. |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Yeah right |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I don't it was ever about wanting to be a Democrat or not. |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Joe serves only Joe |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 01:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
42. What dictionary you using? |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Not quite. Sanders has always (to the best of my knowledge) run as |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Traitor is a strong word. I reserve it for those who are traitors to my country. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. While I put it in non-cap lettering... how about his support for the Iraq |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I never said I agree with him on those issues. I certainly do not. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. As far as I am concerned you don't have a point. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
38. As someone who grew up in CT and has lived in VT |
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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ermmm, what about the 100s of independents who lost? |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Sanders and Lieberman were both able to break through, but in different ways. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think America wants more independents. |
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American Jesus (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Lieberman claims he would never caucus with the 'Pukes |
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EllenZ (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. But.... |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yes he has sold out before |
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Greeby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. Bernie won because of who he is |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. As did Lieberman. nt |
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Greeby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yeah, that's the drawback to that concept nt |
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EllenZ (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. Independents |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Not in Vermont |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Interestingly, big money was also spent against Lieberman. |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Do you have the numbers? |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. No, I just know Lamont was superich and spent a lot of his own funds. |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Good |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I love Bernie, and I donated money to him - more than once- |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Way to go! |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Welcome to DU, EllenZ! |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. no |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-09-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. That is correct. |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Many reasons... |
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SwingVoter2006 (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
39. YES!! WE DO!!!! |
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lefthandedskyhook (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 07:19 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Have you looked at instant runoff voting? |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
41. Sanders has been elected as the at large |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-10-06 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
43. their advantage was being an incumbant , not independent |
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