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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:53 PM Original message |
Poll question: Can Obama win in the south? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. He's winning South Carolina. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yeah, he's winning the Democratic primary. I assume this poll is about |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Would you prefer Clinton or Edwards? |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. We couldn't win South Carolina if Jesus showed up and we nominated him. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Then why bring up Obama specifically... |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Only because many who post on DU place great significance on his |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Fair enough. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. That's a difficult question. I really don't know. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I would have thought Edwards would have a better chance a few days ago. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. He isn't liked by the whites, nor would any progressive be. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Edwards. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I would love to think Kentucky is abuzz with positive talk about any of our candidates. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. No kidding. There's no way conservative white South Carolinians would vote for |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
69. Oh sorry |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. With Edwards as his running mate, you bet your ass he can. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Edwards isn't going to run as his VP |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. I'm not so sure about that |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Absolutely. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ford did better than the last three white Democrats who ran |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. They don't want no librul Jeeziss in the South! |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. You are right |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. I wish this weren't true and I can only really speak about VA |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Mississippi and Louisiana have sizable minority populations... |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Most white Mississippians would vote for Satan if he ran as a RePuke |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. You don't know my fellow southerners very well |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. I don't see MS as a possibility |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. I saw a poll some time over the summer... |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
59. Question: Do we have a primary in VA? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. He'll need some Western states to counteract... |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. The West is where it's at |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. I agree |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Some states, yes. Others, no. |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think he will do well in the primaries in the South, but I'm not sure about in the GE. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. I voted yes but, I believe any of our candidates can win the South |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. He can win in a primary, but not General. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. I had to answer maybe, although I hope the answer is yes...n/t |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. Don't confuse the Primary's with the General Election in the South - Not good for us. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. If my redneck son who even uses the "N" word says that |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
67. Wow. There is so many things wrong I don't know where to begin. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. This poll doesn't make sense. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. With Obama you will see record AA turnout and he can win |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. Anyone that voted NO is not from the South. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I'm in Texas jackass and we invented Bush and filled the slot with Perry, now tell us all again ... |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
65. Actually, he has a very good chance in Kentucky... |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Really? What part of the South do you live in? It must be considerably more progressive |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I'm from the south and voted no |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
52. I'm hoping NC will be up for grabs, but that's only because I live there. I fear you are right. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. NC does seem to be becoming more competitive |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. I'm from the South - I think he's got a tough road |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
55. I voted NO, and I live in the south |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. 30 people actually think he can win the South? |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. He CANNOT win the general in the South for two main reasons... |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Could you be more inflamatory to those of us in the South next time? |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
39. I've asked this before but nobody answered me; |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Corporate America has screwed the working-class white Southerner |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that mean that NO Democrat |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. I think Al Gore, if he had run, would have had a chance of picking up |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. One Anomaly is Guaranteed: The exit polls would NOT match the vote. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. And not only in the South. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
45. He's more likely to do better than Hillary would. |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Agreed on both counts - the South likely won't be the battleground |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
53. Comparing Harold Ford to Barack Obama is ridiculous. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Well, I was wondering how Obama might do here in TN... |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
56. places in the |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
60. Until recently, I would have said no way... |
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auburngrad82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
62. I'm an old white guy in North Carolina and I'll vote for him if he's nominated |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. There are a fair number of us, |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
66. Don't need it...doesn't matter. nt. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
68. Obama won't need the South |
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Firespirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
70. No. No Democrat can. But it's not necessary. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
71. It would be hard |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. I am so gd tired of this "All Southerners are racist!" crap. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. I live in the south and I'm white... |
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