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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:41 AM Original message |
Poll question: If Hillary was a man, do you think she would have the same level of support? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You misunderstand me, I'm looking at this from a sociological perspective. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Your post implies that Hillary's gender is what her campaign is based on |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Not at all. Again, you are making unsubstantiated allegations. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. No it doesnt |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. If Obama was a woman would she have more support? eom |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Interesting question. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Absolutely! |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. If his wife had been the 42nd president, probably the same. nt |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. So far, nobody's been able to adequately explain why she deserves any level of support |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 03:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. If she wins |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. I'll take a smart, competent, able president who's not in the pocket of big business, thanks |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
41. I think she'd be smarter, abler, and more competent |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Sigh, your ability to selectively parse continues to amaze |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I'm not trying to convince you to support Clinton |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Fair enough... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. and Clinton supporters do so... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I'll try that once I decide who my candidate is |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. and believe it or not |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Well, get ready for the left-wing attacks |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. surprisingly little difference |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. aw, now we're gonna start to fight again |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. that maybe because no one owes you an explanation. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. That's brilliant -- I'll just vote for her on looks, then |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Just had to make one more comment on the abject ridiculousness of wyldwolf's response |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. Arrogance is the one word that always comes to mind. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. I noticed that too... (nt) |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. HRC's policies are wrong and not open for debate yet. |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. Probably not, because a gay Bill Clinton would probably not have been elected in 1992. |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. lol, no you make perfect sense, actually |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
11. One of the few reasons I would vote for her. |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. No but these things are difficult to gage |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Interesting perspective |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Well, at this point |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 02:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Good point. nt |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Even if the woman or black man you're voting for isn't the best choice for America? |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
20. I've never met a supporter of her offline that gender wasn't the main reason for their support. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. What you said |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
21. A man who is currently married to a previous president? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 05:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Only if Bill Clinton had been a woman. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. I think her visibility has a lot to do with her having been married to Bill |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. If Obama was white, do you think she would have the same level of support? |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
25. She would have much more support. Conservatives hate women. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
26. Speaking for myself, its great that she's a woman |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
28. What a sexist question! n/t |
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leez34 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. - |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Welcome to DU |
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watercolors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
29. how about this is a stupid question? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
34. Would Obama have the same level of support if he were White? |
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leez34 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. - |
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ripple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
37. Actually, the question should be |
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Meldread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
39. No, she would have less support. However, that isn't because she'd be a man. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
40. No, she'd have way more support. |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
44. Speaking for myself |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. She would be John Edwards. n/t |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
54. She'd probably have about as much support as Biden |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. I think her gender is a liability. |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. alot of her support comes from being a woman. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
59. If Hillary were running as Hillary Rodham, she would be a lower tier candidate |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
60. Less support |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
61. Sure, if she were a man, she'd have a lot less support - and if Obama were white, he would too - |
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