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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-08 08:27 AM
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To those who think we'll win in a landslide, remember what Ben Franklin said:
"An informed voter is a voter whose vote doesn't count any more than the vote of a complete idiot."

THAT'S why I don't think we will win in a landslide. I like our chances, but it's not a lock.
There just a few too many complete idiots out there, and they vote.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-08 08:33 AM
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1. Agreed, as things stand now. But if Palin is the mistake she appears to be things may change
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-08 08:47 AM
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2. We can hope, but we can't count on it
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. They'll try every dirty trick
in the book, and a few that aren't in the book yet. Only a convincing
majority of votes will put us over the top. If it's close, they'll pull
something again. They've gotten good at it, and it gave us Bush Lite twice.

There's nothing wrong with being pleasantly surprised on Nov. 5.

The other possibility would be very grim, indeed.
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-08 08:50 AM
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3. There are never huge landslides (vote wise). Maybe EV!
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-08 09:16 AM
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4. That would suit me just fine!
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