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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:21 PM Original message |
It's Too Late For McCain To Drop Palin |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. He can, but it would be political suicide... |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But he seems to be so much into suicide. |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Sheesh, I mean POLITICAL suicide here. |
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Greg K (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't know, you aren't really voting for President/Vice President anyway, but for electors. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. He picked her to be "his date for the big dance" |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's not too late for McCain to have to drop Palin |
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DiamondKrosse (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. why would he? |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Odds on the "course of the rest of the race" after the VPdebate? |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Good grief, Diamond, |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, what would happen if their electoral college |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. It has happened on rare occasion. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. Just out of curiosity.... |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. When this has happened in the past for other seats (Senate, House), the party pushes a Write-In |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. but how does that effect the write in votes that have already been submitted... |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. the party just has to tell the electors who to vote for |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. But people have voted for one person when another person is on the ballot before |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. it happened here in Missouri |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. You are indeed voting for the McCain ticket, you cannot split your vote for VPs... |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. McPalin tried to bump the VP debate entirely off the calendar by postponing last Friday Pres debate. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. However, Palin could use the health of the newborn as an out... |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. Why would he want to drop her? |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
22. the electors can vote for whomever they please. |
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