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LalahLand Donating Member (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:37 PM
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What if a well liked/loved celebrity ran as a Green in '04
I see a lot of posts about Democrats losing because the higher ups refuse to reach out to the left leaning liberals. Could popular celebrity pull an upset like Arnold did last night?
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:40 PM
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1. No
Arnold was a celebrity who didn't threaten the status quo....
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not systems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:41 PM
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2. bush wins n/t
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:45 PM
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3. I don't think a Green candidate is going to go from 2% to 35% or whatever
they'd need to beat the Dem and Republican in only 4 years, without there being some kind of mood of complacency, and good times, which results in low turnout, and lets the Green sneak in.

There was never a third party candidate as popular and as much of a celebrity as Bull Moose TR, who had already been president, and he couldn't do it. So I don't see how any celebrity Green could do it.

However, I think Alec Baldwin should run for congress as a green in Peter King's district. I think that would be great for democracy.
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:48 PM
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4. Don't we have enough problems?
eom
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 01:50 PM
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5. Its unlikely imo
and NO my candiate is not planning to run as one if he doesnt win.
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Classical_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 02:05 PM
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6. Nader was a celebrity
. Unless they commit to dropping if it looks like they will lose like Arianna did, the greens won't even be considered by me.
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