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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:20 PM Original message |
Of the top 5 Dems, there is only 1 who is unelectable in a general election. That is John Edwards |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think you have everything flipped around......Edwards is the ONLY one who can win. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Edwards has way too many negatives. |
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weeve (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. Amen yourout ... BOOO MethuenProgressive ! |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #55 |
69. Like he did in '04? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. And why wouldn't the country go for him in a million years? You left |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Reason? It's all about the intangibles and Edwards doesn't have them |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Oh my yes, the 'intangibles'. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Hahahaaha. nt |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's your opinion. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why do you think Edwards is unelectable? |
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5X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. and we are supposed to just take your word for this? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. You Owe It To Folks To Say Why |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Why? |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Why? |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Maybe it's because national secutity is not one of his strong points |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. I thought the general election polling was rather favorable to Edwards? n/t |
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vireo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. It is |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm with you on the Biden part :-) |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. There is one thing about Edwards that really hurts him, imho |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. He's Spent So Much Time In Court I Would Think He Rid Himself Of All Tics |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I agree... |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Do you think it keeps him from looking Presidential? |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I don't know if it keeps him from looking Presidential |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. that tongue darting thing he does |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. That tounge thing always bothered me in the last election. I think |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. You're not kidding. I'd like to think I look past that kind of stuff, but I can't ignore it. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. You mean Hillary needs to lower her pitch and speak like a guy, right? |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. No, I can't stand the way she, as an individual, talks. Why is that so hard to understand? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Why is it so hard to understand? Because there is nothing striking in |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. That's your opinion. My criticism isn't with the note of the pitch or the vowels. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Agreed. I don't like listening to her speak either. |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. last night she was shrill. |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Are those qualities exclusive to each other? Did I make those other criticisms at any time? |
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weeve (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
65. Blinking ??? |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
68. I didn't want to say anything about that, and I haven't yet... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why? |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
16. Let's see. Believe mtnsnakes unsupported opinion or all of the polls. |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. He is the one they are most afraid of. the gop is messing in our |
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weeve (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
66. Totally right ... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Could you provide a rationale for this statement? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. bull hockey..total bull hockey!! eom |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Hey flyarm |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. one toke over the line sweet mtnsnake one toke over the line... |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Every time you do that, that dam song stays in my mind for the next 3 hours |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. i aim to please bro |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. What a bunch of hooey. He is the one that can win. Don't have any links to support this I notice. |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
31. I think you've got it backwards Re: Edwards. He runs the strongest of the top 3 candidates . . . |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
32. The more I read threads like this,... |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. I could post pieces |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
33. The Hillbots strike again! |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. Although his polling numbers aren't the greatest.. |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
71. Hey, Biden has to be real quick with his answers |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
38. Wow, what a solid, factually-based, well-reasoned post! |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'm an Obama supporter, but I fail to see your logic. |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Obama is a cold fish..no passion, no fire, no hope! |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 02:46 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Right, and Joe Lieberman's a progressive. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. OBAMA...HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
43. You ARE Kidding Aren't You?? Or MAYBE Just ILL-INFORMED!! |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
44. Ha Ha |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
45. Its nice to see the focus off of Obama and now onto Edwards. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. I don't agree completely |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
48. You present no argument whatsoever |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
52. That's funny. Every poll says you are wrong. Nice try, though. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
53. Your "girl" is unelectable for her support of giving drivers' licenses to illegal aliens |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. She didn't support it..she supports Spitzer(sp) |
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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
54. Really? Seems like Obama and Edwards connect very well with voters. |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
61. LOL!!!!! |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
62. Except for what you said about Richardson, |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
64. Could you be more wrong? |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
67. nice reasoning |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
70. Wow. You're not much for empirical evidence, are you? |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
72. Stupid white southern males |
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2 Much Tribulation (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
73. i can't say I follow you on this one. Not even a little. Sorry nt |
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