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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:29 PM Original message |
Obama is winning the Texas Caucus --- so, |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Since delegate counts are what gets the nom... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I see that you, too, are ignorant of Texas's caucus process. |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. I live in Texas and participated in the caucus last night - your description is inaccurate |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. "We had 84 participants." LMAO |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. In my precinct yes (40 of them were Clinton folks) |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
74. We had 2 person caucus here |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. More than a million people participated in the TX caucuses. Hate to burst your bubble. |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Post #24 shows why Sen. Clinton had to apologize to the State of Mississippi |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. She had to apologize to Mississippi?? |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. She did, she did - Can you believe it! |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Obama wouldn't get faced by Helmet Head. |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Still Counting Votes in Texas, Obama May Officially Win Texas |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Hillary's campaign just reflects a non-progressive prejudice against the South ... |
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thevoiceofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
81. You don't even merit a comment |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. That should put an end to that... |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. I have aksed you to explain why CNN states: "67 [TX delegates] tied to March 4 caucuses" |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Because Bill Clinton wanted it that way - ironic, isn't it? -nt |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Because Bill Clinton wanted it that way - ironic, isn't it? -nt |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Thank you |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. So you don't want honesty, just lies. You don't want to learn about the TX caucus process.... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. If you're ignorant of Texas' caucus process, read this thread. |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. its all about delegates |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. And? |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. read it. and? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Maybe you could educate us instead of being snide? |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. I hope so -- can someone explain |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I've explained twice already in this very short thread. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. And an experienced Texan said you're inaccurate the very first time. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. Pretty much. |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Good! |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. Stick you fingers in your ears and whistle a little louder... |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Bless your heart, Maddy McCall! |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. pfft. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yup. It's another state that doesn't count. |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. Maddy- as I said |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I just turned in my official caucus materials about 2 hours ago |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. You call her on her ignorance of Texas and she still continues. Talk about a clinton cult member! nt |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. IF Obama wins the Caucus by more delegates than Clinton won in the Primary |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Sen. Clinton embraced this Texas procedure |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Thanks, powergirl, for all your |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Bill Clinton went through the same damned procedure in Texas. Stop Whining |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. I'm not whining about the results |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Don't see the sense in your "party insiders" theory |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
68. Don't mess with Texas bucko!!! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. since Obama has won the endorsements of 67 out of the last 83 |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. If Obama regains his momentum, you will be right |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. and the biggest note on that |
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JackORoses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
78. shall i get you a tissue? |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #19 |
82. Tom, I'm not a Clinton supporter but I appreciate your reasoned defense |
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Johnny Potpie (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think so. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yay! Obama won because more of his supporters voted TWICE! WOOHOO! |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Clinton's supporters voted twice as well |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
63. That's fine, but that doesn't mean Obama won Texas. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. CNN just reported over a MILLION people participated in the caucuses! And he's winning by 12% |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Yay!! |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. You're welcome! I'm happy, too! |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. And 2.8 million participated in the primary. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. And they make up 2/3rds of the delegate total. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. So we're allowing the subset of the 2.8 million that had extra time on their hands |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Yup. Those are the rules. All parties knew them. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. It doesn't make it any less morally objectionable. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. Frankly, we who caucused invested more into the process |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. The idea that just because you have more time on a particular evening that your vote |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Everyone takes time out to vote. It's beyond moronic to infer that |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Some only have 15 minutes to vote, like I did in Wisconsin. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. And one candidate benefits by this how? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. Obama lost Texas by 100,000 votes. That's what I look at. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. LESS than 100,000. And as Mark Penn said, it's all about the delegates. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. For God's sake, has rounding become illegal? It was over 99,000. |
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JackORoses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
77. you do know that Popular vote is only tallied so that delegates can be awarded, don't you? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Delegates matter |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I bet Obama doesn't really care how that poster feels about delegates. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. I'll be pissed if delegate allocation rules negate the will of the people. |
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PseudoIntellect (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Then whoever gets more pledged delegates should win at the convention instantly. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. And she lost by 12% in the caucuses |
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lmbradford (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. Yes..... |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. If the current numbers hold, Obama wins more delegates from TX... |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
61. Yes and no |
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Altair (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
65. Not in a PR sense, no but in a real sense yes |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
69. my husband and i were on the 10 pm news while we were at the caucus last night |
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BringBigDogBack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
76. Yes. |
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sloppyjoe25s (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
80. yup - it does |
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