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Onlooker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:39 AM
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Poll question: I will vote for the Democratic nominee whether it's Clinton or Obama
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DemzRock Donating Member (824 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:42 AM
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1. Do those voting "no" REALLY believe that an imperfect Dem is worse than McCain?
You HAVE to be kidding me!
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EmilyAnne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:46 AM
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2. Yikes! I hope not. n/t
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beezlebum Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:54 AM
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10. perhaps
Edited on Thu Mar-06-08 08:54 AM by beezlebum
some people see clinton as not merely imperfect, but entirely too similar to bush/mccain. i admit, i don't think she's too far off. sorry. and she's not easing that feeling with her tactics. rovian indeed.

i will vote for her if i have to, as depressing as it may be.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:18 AM
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23. Well, lets see. HRC tells us the McCain's experience is more important than Obama's. And she also
puts out a message that Obama is not to be trusted at 3AM. The body rotts from the head down and we have no one to blame but Hillary.
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:46 AM
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3. Voted "true", but don't tell the candidates or superdelegates.
I want them to wonder how many of us they will lose by negative "bash the Democrat" campaigning and back room deals at the convention.

I'll vote for the nominee ("lesser of two evils" if nothing else), but my time and money depend on how the nomination process is handled.
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Just-plain-Kathy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:48 AM
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4. I hate Hillary, but I'd vote for her over McCain. ... n/t
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:50 AM
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7. I hate Hillary and I will NOT vote for her under any circumstances...
...I will go to the polls in November and if she is the nominee, I will just skip the top of the ballot and then vote my usual staright Dem ticket.

Hillary is poison and I cannot morally justify to myself voting for her.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:52 AM
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8. Which means you're morally justifying McCain?
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:55 AM
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12. No...
...it means is see -0- difference between war monger, corporate backed Hillary and McCain. Business as usual in DC if either one of them gets elected.

What it means is that I stick by my morals and I will NOT support someone like Hillary Clinton under any circumstances. If you think her endorsement of John McCain and her Muslim smears of Obama are OK, then you are more than welcome to hold your nose and vote for her. Sorry, I cannot justify supporting her under any cirucmstances.
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beezlebum Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:59 AM
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13. i'm teetering
i'm back and forth between a potential clinton vote or a protest/no vote (in the case she wins).
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:05 AM
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16. There is a lot more at stake than the Presidency. The next president
will likely get to make 2-3 Supreme Court appointments. I hope you will reconsider your position if Hillary is nominated.
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shaniqua6392 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:17 AM
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22. This is the most important part of this election.
If McCain gets in he will get to choose these SC justices. Every Dem needs to vote for whichever Dem makes it onto the ballot or they are assisting the Republicans in their ultimate goal of reversing Roe v. Wade!! Put the dislike of Clinton or Obama aside and vote Democrat in November no matter who the nominee is.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:27 AM
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28. I would have agreed with you a few weeks age. But after seeing how HRC is trying to win this thing,
she has no character or dignity what-so-ever, I think if it served her purpose at the time, she is just as likely to put some POS on the Supreme Court as McCain would be. You can't trust people to do the right thing when they will do absolutly anything to win.
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Just-plain-Kathy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:14 AM
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20. My mom thinks the same way you do. She will not vote for Hillary or McCain.
I'm trying to explain to her that a corporate democrate doesn't hurt you as much when they're robbbing you blind. While a republican will shove you down and take the clothes off your back.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:25 AM
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26. You know....
...your mother has a very smart daughter...!!

You are the fist person that has said anything that would make me reconsider passing my vote if it is a Hillary/McCain race.

Until I read what you posted, I could not morally justify voting for Hillary under any cirucmstances. She is totally repugnant to me because of the totality of her unacceptable conduct.

I will think about it...still not sure if I can hold my breath and deal with the stench of actually voting for Hillary, but I will at least think about it.

Thank you!
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Just-plain-Kathy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:35 AM
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29. Hepburn, IF Hillary's our choice, I'll be holding my nose as voting, thinking of you....
...hopefully doing the same.

For now, we just have to keep fighting for Obama!!
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:49 AM
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5. Who are the 10 idjits?
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:53 AM
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9. I guess I am one of them......
...apparently you seem to have a problem with people who stick by moral considerations.

Your problem, not mine.
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:50 AM
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6. I'll gladly vote for Obama or Clinton in the GE.
They're both a lot better than McCain, despite my reservations about them.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 08:55 AM
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11. For the first time, I will say yes.
Because if Clinton and Obama don't start working something out, we aren't going to win in November.

Brokered convention:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5596700.html

Dean says FL and MI can follow the rules or do over. I think that is fair. Let's see how Mrs. Clinton does with competition on the ballot.
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leftofcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:00 AM
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14. Obama was on the ticket in FL. Not in Michingan though
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Just-plain-Kathy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:20 AM
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24. After two stolen elections, why do we think this election will be honest?
The people who put a loser like Bush in the White House TWICE, will not give up their power so easily. Why would they? Democrat or republican, the next president will not be our choice.

Corporate America will win.
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JaneQPublic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:04 AM
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15. ANY Dem would be better than "Bomb-Bomb Iran" McCain
There's just far too much at stake for Democrats to indulge in petty squabling and the old "circular firing squad."

We have several very old Supreme Court justices who may want to retire soon.

We have hoards of Republicans itching to pour more money and troops into Iraq, not to mention invade Iran and every other country with oil.

We have real people suffering with real health crises without any insurance.

We have polar ice caps melting and the Earth's climate nearing the point of no return if something isn't done soon.

With the entire planet and future generations on the line, no Democrat has the luxury of doing the electoral equivalent of holding his/her breath until turning blue. Grow up.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:06 AM
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17. I will vote for the Democratic nominee whether it's Clinton or Obama.
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Kitty Herder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:09 AM
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18. Unless by some miracle Utah becomes a swing state, I'm not guaranteeing
Edited on Thu Mar-06-08 09:11 AM by Herdin_Cats
that I will vote for the Democrat in the GE, even if it's Obama. I like my protest votes because I hate feeling disenfranchised by the fact that Utah's electoral votes will go to the Republican no matter what I do. Down with the electoral college!!!
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Justyce Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:13 AM
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19. The results so far are absolutely disgusting. I can't believe
people on here call themselves democrats but would rather sit back and watch McCain win than vote for our nominee, whoever it may be. Hello people! McCain is just like bush and the polar opposite of HRC and Obama on the issues. I'm just speechless.
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samrock Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:14 AM
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21. To all those voting no
I want you to all tell that no to our service men/women trapped in Iraq.. looking to YOU to get them the HELL out of their!!
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:24 AM
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25. Keep in mind: the moderators have banned people because of their poll responses
Those who voted No can expect... what, exactly? Would any of the mods care to comment?
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:39 AM
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31. Honesty is more important to me than the mods. If they want to TS someone for being honest, then I
say they should go for it.
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Tammie Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:27 AM
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27. Yes, I will vote for whichever is the nominee
I support Clinton. BUT, I am a Democrat first, a Clinton supporter second. I will absolutely support Obama if he is the nominee.
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:36 AM
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30. Come November, the (D) gets my vote...
If it's Clinton, so be it...
If it's Obama, so be it...
If it's both of them, in whatever order... so be it.

I cannot stomach another Republican in the White House. We need to have control of the White House along with Congress to get anything good done. Opposing parties in the executive and legislative branches creates the obstructionist crap that we've been fighting with since 2006.
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