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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:46 PM Original message |
Dodd Calls on Party Leaders to Bring Nomination Battle to an End |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good man. Now where are Edwards, Carter, and Gore? |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. They would never sign on to this sh*t, especially Gore |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
72. Chris Dodd is calling on the party to cut the process short. |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why? Is the process broken in some way? |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:53 PM Original message |
Hillary cannot win without destroying the Democratic party |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
40. That's a charming story. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Late state primaries don't usually count - and yes, the process is broken... |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. So what? |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. I'm from a state that hasn't voted, and I say screw waiting for all 50 states to vote |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. It's your right to negate your own vote... |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
71. I voted for Kerry in June of '04, a completely meaningless effort on my part. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. Cheers to ShadowLiberal |
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billybob537 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. The numbers make it Highly unlikely |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Your unspoken premise is... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. So the remaining states don't get a voice? What an asshole. |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. So you care about the voice of the people? I guess you believe whoever wins the pledged delegates |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Conversation over. |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. There is mathematically no way for Hillary to win. The voters have spoken. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. What's wrong with North East liberals? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Hillary planned for it to be over on Feb 5 - and that would have been fine with you. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Thank you. n/t |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Makes you wonder if they didn't want Kerry to win for the same reason in 2004! |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. They were undermining ANY Dem nominee and McAuliffe was in position to make sure the party DIDN'T |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
67. Thanks for posting this. As you know, |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I still remember Carville RIGHT AFTER networks called it for Bush... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. i am so jaded now that whenever I mull over those moments when |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. That's inaccurate - There were NO votes to count as Blackwell controlled how many |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. At this point it doesn't matter how the remaining states vote. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. This is one |
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PylesMalfunction (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. Thanks! |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
60. PERFECT analogy. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
62. Nothing is inevitable except death, taxes and the simplistic way |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Late states could either move up their election dates (but not too far up :D) |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. I dont think you would see this kind of thing from these guys if the... |
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my3boyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Why the hell does it matter if it won't change the numbers?nt |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Which states after April is she favored to win? besides puerto rico kentucky and west virginia? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. No, not when it won't matter they shouldn't. The longer this nightmare goes on, the better the odds |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
65. I wish I could have voted for Dodd |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Dodd Calls on Party Leaders to silence the voters. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Whereas Hillary wants to silence the MAJORITY who has already voted! |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. If new voters put her over the top, then the so-called Majority is now |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. Realistically, this is impossible unless she works with Diebold on this... |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. You just can't predict the outcome of a vote. Remember New Hampshire. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. I'm not a big Obama fan either... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. Did you read the transcript? It's not that severe at all. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. The guy is clearly a stooge who watches too much TV. He is on |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thank you Dodd. Hear that DU leadership? Time to endorse Obama and end this nonsense. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. drip drip drip |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Now we know why Carville was so pissed at Richardson |
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Mme. Defarge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sign me up |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. But we've only had 43 contested elections so far, Chris |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. And Hillary only wants three more months to fuck up Obama's chances in the General... |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You never know. |
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billybob537 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. You're absolutly right. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. And HRC might discover |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. Good for Senator Dodd. The more I get to know him |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
44. I love Dodd |
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cerebellum (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't think HIllary is hurting the party |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You've got a good point, she is only hurting herself, let her continue to do it. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'd recommend that everyone read the transcript. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. It's very similar to what goes on in a banana republic. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. Half my party is scared to death of its own damn Democratic process. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
63. They will not like the way history remembers them. They are right |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. This has to stop soon - Just realized the convention is at the end of August!!!!!!!! |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. He is as much of a party leader as anyone |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Because he's still holding out some hope that they'll act like adults |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. Thank you. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
42. Its going to happen sooner rather then later |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
51. Yeah, 5 more months of this will hand the white house to McCain on a sliver platter |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. You all don't show much faith in your inspirational leader's ability to inspire and lead. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
53. Supers should all be UNCOMMITTED until there are 2 candidates remaining |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Arguably, super delegates shouldn't be used at all, except in emergencies which we DON'T HAVE now! |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
55. K&R. (nt) |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
70. K & R |
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BringBigDogBack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
73. Kick |
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ORDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
74. K&R |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
75. Hey Dodd, how about letting voters decide the outcome of this race? |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. you go dodd |
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