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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 07:57 PM
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If you could see into the future and knew that your candidate would lose the GE...
Would you still want your candidate to win the nomination, because you hate the other candidate so intensely, you'd rather go down gloriously?

Or would you swallow your pride and go with the opposing Democrat, because it's more important to take the White House back than to be in love with the nominee?
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40ozDonkey Donating Member (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 08:24 PM
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1. Supreme Court justices.
No reasonable person puts pride above principles, end of story.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 08:32 PM
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4. Well said
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 08:32 PM
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5. Totally agree
...there are bigger issues than my choice, ego, pride and desire.
My experience conviction and judgment as to dem choice aside....we MUST defeat the GOP.
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 08:25 PM
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2. Can't relate- I don't have this kind of vindictiveness against the
candidate I didn't vote for in the primary.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 08:25 PM
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3. I would swallow my pride...but I dont see a certain loss in Obama's future so...
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Blondiegrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 09:10 PM
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6. It has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with principles.
I vote my conscience. If I knowingly cast a vote for a lying crook, I would never be able to sleep well again.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 09:12 PM
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8. and everyone who needs stem cells and reproductive choice and _______
thanks you.

And hopes you can sleep REALLY well.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 09:12 PM
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7. I agree with you... which is why you should give up your support for Clinton....

She is a SURE loser in the GE..... the Democrats' only hope to beat McCain is Obama.

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