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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:14 PM Original message |
When people write "Obama will NEVER win the general election" |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think it is because Hillary told them to |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
60. How ridiculous. |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
76. Actually, I get daily e-mails from both campaigns.......... |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. people are religious, hunt, are against illegal immigration because they are bitter? |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:18 PM Original message |
He's increasing his lead nationally and closing the gap in PA. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Obama needs more practice talking to 3-year-olds |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Amen. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. I'm suprised you extrapolate all that from what he said, |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Bullshit. n/t |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. When was a Dem win ever certain? |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Probably in most cases |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. Their hearts are dark towards a man taking the nominatin from poor Hill. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:18 PM Original message |
It means they are pissed that Hillary will never win the GE because she can't win the nomination. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. I believe their misinformed and not very educated... |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
87. "their misinformed and not very educated" |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. no I think it's our of loyalty to Clinton |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. loyalty to Clinton? like I said; " not very informed and educated... yaaawn. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. The latter of course. The person stating that is most likely racist |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Pipe dreams, with no basis in reality |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. The latter. |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. damn good question. damn good. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because he isn't winning where and how he needs to be winning |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. and Hillary is a BIG winner in Texas and other Red States..why? |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
46. She won texas. She isn't winning too many other red states to my knowledge |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I was being snarky I guess and forgot to say so.. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. She won Texas like the monkeys flying around my Butt |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
83. She Lost Texas. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
64. And Hillary even lost Texas actually |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. So he's won the states we don't normally win, and not the ones that are shoo-ins anyway... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. The 'logic' is deeply flawed. DEEPLY flawed. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
82. ... |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
45. he's winning states that we won't win in November by exploiting the caucus system |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
69. What? |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Primaries have nothing to do with the GE |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. In battleground states, the primaries do matter |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. He has more Delegates from Primary votes than she does |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. By the way, if his supposed "unelectability" has "nothing to do with his skin color" ... |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. It's his ears. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I knew it had to be something... |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. because Democrats have a hard enough time winning in the south without all of his baggage. |
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Dessalines (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Not much more black support then Bill Clinton had. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. that's beside the point actually. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. The argument that a primary win = a GE win is dubious. |
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Voltaire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
86. Oh, so we better give it to the Inevitable Lady MacBeth then eh? |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Exactly! |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. They won't hear it. They have too much invested in Obama to accept such a bitter reality |
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jbm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. this is the correct answer..n/t |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
68. You're making an assumption |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. In my opinion |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's never because of race. I know this because white folks tell me so. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. See I told you Marge, its because he's left handed. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. :P |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. It doesn't bother me |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'd say it's the Hillary Clinton supporters who are bitter. |
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Dessalines (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. It is a reflection of the mentality of the people they are around. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. In my case it's because he's inexperienced |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Obama is more than electable. Let's work hard to make it happen! |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. We'll just have to wait and see................. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Obama is more than electable. Let's work hard to make it happen! |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. It's because it's all they can offer in defense of Hillary a losing candidate. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's because they recognize that their candidate intends to make it |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. getting your excuses ready I see. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. No, because he will NOT lose. He will completely and thoroughly |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. He's got a hard road ahead of him. And a blowout just isn't possible. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
44. they mean ....if hillary has anything to do with it. |
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jbm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
50. it's because they understand elections.. |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. Exactly. He has the electoral college to worry about, and the numbers aren't there. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #50 |
72. In case you haven't noticed, NOBODY has carried ANYTHING yet. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
53. I said that at least once here . . . it was fear of the right-wing --- |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. It's not just the Democrats who are "bitter" |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #54 |
70. Where have you been hiding? |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Where have I been hiding? Under my rock, of course |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
56. Why was this SO DAMN predictable? |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
57. It's because they are psychic. |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
58. Look at it strategically. Obama can't win enough states to win in the fall. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #58 |
63. So where do you order your crystal balls? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #58 |
71. Prove that Hillary CAN win PA, NH, OH, FL, etc. |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Hillary can't win NH, OH or FL either. She could win Pennsylvania |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
65. They are defeatists. And, bitter that Queen Hillary ran a piss poor campaign. |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
66. An article says: They feel it's her time - He's "stealing" what's rightfully theirs... |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #66 |
80. I hope they back Boxer in the future... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
67. They write that, because they are trying to improve the standing of their lesser candidate |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
73. I don't think they mean it at all. |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
77. They want US to believe it might be true... e.g., "I'm for Obama BUT" threads |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
78. half/half. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
79. Obama beats McCain easily. People will choose the optimistic future (Obama) over the past (McCain)nt |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
81. Skin color. (nt) |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
84. No one ever seems to be able explain WHY |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
85. It's the color of his skin pure and simple - |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
88. Nice framing there ... are those REALLY the only two options? |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
89. Nice push poll question. His low electability is due mainly to his inexperience |
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