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Girlieman (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:15 AM Original message |
Can somebody please explain this "electibility" logic for me? |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, many moderate Dems will vote for McCain in the GE |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I doubt that |
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livingmadness (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. On another thread you called that kind of talk ... |
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Yossariant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. A vote for McCain costs the Dems twice as much as a vote sitting it out. |
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livingmadness (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's true |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. Obama big states: |
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Yossariant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. Winning in states the Dems can't win in November is not a good benchmark for "electability." |
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nicknyc (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. those |
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Girlieman (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Agreed |
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Girlieman (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Yes, I do know that |
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dcindian (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's code for: who I want to win even if they are losing. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. Its based on the premise that Democratic women would rather see Roe v. Wade overturned than vote |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. there ya go. nt |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
11. It's not logic. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's total horseshit. |
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Jawja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Electibility" is |
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noel711 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
15. Electability: a Buzzword, jargon that many folks find intimidating.. |
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TragedyandHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
16. Sorry, there is no logic and there is no math. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. If there were logic in defining electibility |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's codespeak for he's Black and therefore can't win. It's bullshit. |
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Girlieman (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You might be on to something there, nt. |
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