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ORDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:54 AM
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Hillary would do herself a lot of good if she dropped out this weekend.
Continuing on when she clearly has no chance to get the nomination only makes her look petty and self-centered, willing to damage the Democratic nominee for the GE. If she drops out now and supports Barack then he'll likely win by larger margins or only lose by the smallest of margins in the remaining primaries, putting him over the top on pledged delegates and possibly all the way to 2025 delegates, relieving many SDs (hers) from an agonizing choice. This would help magnify Obama's nomination and put us solidly on the track to the GE. The goodwill she would generate for herself would be of great value to her political future, which I'm sure will continue to be a long and productive one. If she continues to drag this out, she damages the party and herself, perhaps irreperably.

:dem:
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:57 AM
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1. Nah. I want to see West Virginia
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:59 AM
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2. Any polls in WV since Obama won the nomination?
There were a lot of undecideds in WV. It'll probably be a lot closer than polls were suggesting last week.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:00 PM
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3. Who won what? Nope.
And it is going to be a twenty-five/thirty+ point blowout.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:01 PM
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7. Obama. Nomination.
"And it is going to be a twenty-five/thirty+ point blowout."

We'll see.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:02 PM
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11. Even A**holeRod isn't pushing that meme until the 20th of May
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:05 PM
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13. Everybody knows it. Even you.
So quit playing dumb, alright?
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:00 PM
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5. are the WV's gonna vote for a loser?
dont most people want to be on the side that's winning?

GObama
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:01 PM
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8. WV is going to vote for Clinton.
And she will win by 25-30+ points.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:28 PM
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18. ...so....the answer is yes.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 01:06 PM
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19. Classy!
I will wait until 5/31 before I declare a winner & a loser.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:00 PM
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4. I think she should wait
until after Obama has won this thing on May 20.
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ORDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:02 PM
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9. Being from Oregon, yes, I would love to see our votes put Obama over the top on PDs,
but I'm really more concerned that we get on with kickin' McSame's ass down the block.

:dem:
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:06 PM
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14. It's going to be my vote that does it.
I'll just let it out now.

My one single vote will be the vote from Oregon that puts Obama over the top. By pure coincidence.

But that's how it's going to be.
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ORDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:09 PM
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15. LOL! No, it will be mine, mine, all mine!!! :) In fact, I'm going to fill out the winning vote
right now... it's sitting on the kitchen table ... back in a few. :rofl: :bounce:
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:01 PM
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6. Everything she says will be parsed and found "racist" now.
No matter WHAT she says..

Guaranteed.

She should take a POWDER, like NOW!
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:02 PM
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10. Particularly the really racist stuff.
About how white people don't vote for Obama.
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:05 PM
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12. LOL....n/t
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:27 PM
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17. I'm White and I voted for Obama
OOPS, that's right. I'm from a state that doesn't count.
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longship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:20 PM
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16. Actually, I don't really blame her on this issue.
As long as she deals with the important issues instead of further damaging the party with more Wright spewage, etc.

However, if she continues attempting to drive up Obama's negatives I feel strongly that it will just give McCain and the Repukes more ammunition for November. It's time for Senator Clinton to take the high road and stop the distruction.
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