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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 09:41 PM
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Obama's victory due to his appeal among independents.
They broke 41/23/17 Obama/Edwards/Clinton according to CNN.
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 09:43 PM
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1. Independents are NOT allowed to vote in 3/4's of all primaries
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 09:45 PM
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2. Two things you can take from this.
1. His support among Iowa Dems may be slightly lower than this implies.
2. He has the highest appeal of any candidate among Iowa independents.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 09:57 PM
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3. but they can declare a party
then vote for a democrat in the primary. in the general election they can vote for anyone in any party. we need the independents to vote democratic in the general election. we need every democratic senator we can get.
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FredfromSpace Donating Member (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 09:58 PM
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4. And REPUBLICANS. or so they say...
In a way I suppose that is good for him.

But is it good for the country?

Not so sure....
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 10:10 PM
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6. They? Who are "they"?
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FredfromSpace Donating Member (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:29 PM
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9. Keith Olberman on MSNBC for one...
Obama's margin was wider because of non-Dem voters, including Independents and Republicans.

Just reporting here.

Why do you object?

His who;e message is about seeking a consensus.
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AdHocSolver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 10:09 PM
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5. Independents: Definition: People who are undecided because they don't understand what is going on.
With a tip of the hat to Ambrose Bierce and "The Devil's Dictionary".
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 10:20 PM
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8. And each one of them has as powerful a vote as you.
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BringBigDogBack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 10:11 PM
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7. Indies are key to a large electoral victory
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