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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:31 PM
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OK...imagine this very possible scenario.
Obama and Hillary stay in the race until the very end - until the Convention in Denver. Obama wins a few primaries and Hillary wins a few primaries and they both go to the convention with about 40% of the delegates in each of their camps. How do they become President if they can't get 50% of the delegates? Who has the other 20%? John Edwards. If he stays in the race? If he has the money to stay in? He could be the person that says who the next President might be? They may want to be nice to him?
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:32 PM
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1. Most of the big primaries are winner take all.
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Kucinich4America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:34 PM
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2. Hillary + Obama gridlock in Denver means one thing......

(Just change that last "0" to an "8 :) )
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:37 PM
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3. If John Edwards can make it to Denver...
He will determine who the next President will be. The only way that Obama or Hillary can get a majority of delegates is if Edwards were to release his delegates to either of them. It's gonna get interesting.
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Clintonista2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:37 PM
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4. superdelegates?
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:45 PM
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5. It's not good for them to keep fighting til the convention--hopefully it won't happen.
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