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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:09 PM
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Poll question: How Much Of The Record Dem Turnout Is Attributable To Barack Obama Being In The Race?
Take him out of the 2008 Primary, do the turnout numbers drop, or stay the same?

What do you think? How much of the record turnout is a result of Obama and his candidacy?
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gdaerin Donating Member (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:11 PM
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1. yes, thank you for pointing this out!
because if he's not in the GE you won't see it!
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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:11 PM
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2. I will never forget all the hopeful young people who I haven't seen this engaged
in years ...I hope they don't give up while they wait for the upper end curve of the baby boomers to get out of the way.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:19 PM
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8. You mean, DIE?
Thanks a lot. You're just the best thing since sliced bread, you are.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:20 PM
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10. i don't think that poster meant die
I think they meant get out of the way power-wise.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:13 PM
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3. His candidacy is definitely a good thing for the party and the country. How much
turnout is attributable to that, I don't know. Seems Dems are fired up across the board. It's good to see.
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:14 PM
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4. Take Obama out of the equation and we're in trouble.
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Little Star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:14 PM
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5. the biggest gain is women voting, so maybe it is hillary, no?
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:15 PM
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6. Then why isn't he winning by record margins?
Unless you think people are coming out to vote against him?

The economy and the war and the price of gas haven't infuriated the people into voting Democratic. It's the greatness of Obama that draws them forth? Sweet Jesus!
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:19 PM
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9. Ya beat me to it. :) Where are the landslides?
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MediaBabe Donating Member (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:56 PM
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21. Ya mean 'Why isn't he winning at all.' doncha? n/t
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:18 PM
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7. I'd say quite a bit.
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:21 PM
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11. perhaps the record turnout is actually Bush fatigue TBH


Maybe its just a case of democrat, any democrat.
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:27 PM
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20. I think that's it.
It's the "Please,for the love of God,get us out of this" vote.:kick:
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okasha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:21 PM
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12. He's certainly bringing out the LGBT vote
for Clinton, Edwards and others.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:23 PM
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13. really?
I haven't heard that.
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:26 PM
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15. yeah

The reagan thing did him no favours whatsoever, in fact its going down like a lead balloon amongst the gay community, besides en mass they like Hillary.
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 03:25 PM
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14. I know I am "anybody but Obama".
fuck him.
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:25 PM
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19. Me too - but then again - maybe that makes the OP correct!
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:24 PM
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18. That's MY reason...
don't like the PANDERING to homophobic BIGOTS at all...
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:23 PM
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16. The turnout was because of our mutual hatred of REPUKES. Period.
I made DAMN sure I was there to make sure Hillary won...
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Evergreen Emerald Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 04:24 PM
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17. None. I think it is all GEORGE W. he is uniting the country.
We will not have another republican in the White House for at least 12 years.
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