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demo dutch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:42 PM
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I'm appalled at the pathetic bickering that's going here. It's as pathetic as the bickering
that is going on within the Dem Primary campaign. Just know that scores of my Indie friends are getting turned off at what is going on. If we keep it up, and continue to turn of the those voters, MCCain will cash in on a good number of those votes and laugh all the way to the bank. And don't think it couldn't happen, just check the latest poll. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html

The GE is ours to lose!
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:44 PM
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1. Well, if Hillary wins
expect the bickering and bad mouthing and distorting and lying to continue, and the Dems will lose.
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george_maniakes Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:47 PM
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4. Just throwing it out there, your post i thnk feeds into what...
the OP is trying to fight against. As in, lets try and run a clean campaign again, and give americans something to be proud of, rather than something to shake their heads at.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:06 AM
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11. Perfect example of a post we don't need.
Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 12:08 AM by emilyg
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:45 PM
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2. You're appalled. Oh, well. Aren't we all, for one reason or another. nt
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:46 PM
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3. McCain is clearly the threat. Remember when it was believed he didn't have a chance? nt
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:49 PM
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5. well, i can only speak for myself
but once a nominee is decided, I'll be marching in lockstep behind them. Doesn't mean I'm not going to bicker and argue until that day happens though.
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demo dutch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:51 PM
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6. Fine but it's harming the overall process. We're supposed to be different
Edited on Fri Jan-25-08 11:52 PM by demo dutch
and put this devisive crap that's going on in the country behind us right?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:54 PM
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7. maybe the candidates
but I don't think the supporters of those candidates have much of an impact.
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george_maniakes Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:55 PM
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8. How about this, what would you prefer...
a genuine dialogue, with ideas and plans and what not being debated, and your candidate loses...

or what we have now, and your candidate wins?
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 11:58 PM
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9. Doesn't DU have a rule about that?
If you flamebait the Democratic nominee in the GE, you get tombstoned and whatnot?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:11 AM
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13. i'm not sure
I think you can't openly support the republican nominee, but I'm not sure about rules regarding criticism of the democratic candidate.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:05 AM
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10. Hillary wanted it like this. When they finish the write ups
on this election cycle, this will be the general consensus, mark my words.
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george_maniakes Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:11 AM
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12. Again, isnt this what the OP is trying to prevent?
Just another bashing thread? Are there any respectful threads about this campaign anymore?
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:33 AM
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14. I hate that it turned this way and I believe she orchestrated it
If she fought hard but clean, I would not slam her the way I do.

But because she is unfair, I come at her with everything I have and I feel no guilt doing so.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:35 AM
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15. She's "unfair"?
she's "unfair"?

Did you really write that?
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:49 AM
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16. Yup. She deliberately decided to use Barack Obama's race
against him.

I find that unacceptable.

They used their surrogates to plant things like the "drug dealer" smear. And then they diminished MLKs contributions so that Obama would defend them and they could turn him into a "Black Candidate".

Makes me want to throw up really.
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