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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:16 AM
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Poll question: DU Dems: Who do you fear, Mittens or McCain?
Who will be the tougher candidate in the general election?
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:17 AM
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1. Fear? Obama would kick both their asses.
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krabigirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:34 PM
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16. I don't think it would be too easy.
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:17 AM
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2. McCain lacks stamina. Romney lacks stability. I'd say we'll whup
Edited on Sun Jan-27-08 11:17 AM by Old Crusoe
either one.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:20 AM
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3. Neither. If the Dems can't beat McLooney or MagicPants, they should look for easier work.
Like falling off logs.
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:20 AM
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4. Judging from the debate this week, McCain
He spews such bullshit.
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RoadRage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:20 AM
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5. I actually fear Huck more then either of these two...
Thankfully it doesn't look like he's amounting to much, but the thought of a Huckabee presidency scares the shit out of me, and he really seems to be the candidate to rally the Evangelical Thumpers.

I think Obama can beat either Mitt or John. Hillary also scares me - I don't think she can beat either... the Evangelicals will rally around a piece of dirt to vote against her. They'll stay home if Obama runs IMO
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:49 AM
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11. the huckster is dead meat, barring manna from above.
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RoadRage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:23 PM
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13. Bible Thumping Repugs DEPEND on Mana from above... NT
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:28 PM
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14. Ye flat earthers are so cute, aren't they? Pity
they manage to screw their brood up with all those fairy tales.
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toadzilla Donating Member (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:37 PM
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19. you're just afraid of chuck norris. admit it!
:evilgrin:
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:21 AM
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6. Fear? That's hilarious! nt
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:22 AM
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7. You know, increasingly I worry about Mittens. Not that we wouldn't
win against him, but it might be closer than we would think. Howard Fineman said that Mittens vs. Hillary would not be a cakewalk for Dems because then Hillary becomes the insider DC establishment, and Mittens is the outsider Governor who can fix what's broken (well, that's how he would position himself, anyway). And he knows more about the economy than McCain, who's clueless. McCain v Obama would be clear win for us. McCain v Hillary would be a win, but with a closer margin.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:22 AM
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8. I'm afraid
that Obama would only beat McCain by 6 or 7 points, whereas he'd beat Romney by 20.
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floridablue Donating Member (996 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:32 AM
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9. Fear the most ?
Obama for President
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 11:42 AM
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10. I have a friend who runs a political consulting firm in DC.
A year ago he said McCain's the biggest threat, and he continues to think so.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:00 PM
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12. No fear. No fear. You should have that option in your canned poll.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:30 PM
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15. I think Mitt is a much bigger threat in a long drawn-out Presidential race
Edited on Sun Jan-27-08 12:43 PM by HughMoran
He's got more BS talk than a street-corner hustler. McCain will wither again (as he has in the past) when the going gets tough.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:34 PM
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17. What I fear is my fellow Democrats who seem to think McCain is a "maverick" and respect him
The medias constant lies of senator McCain as courageous, independent, moderate and maverick would be hard to overcome.

Romney, on the other hand, would be a piece of cake.
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krabigirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:34 PM
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18. Both.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:39 PM
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20. I fear neither of those scumbag losers
Whoever the repubs put up is roadkill in November.
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judaspriestess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:41 PM
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21. hmmmm, Dr. Evil
or Frankenstein (Richard Belzer on Real Time called romney that)

I think Dr. Evil (mccain) would be tougher.
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-27-08 12:54 PM
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22. McCain at least has some appeal to moderates
Romney is a corporate empty suit with little appeal to average working people.
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