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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:54 PM Original message |
Hillary as VP would cripple Obama's chances in the GE |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. It might hurt his crossover appeal. And his Unity claim |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
55. What greater unity than to forgive and forget? |
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HuskiesHowls (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. And his stated desire of Change. n/t |
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WA98296 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Her negatives are so high, this would be a huge gift to the GOP |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. It would bring out all the Hillary haters on the right. |
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ObamaKerryDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
53. That's what I'm afraid of.. |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. yeah because nobody will vote for Hillary. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Nobody outside her 47% Democratic support would vote for her |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. the Rush-bots & racists will vote for Barack if she's his 2nd? |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Personally, I don't want her being his VP. I'll be disappointed if she shares a ticket with him. |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. It would be a disaster and I hope like hell that no one goes there...n/t |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 PM Original message |
Yes - agree on the crossover vote. |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Ads |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Good point -- |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Not to mention the Tuzla video, thus undeniably proving her a liar. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. I just keep thinking about the 1960's election, where LBJ insisted on being JFK's running mate |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Hillary wouldn't "deliver" jackshit as VP. |
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InAbLuEsTaTe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. My vote for Ralph, that's about it. |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. That is Thom Harmann's arguement. I agree with the point. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
58. LBJ might have delivered Texas, but |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think it guarantees a win |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I think it guarantees a loss. It undercuts his entire message..... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Their stance on the war is identical |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. I didn't say we can win without Hillary supporters.... |
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iconicgnom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #31 |
52. "the gas tax is a three-day campaign story" shared by McCain |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. I Think He Would Still Win, But By A Much Smaller Margin |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. There are other VP candidates who would better draw in the kind of |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. Obama's already crippled in the GE |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. you are stuck in the past. If you can't see his appeal to moderates, independants and Democrats |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Why get personal and illogical? Is it because you don't have the facts on your side? |
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PermanentRevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. While I disagree that he's "already crippled in the GE" |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Interesting post. I have been worried that a Dem president will be blamed for the Bush fallout |
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PermanentRevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. If they're smart, the GOP definitely DOES want to lose this year. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hillary has major negatives AND major positives...I trust Obama... |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't think so |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. yes, actually she is. There are numbers to back that up and none to back up your claim. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. The numbers back up her negatives against independants and republicans, they do not.. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. What about the majority of registered DEMS who don't support her, indeed know she's dishonest? |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. She probably won't make it through the vetting process |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. Not thinking of the positives, people |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
56. Former President Clinton continuing the small town campaign. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. she's the antithesis of change, the opposite of rejecting special interests |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Do you think for one second, Texas |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I think that Obama has better sense than to have her on the ticket. |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Texas |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Condom |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Then why are you responding? |
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angee_is_mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. She will destroy the ticket |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. It may not be up to Obama anyway. The delegates might choose the V.P. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. The thing is, Obama strikes me as someone who wants to be president to do some real good. |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. I get that too. But it may be something we have to live with. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
27. Nothing will ignite the GOP like a Clinton on the ballot. |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Obama's central message is about change. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:11 PM Original message |
hilary would cripple a dog catcher ticket. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
38. McLame plays TWO VIDEOS: Tuzla, and clinton endorsing him over Obama. |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
43. The first and only time they appear together she will be booed, loudly. |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
44. See how fuckin' far he gets without her. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
47. Agreed. She would be an albatross. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
54. Hagel or Hillary? |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I would prefer Clinton over Hagel. |
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kdpeters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
59. She'd be a HORRIBLE VP even if they win the GE. Absolutely NO to Hillary on the ticket. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
60. i said it before and I'll say it again... |
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