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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 05:59 PM
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WHO SHOULD OBAMA'S VP BE?
Joe Biden?
Neil Abercrombie?
Barbara Boxer?
Chris Dodd?
Bill Nelson?
Lynn Woolsey?
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andyrowe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 05:59 PM
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1. Webb
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Lucky 13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 05:59 PM
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2. Anyone but you know who.
I like Biden personally, but think he will go with Webb.
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davidwparker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:00 PM
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3. Webb
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PoliticalAmazon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:01 PM
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4. ABH. (I learned this from my Republican friends)....
Anybody But Hillary.

That's one good thing about this primary. I can discuss politics with my Republican friends. OF course, I can no longer discuss them with some of our Democrat friends.
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WHEN CRABS ROAR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:01 PM
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5. I will take the job, not to busy the next four years.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM
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16. OK
:)

BTW, love your name!
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:01 PM
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6. Clark or Richardson
Both bring loads of foreign policy experience. Clark brings a Southern background, and Richardson is Hispanic. Both would be excellent choices because they would help bring in votes as well as being an asset to the Administration.
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:01 PM
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7. Whomever he chooses.
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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:08 PM
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21. You are not playing fair!
You are suppose to choose!
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:14 PM
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35. OK, I choose to trust Barack.
:shrug:
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NoodleBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:02 PM
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8. Jim Webb
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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:03 PM
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9. What about Lynn Woolsey?
an outspoken progressive black women!!
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM
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17. This Lynn Woolsey?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Woolsey
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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:13 PM
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33. OPPS!!!
not black!
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:10 PM
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27. "Black"?? Hardly.
:eyes:
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:05 PM
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10. I was originally thinking Clark, but now I'm leaning Webb
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:05 PM
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11. I like Webb or Biden
But, Webb is apparently off limits I guess since he has had three wives and wrote an article in 1979, so Hillary supporters would go for champion of feminist rights John McCain if Webb ever dared go on the ticket.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:05 PM
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12. Skinner.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM
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18. Nice post Eddie Haskell.
:7
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:08 PM
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23. Who says you can't have fun in GDP?
Good times had by all. Well, some.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:09 PM
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25. Sing it!
more fun, less no fun please!
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ChimpersMcSmirkers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:05 PM
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13. James Webb
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM
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14. Ferarro
I would say Lee Mercer, but that ticket has no shot.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:07 PM
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19. I miss the Lee Mercer posts.
You just don't see them around much anymore.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:09 PM
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24. Both Naional and International (all 3)
You're welcome. :D
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:17 AM
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75. All three? (...beat to the punch!)
Edited on Fri May-23-08 02:17 AM by Leopolds Ghost
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM
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15. I still like Webb n/t
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mystieus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:08 PM
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20. Kathleen Sebelius
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:08 PM
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22. Richardson?
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:09 PM
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26. Bill Richardson
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:11 PM
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28. Richardson, Biden, or Clark
Webb is a loose cannon, Im not sure his temperament would be an asset in a GE.
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:11 PM
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29. A progressive who is a team player. nt
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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:11 PM
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30. Biden or Webb
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Secret_Society Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:11 PM
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31. Hillary Clinton
all of the choices you listed are very unlikely
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:46 PM
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41. She brings a lot of people to the table.
A lot.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:11 PM
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32. I like Webb.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:14 PM
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34. MT Governor Brian Schweitzer
http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Schweitzer
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progdog Donating Member (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:37 PM
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38. Schweitzer
or Webb.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:10 PM
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44. I would be happy with either. nt
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:15 PM
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36. Edwards or Richardson
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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:17 PM
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37. Biden for foreign policy experience nt
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here_is_to_hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:43 PM
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39. ME! n/t
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EmeraldCityGrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:45 PM
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40. Webb or Clark, He needs the military vote.
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tokenlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:56 PM
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42. Schweizer, Richardson, Clark or Webb
Whoever can best help Barack win. If the attack of the day from McCain, slamming Obama's lack of military service is going to be the constant slime--Clark or Webb might be appropriate.

But if we are assured the surrogates can make McCain sweat on those attacks--then Schweitzer or Richardson would be a bold pitch to the West or Hispanics.

Schweitzer would be a fascinating pick--stealing the NRA thunder and tying it to personal rights and freedoms.

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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:11 PM
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45. Great group- I prefer Schweitzer or Webb. Ricahrdson is 3rd choice. nt
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:58 PM
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43. If he doesn't pick Jello Biafra I'm not voting for him.
:yoiks:
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:23 PM
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46. Boxer, to balance the ticket with a liberal.
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Blondiegrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:46 PM
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64. I don't understand. The Repugs have branded Obama the most liberal senator of all.
Are you saying Boxer is more or less liberal than he?

(For the record, I don't agree with the Repugs. To me, Obama is fairly mainstream.)
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:54 PM
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69. Obama is running as a moderate.
He is perceived as slightly left of Hillary, but the only differences are minuscule except for that perception. He is hardly a radical leftist and poses no real threat to the system.

What he does offer is the opportunity for the left to have some influence. Unlike the Clintons, who's agenda was to "triangulate" the party to the right.

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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:56 AM
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73. Yeah, but they're going to say that no matter WHO we run.
So we might as well enjoy ourselves and make it worth it.
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:23 PM
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47. Hillary.
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:45 PM
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48. You think?
As another Hillary supporter, I'm not so sure.

Tell me why you think that would be good?

Personally my concern is Bill. How hard is it going to be for him to sit there quietly when he strongly disagrees with decisions being made by Obama.

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Lilith Velkor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:03 AM
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70. Bill's not that stupid
He's as likely to fuck with Barack as Tipper was to fuck with him when he was Prez.
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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 07:46 PM
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49. Alfred E. Neumann
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woolldog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:15 PM
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50. Jim Webb
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TexanDem Donating Member (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:23 PM
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51. Not Hillary, not a woman - my short list: Webb, Richardson, Clark
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Geek_Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:34 PM
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53. My choice would be Boxer
But for politcal strategy Web or even Bredesen or another Popular Dem Govenor from the South or Midwest.
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:30 PM
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52. Schweitzer
Seems to be a good progressive that can help bring in the western states.
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:35 PM
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54. Whom ever Obama trusts with his life
Did you put Nelson (R, FL) on the list for a laugh? :D
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:36 PM
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55. My top choice is Russ Feingold, but hey- Thanks for including Lynn Woolsey in there!
:thumbsup:

I actually think Bill Richardson is the most likely and politically astute choice; but I also think Dodd & Clark ought to be on the short list.
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:39 PM
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56. Sebelius!
They seem to have perfect political chemistry for each other.
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alteredstate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:47 PM
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57. Ed Rendell
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:43 PM
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68. Polling came in with possible Rendell & he didn't poll well, if you trust polls
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alteredstate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 11:46 AM
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76. I don't trust polls
I think he'd provide balance to the ticket.
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AJH032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:55 PM
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58. if he wants to win, he better choose Hillary
50% of her supporters say they won't vote for him. He needs those votes, period.
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 09:21 PM
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61. nah, they'll come around..
period.
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 09:04 PM
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59. Clarke, then Webb ...
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 09:19 PM
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60. Webb
Maybe Richardson or Nunn
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sfam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:02 PM
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62. Sebelius nt
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Blondiegrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:44 PM
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63. Jim Webb. Joe Biden is my second choice. n/t
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Jennifer C Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:34 PM
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65. Webb or Biden
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:39 PM
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66. Russ Feingold.
They worked on an ethics bill together. They'd be a great fit.
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livingmadness Donating Member (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:40 PM
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67. Now leaning Webb
but also like Richardson, Sebelius (and Edwards of course, but he'd be a great AG)
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Czolgosz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:04 AM
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71. Nelson, McCaskill, Strickland, Kaine, Richardson
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SwampG8r Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:17 AM
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72. take nelson off that list
he is DLC trash
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:07 AM
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74. Big Jim Webb. Put some of them red states in play.

That little GI bill modification he authored is going to play HUGE with all the veterans, too, you know, the one Mccain just voted against.

He puts McCain to shame in terms of the "lower working class white voter" (wink wink).

Let him go work Appalachia for a little while.
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malik flavors Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 11:48 AM
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77. Hillary. It's the only way to stop the madness.
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Terri S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 11:49 AM
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78. Bill Nelson??????
He should be thrown out of the party along with Hillary.
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