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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:52 PM Original message |
Is Iowa really the be-all and end-all of the primaries? A candidate has said |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. nope, cause it is a caucus. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Sigh. I meant caucus - why oh why do I always do that? |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Iowa is a jumping off point. basically those placing down would probably quit |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. So since it's the first, do they consider that being an indication of how all |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Historically, losing a contested Iowa Caucus = dead meat. |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because if you can't do well in an itty bitty state like Iowa or NH... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I can see the reasoning behind that, but it's kind of discouraging to supporters |
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BringEmOn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. If you can't hire enough goons to herd sheep into your causus, you're fininshed. |
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