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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:12 PM Original message |
So essentially, the CWU gets to decide the nominee from NV |
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ursi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think it is that big of a deal ...Nevada used the Iowa model, anyways |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. The DNC has nothing to do with it and |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Incorrect |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. The DNC agreed the NV plan does not violate party rules |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. There should be rules against it - that's the point |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Then someone should propose a rule change |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Again, incorrect |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
45. FL and MI violated the rules they had agreed to. The DNC did not strip them because it did not |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. You're clueless as to how the process works |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Ignore is my friend By By |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Ignore is for people unable to either.... |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
66. Mags, darling... |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Where was the complaint before they endorsed Obama? IF it is such a big issue |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It's still bullshit |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. The point is it was Clinton approved bullshit until the endorsement |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. She did? Prove it. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Try using The Google for Clinton campaign involvement. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I googled it.... no sign of her campaign involvement |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. How hard did you try? I'm sick of both campaigns. Link: |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That story prioves you wrong |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Fine. Here's the AP: |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Newsmax is your source? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. It's an AP story, Joe, that was picked up. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. And the NYTs, suspect in themselves but another source: |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. On the merits: Hillary wasn't involved in the suit. NT |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. That's right. It looks like surrogates took care of it. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Looks like surrogates of Obama made sure he had an |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. They all agreed to it BEFORE the endorsement. n/t |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I don't know the answer to that, but |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. WEll how I feel about it does not matter. The Constitution gives each state the right to |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. When were Clinton advocates writing the rules? |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Here are the details. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. What wonderful spin you put on it, but pure BS |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Are you upset that the CWU workers get to vote or that somebody else does not get to? |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Who knew about it when the plan was made? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. All of the proposed rules were made available online by state partys with websites. |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
63. I have two points of contention with your argument. From my understanding, at most, this crowd |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. It's 2.5 miles and they have to be scheduled for a Saturday |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. And superdelegates? They get 1:1 representation that is thousands of times times each voter's |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't like the whole workplace voting thing at all |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's another problem |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. The day after CWU endorsed Obama....it suddenly became an issue |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Who even knew about it before then???? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. That is a big fat lie. It was presented to the DNC months ago. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. LOL - and the average caucus goer in NV is..... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. I detest tactics like this. The judge was right, the DNC was right. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. And you still can't explain why it's fair |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. And I support anyone but a Clinton now. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:53 PM Original message |
Ensuring a fair vote is nasty? |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Ensuring a fair vote is nasty? |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yeah, since we're not the party of the workers, we shouldn't be helping them to vote. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. The republican party is the party of the rich white male voter |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. This isn't the general election - this is a party caucus. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. But a special interest group should have an unfair advantage... |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Putting aside your characterization of it, since when do we consider workers |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. When they are part of one, huge, union group |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
64. Exactly what I was thinking. Very tell, tell, sign of who you are dealing with. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. Debunked at Slate |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. So in other words, spotting Obama 5-6% points is fair |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. "if turnout there is overwhelmingly pro-Obama" |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. No, the point of a caucus is to vote by precinct |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
46. The dispute went to court as it should have, and a ruling was handed down. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. And the ruling says the state party and the DNC make the rules |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. I think its fairness is arguable. That's what I said in support of the suit. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. It's a shame these backdoor deals still exist |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. I don't wish to sound insensitive, but those who filed suit really would have |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. How about if the state party, unions, and the DNC |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
50. And think about the people who don't support the union endorsed candidate having to state so at |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. I like unions having more power. We need more of this, not less. nt |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
69. This isn't unions, plural -- it's CWU, singular |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. I am no expert, but from my understanding, other states do this also. Additionally, the rules are |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. Okay, for starters, you're mistaken. |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. No, I'm not mistaken |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
73. I can think of worse things than that. |
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