Graham is dropping from the race. - Democratic Underground

CoffeePlease1947

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:20 PM
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Graham is dropping from the race.

Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 06:23 PM by CoffeePlease1947

Just came in.

To bad, Graham was a good guy.

Mike

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tjdee

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:22 PM
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1. I was expecting someone to drop when Clark came in--but not him!

Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 06:22 PM by tjdee

Aww man.
Though, I've grown quite accustomed to all 10 of them, hate to see one go.

And Graham is such a nice guy.

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RandomUser

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:23 PM
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4. Damn

Down to nine now. Bound to happen till we get down to one guy...but still sad to see them go. Sigh. Hope he goes for the Senate.

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David__77

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:23 PM
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2. Hopefully he's run for senate!

We need that seat, absolutely. Sen. Graham's a great guy and will work as a part of the majority very well--but for us to get that majority, we need him to run!

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Padraig18

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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7. We need him

I am sorry to see him leave the race, but I dearly hope and pray that he will run for re-election; we need his character, integrity, wisdom and experience in the Senate.

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CoffeePlease1947

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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10. Yes, me too. I think he makes a great Senator. Stay with us Graham!

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jenk

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:23 PM
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3. now the freepers will go crazy!

ohhh ohh, it's beginning to narrow! Hillary will surely take his place!

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pmbryant

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:24 PM
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5. source? link?

If this is true, I am back in the 'undecided' column.

--Peter

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TSIAS

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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8. I think it's breaking on FOX News

I couldn't find a link.

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jenk

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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12. join the Edwards camp!

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pmbryant

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:28 PM
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17. It's probably between Dean, Clark, and Edwards

They were my 2nd tier. One of them will likely be my choice, but I've been thinking about this for several weeks now and haven't been able to decide between them.

Time to do some heavier research, I guess.

--Peter

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_NorCal_D_

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:24 PM
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6. That's too bad.

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Cheswick2.0

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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9. He is a decent and intelligent man I hope he doesn't feel too bad

Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 06:27 PM by Cheswick

I hope he runs for senate. To his supporters: I know you must feel let down. I am sorry for your disapointment.

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goobergunch

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:28 PM
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15. I concur.

Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 06:28 PM by goobergunch

He should remain in the Senate. Although more moderate than I am, he's a good man and a good Democrat.

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tjdee

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:29 PM
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19. I second that. n/t

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DemCam

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:43 PM
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39. Yep...need him in the Senate.

I liked him, too...holding his policy booklet at the debate. But he just didn't rouse that much interest. Too bad.

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twilight

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:25 PM
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11. drat!

I really like Bob Graham! I wish others would have dropped out instead! :(

:kick:

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peabody71

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:26 PM
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13. GREAT VP!!!

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dolstein

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:34 PM
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29. Great VP ? Perhaps. Lousy VP candidate? Most definitely.

His performance thus far during the campaign goes a long way towards explaining why he was passed over for VP three times.

And frankly, I'm not even sure that adding Graham to the ticket in 2004 could guarantee Florida's electoral votes. It might make more sense to have him run for the Senate and do some kind of coordinated campaign, with Graham's organization working to turn out voters for both races. I also don't think Graham would win in a walk were he to run again, since he can no longer count on the same level of cross-over support from Republicans and GOP-leaning independents that he's enjoyed in the past.

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peabody71

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:27 PM
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14. ++ he's from Florida!

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MoonAndSun

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:28 PM
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16. I really like Graham, we need him to remain in the Senate,

2004 will be very tough even with Graham running for re-election.

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frank frankly

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:29 PM
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18. stay in the Senate and fight, Bob

Use your elevated media status and take back the Senate!

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UTUSN

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:30 PM
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20. Good Dem n/t

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welshTerrier2

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:31 PM
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21. Is the Story True?

i just checked abc news, cnn and ny times ... nothing on this story ...

then i went to graham's website: http://www.grahamforpresident.com/

still nothing ...

is the story true ??

btw, i'm not a graham supporter but he has some great stuff on his website ...

perhaps he would make a good VP candidate to help win Florida ...

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goobergunch

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:31 PM
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23. It's on Faux News's website

http://www.foxnews.com/

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welshTerrier2

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:41 PM
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36. sooooo ....

then i can safely assume it's not true ???

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goobergunch

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:42 PM
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38. I like your way of thinking

but I don't see why Faux would lie about this. Still, I haven't seen confirmation yet....

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welshTerrier2

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:46 PM
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41. and i yours, gg ...

the base post was irresponsible ...

perhaps graham will drop out very soon ... but the title is misleading ...

and it's poor form to provide no sources on a base post of this nature ...

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Speck Tater

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:31 PM
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22. Is there a link. What I heard was ...

... he's let some campaign workers go and cancelled a fund raiser, but not that he'd dropped out yet.

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Orangepeel

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:31 PM
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24. too bad

Senator Graham is a good man.

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Rowdyboy

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:32 PM
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25. Very sorry to hear this....

He's a great man and was my first choice for the nomination (though I'd already pretty much given up hope). Hope he stays in the Senate and continues to kick butt...

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Cappurr

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:32 PM
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26. It doesn't have anything to do with Clark entering the race

Graham's candidacy was going no-where. He is a real nice guy, but a bit wifty, I think. Keeping minute by minute journals, including things about when he takes a leak is a tad odd.

But I like the guy. He is one of the "real" politicos. He'd make a good VP. We could take Florida.

Look or Liberman to drop out next.

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OneTwentyoNine

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:32 PM
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27. His campaign manager did,here's the link

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/02/elec04.prez.graham.ap/index.html

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OneTwentyoNine

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:32 PM
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28. His campaign manager did,here's the link

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/02/elec04.prez.graham.ap/index.html

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jenk

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:35 PM
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30. should we have a new poll? back to 9 candidates

drop graham

will it make a difference, in some of these candidate polls he gets 0 or 1 votes.

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Speck Tater

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:38 PM
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31. False Alarm. Graham did NOT drop out. yet. n/t

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Former Republican

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:40 PM
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33. So this is a joke?

Aren't there rules against this?

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goobergunch

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:41 PM
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35. I think he is dropping out

http://www.foxnews.com/

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CoffeePlease1947

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:40 PM
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34. He said he is going to announce. The same thing IMHO.

Yes, he hasn't offically but he is not going to be in the next debate and is shutting down his offices.

Mike

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tjdee

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:41 PM
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37. I *hate* to use FAUX as a source,

but since others have said that's where they got it, here's their story. They say that Graham is going to have a press conference tomorrow to announce it.

I have known more than a few FAUX stories to be wrong, though.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98942,00.html

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Former Republican

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:39 PM
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32. Tant mieux

He was one of the more conservative candidates. I thought he shined in the FOX debate, but I can't get over his voting record - Patriot Act - and his push for war against Syria and his embarrassing C-SPAN covered meeting with the Syrian foreign minister.

It's good that he's out because it's one moderate less, but I'll miss him a little.

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JaneQPublic

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Thu Oct-02-03 06:44 PM
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40. Don't know about "moderate," but he voted against the Iraq Resolution

He voted against Chimpy's tax cut, and he voted against Ashcroft's appointment.

I didn't know anything about Graham until his run for president, and I must say, I have come to like, admire, and respect the man. He is definitely an asset to the Democratic Party.

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