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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:19 PM
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Brokered Convention Looms. Possibility of top three candidates
having inadequate delegates is starting to have favorable odds.

If the current projections hold, the Pubs will have their way.

It is their intent that we end up with a "weak" candidate. Their approach appears in the direction of attacking our front runners until we end up with the "Compromise" Nominee.

And so, if there is a situation of a brokered deal, what would be the Pubs worst nightmare?
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:20 PM
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1. Compromise candidate: Wes Clark or John Edwards
or ABK.
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feckerman Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:20 PM
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2. Hilary clinton stepping up
getting the "super delegates" and becoming the nom.
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RichV Donating Member (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:22 PM
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3. NO HILLARY
Not gonna happen. Let it go.
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feckerman Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:23 PM
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4. While I'm not betting my marbles on it - its fun to talk about. n/t
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overground1 Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:24 PM
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6. She would still be a few thousand delegates short.
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iowapeacechief Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:24 PM
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5. Or Kucinich? Don't laugh...
...before you go and read:

TALKING POINTS ON
The Brokered Convention Scenario
TO PERSUADE KUCINICH ADMIRERS TO BECOME KUCINICH VOTERS
http://us.denniskucinich.us/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3034

Still laughing?
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:38 PM
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10. I read your link and it made perfect sense to me
still laughing? ...no.
So who better than Gore? Gore Kerry (or Dean) would be electable.
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milkyway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:27 PM
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7. Al Gore. There is no doubt that a substantial majority of voters would
love to have a do-over right now. The only real negative is his supposed wooden personality, but nobody would care about that now. A lot of voters voted for the chimp because they thought they would rather have a beer with him than with Gore, but they know now that doesn't mean a thing.
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mccormack98 Donating Member (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:42 PM
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13. Gore. Agreed.
Gore has consistently matched up better all last year against Bush than any other democrat. Gore is the anti-Bush.

Bill
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:31 PM
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8. Piffle. We're just at the beginning.
A few other Democratic Americans have to have their say.

Kerry has to maintain his lead and that ain't necessarily easy, even with the media anointing.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:35 PM
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9. What would be the Pubs worst nightmare??? 2 Southern Boys Together, Or,
a South/North, or a North South thing?
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:40 PM
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11. South South
the north will fall in line.
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Nazgul35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:42 PM
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12. Every four years...
people start to talk about a brokered convention....

And every four years it never happens...

After next week, we will have two (maybe three) candidates....

By the end of Feb... we will have one.....

The superdelegates will shift their support as they are released by the losing candidates....

and wala....we have a nominee.....

simple!

Don't fret....
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buckeye1 Donating Member (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:45 PM
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14. Oh my!
Only 50 delegates decided and you talk like this. Please! A brokered convention would only occur after many ballots which is not likely. A second or third ballot would be needed. I don't think it will happen.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 11:55 PM
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15. Ole Chinese Saying;;; "Never Say Never"
Anything can happen in this bizarre world of ours. We even have a Chimpesque Aliterate for a President.
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