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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:48 PM
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Poll question: Will voters in 08' want a senator, a governor, or a general?
Edited on Sun Nov-26-06 06:51 PM by Clarkie1
What type of candidate is most likely to resonate with voters in 08'?
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Lefta Dissenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:49 PM
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1. yeay!
I got to be the first one to vote! :bounce:
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:52 PM
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2. Other.
One that will be able to do the job.
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:54 PM
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3. Anyone in mind? Surely you don't mean the mayor of NYC? nt
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:57 PM
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6. I have several in mind.
Edited on Sun Nov-26-06 06:59 PM by William769
One happens to be a General, one a Governor, one a Senator and a couple that are not any of these that I might consider.. But for me it's to early to get behind one candidate.

On edit: Please don't try to insult my intelligence.
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 07:03 PM
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9. Sorry for any offense.
Edited on Sun Nov-26-06 07:05 PM by Clarkie1
I meant it in jest. Unfortuantely that is hard to get across when typing.

They mayor was just the first one that came to my mind that is none of the above; I did not mean to imply I was assuming you supported said mayor.
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:56 PM
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4. 2 senators have been elected president in the last 100 years
and neither one defeated a sitting president. In comparison in the last few elections, we have had 3 governors (Carter, Reagan and Clinton) defeat sitting presidents. Senators have a lot of baggage that has made them harder to elect. There is no harm in accepting this fact before we nominate someone.
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brazos121200 Donating Member (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 08:09 PM
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12. I voted for a governor
Generals usually only get elected after a big war, and senators have a miserable track record. No President elected straight from the Senate in the last 100+ years has survived their first term in office.
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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:57 PM
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5. D. A newcomer!
So would that be a choice to be named later? Or are we committed to naming our candidate 23 months before the election? We found out the hard way what happened when we held our nominating convention a mere month and a half before the opposition last time. I will reserve judgment until the very last possible moment and make the candidates work for my vote, promising it to no one, preferring to see someone actually earn it.

I am pleased some many have found people they can wholeheartedly endorse so early. It will make for an interesting election cycle.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 06:58 PM
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 07:03 PM
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8. General Clark in a heartbeat
The republican party gave us a first lieutenant who ran when the shadow of a drug test blocked his path; a first lieutenant who lacked professionalism, wisdom, honesty, integrity. A first lieutenant who only had daddy; who only knows how to die; who doesn't give a fuck where the buck stops.

I'll take the best four star officer our country has produced in 60 years and raise ya whichever gungho senator wants to jump on a winning bandwagon.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 07:11 PM
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10. I would like a President
It's not the where they are coming from, it's where we all are going to........
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:57 AM
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20. Yes, a true "capital P" President
We haven't had one for almost 6 years now.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 04:03 AM
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23. Precisely
Simple things would be nice - The ability to construct and think in complete sentences, Showing up for work more than taking vacations/fund raising drives, gathering a complete set of data before making decisions (rather than the opposite). Doesn't need to be inspirational (that however, would be very, very nice), just do the job that he or she was hired to do (protect the Constitution and manage the executive branch).
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 07:19 PM
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11. How's about a...a....a....college professor? Yeah, or an occupational therapist?
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GenDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:14 PM
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13. Or what about a female talk show host?
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 10:47 PM
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19. Now you are talking (or she's talking, I guess) n/t
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:10 AM
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22. Ellen? I could go for that, with Gore or Clark as VP!
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:17 PM
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14. a SUPER HERO!
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:18 PM
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15. They'll want a PRESIDENT!
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:30 PM
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17. So you're saying Al Gore?
;)
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:52 PM
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18. :-)
Yikes! That picture should carry a warning!
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 09:21 PM
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16. So I take it you support Abizaid in '08
n/t
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:08 AM
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21. How 'bout a former senator, former VP, and now one who walks amongst us? n/t
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 07:54 AM
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24. Other:
A principled, progressive candidate with no strings attached. Governor or experience in Congress preferred.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 07:56 AM
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25. Other: A President
Al Gore
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catgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 09:00 AM
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26. Al Gore Gets My Vote

I hope he runs!
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dae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 04:34 PM
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27. ...
Hmmmmm, let me think about this for a while...
;)
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 04:43 PM
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28. They will want an anti-corruption, open government Democrat. No coverup Dems
will be wanted.
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