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SHRED

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:04 AM
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Will Hillary or Obama...

... do better in the Heartland and the South, compared to Edwards, when going against a Republican in the general election?

A simple question.

I say no way and I also say that the Democratic Party would be foolishly mistaken to think so.

This country is not progressive enough to support a woman or an African American for Prez.
It just isn't.

We are, but we know better because we inform and enlighten ourselves.
The masses?...No way.

p.s....I hope I am wrong.

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Sparkly

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:05 AM
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1. We don't need the south. nt

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Catch22Dem

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:06 AM
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2. I hope that's not our party's strategy

You're correct. We can win without it, but I'd rather see us win with it.

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SHRED

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:07 AM
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3. And the Heartland?...no way

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Sparkly

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:09 AM
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5. What's "the heartland?" nt

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SHRED

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:17 AM
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7. Here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States

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Sparkly

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:20 AM
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8. The midwest

I don't know. I HOPE a majority of voters in those states wouldn't be that racist or sexist.

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babylonsister

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:07 AM
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4. Maybe, just maybe, this country is just sick of what's been going

on and is thirsting for change. That's just as believeable to me.

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cali

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:11 AM
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6. If you think Edwards in going to take the south if he's the nom,

you're sadly mistaken. Neither will Clinton or Obama, but at least if either of them is the nominee, they'll be able to fight back against the repuke slime machine. JE won't have the resources.

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ShadesOfGrey

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:26 AM
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9. "Whoever gets the democratic nomination will be the next president"

You started that thread just Sunday. Why you are you so concerned about JE's resources?

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cali

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:30 AM
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10. I think his lack of resources means that he'd have to struggle the

hardest- and we'd have to struggle along with him. But yes, ultimately I see this field of repuke candidates as so flawed and damaged that I believe that the winner of the dem nomination has a huge advantage.

Now why not ask the OP why he's so skeered of bigots?

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Colobo

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Tue Jan-01-08 11:30 AM
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11. Obama knows the Midwest; his family's from Kansas.

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