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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:35 AM Original message |
I keep hearing about how Obama did poorly because the independents went to McCain |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. California might be a biggie. The 'illegal occupation' might matter. |
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Superman Returns (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. simple |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. That explains the polling discrepancy |
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featherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. Nah...Obama got many more IND votes than McCain |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. i wouldn't say 2 percent less than top place is poorly |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. Except democrats got far more votes tha republicans |
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TeamJordan23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. And how is Hillary expected to win a General Election when she is not getting any Indep votes? nm |
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magatte (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. We still finished higher that MCain didn't we? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:37 PM Original message |
You need to check the votes Hillary got from Independents. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. You need to check the votes Hillary got from Independents. |
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featherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. These are rough numbers extrapolated from |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. Without independents, we'd all be talking about a NH blowout. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yeah....but the bottomline is the General Election.... |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's quite a leap. |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. If McCain got independents like in 2000 then he would have had a much larger margin of victory |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. no he wouldn't- Romney wasn't in it in 2000- he was expected to |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. Good point, but I think it doesn't matter |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Do you think that there is a possibility of a caucus or convention in Michigan |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I honestly don't know |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Thanks. n/t |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. It seems to be experience. In exit polls he did poorly on experience mentioned by CNN, only |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. we should all have primaries |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
22. "Obama did poorly" |
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