What does it mean that the Dems are now officially down to 2, while the GOP has 4?

Bicoastal

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:08 PM
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What does it mean that the Dems are now officially down to 2, while the GOP has 4?

Anything?

Bueller?

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2rth2pwr

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:09 PM
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1. It means the pugs have double the candidates. nt

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lvx35

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:10 PM
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2. I means their money and support are being more spread out.

Which is good.

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jlake

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:10 PM
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3. Pro: They are more divided and have more infighting. Con: They can more easily

focus their hate and research on our candidates.

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featherman

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:10 PM
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4. Are your counting the fringe Ron Paul?

I'd say three with Huck who will be going away soon - no money no place left to win

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Bicoastal

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:11 PM
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10. "The fringe" Ron Paul has come in second at least once, hasn't he?

His chances of winning are small, like Kucinich's always were...but unlike Dennis, he hasn't called it quits yet.

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tekisui

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:10 PM
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5. The gop has only two viables left.

Huckster will be out by feb. 6.

Paul is a cause, who knows how long he'll hover around.

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goodhue

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:11 PM
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6. They have more choices than we do

4 > 2

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Occam Bandage

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:11 PM
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7. Realistically, they only have two.

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RL3AO

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:11 PM
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8. If the GOP has 4, then we have 3.

As Gravel is still in.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:11 PM
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9. Ahem...

Clinton, Obama, Mercer (all four)

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damntexdem

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:19 PM
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20. Ahem, Ron Paul

GOP = 5

But I agree that in both parties, the ahems will mean little next to the top two, except possibly Huckabee, given that his extreme idiology still does attract some attention.

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DemBones DemBones

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:12 PM
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11. That the GOP wants to run against Clinton or Obama

but haven't decided who they'll run. I think Guiliani is about to go under, though, and it's doubtful Huckabee can be nominated. Paul has supporters but the GOP doesn't want him, either.

McCain or Romney? Scary thought, if either of them becomes president.

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Bicoastal

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:13 PM
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12. Guiliani? He's not ABOUT to go under...

...he's already drowned. You don't endorse another candidate and then stay in the race...

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DemBones DemBones

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:14 PM
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15. I haven't watched any news, obviously -- who did he endorse?

I just got online, too.

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Bicoastal

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:15 PM
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16. McCain in the Membrane.

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MrCoffee

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:14 PM
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14. didn't Mr. 9/11 drop out today?

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rox63

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:13 PM
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13. The repukes only have 2 viable candidates left

I actually hope Ron Paul decides to go independent and run all the way up to November. He has threatened to do so. He'd draw a lot of repuke votes away from their nominee in the GE

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damntexdem

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:16 PM
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17. It means the following, among other things:

1) It means, unfortunately, that Edwards is no longer in the contest
2) I hope that it means a boost for Obama over Billary
3) It means that Ghouliani is deaf to even the GOP electorate
4) It means that Huckabee won Iowa, so stays in even though nowhere anywhere else
5) It means inanity from more Rethugs during debates rather than more inanity from fewer
6) It means that there is a contest in both parties, so remaining attention on both
7) It also means that candidates in both parties will still hurt each other, not focusing totally on the
other party's candidate(s)

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ecstatic

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:17 PM
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18. Gravel's still in, right?

:shrug:

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Bicoastal

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:18 PM
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19. I'm being as kind as possible here--Gravel is not a serious candidate. nt

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lurky

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:21 PM
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21. I think they are less likely to end up in a brokered

convention, because of the whole winner-take-all system the Rs have.

BTW, has Ron Paul said anything about a 3rd party run? Could make the general election interesting if he did.

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Vilis Veritas

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:22 PM
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22. If I were to speculate...McCain/Giuliani ticket going into Nov...

Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 02:22 PM by saddlesore

just a thought...

Romney is just there to fill out the illusion...as are the others...The Romster throws his support behind McWarmonger and then McWarmonger grabs Ghouliani after the 5th...to fill his ticket.

The perfect BFEE ticket. A warmonger and the 911 memetic stranglehold...

Peace.

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frazzled

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Wed Jan-30-08 02:26 PM
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23. Their primaries are (largely) winner-take-all; ours are not

There will probably be a single Republican candidate on Tuesday. Aside from Rudy (who could not afford to lose NY without total humiliation), their candidates have nothing to lose--or gain--by staying in. And their party doesn't either.

Our party could be seriously damaged by a prolonged battle, with no one (because of the proportional allocation of delegates) gaining enough delegates for the nomination, or a brokered convention. People who have no chance in our party generally step aside in the interests of the party. With 2 candidates now, a nominee will be more likely to emerge sooner.

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