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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:00 AM
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3 republican wives,1 republican couple,and my moderate republican boss
Are voting Obama in the state of Kansas.
This amazes me..
Although the hubbies of the three wives will vote for whatever Scmendrick the repubs pick, their wives are voting for Obama.
My friend who is Handicapped knows a Couple who have voted Republican as long as they have been voting..They switched parties so they can Caucus for Obama.
My boss Who voted for W in 2000 and thought I was crazy about Gore winning Informed me he was voting Obama.

He has crossover Mo-jo it would seem.
Crossover votes needed to defeat the pukes in this GE.
Is Obama Gore or Edwards..No..Is he the second coming..No
But apparently he is well liked and best represents change to many.
This is just an observation from here in Kansas/Missouri.
peace to all

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ugdude Donating Member (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:03 AM
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1. HRC supporters hate the fact that Obama is well-liked by everyone while...
their candidate is despised by the far left, the right, and independants.
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:06 AM
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2. Your comment does no one any favors.
I strongly favor Obama over Clinton, but comments like yours are simply divisive and unnecessary.
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ugdude Donating Member (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:07 AM
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3. Perhaps. But its just the way I feel. Have you seen them call Obama a cult leader?
Simply because he's charismatic? Theyre just jealous their candidate doesnt have charisma.
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:43 AM
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9. You haven't been here long enough to know that the kind of posts
you make are regarded by both sides as flame-bait and annoying.

You may see a few other people making posts like yours, but they are being alerted on, too, and do their candidates harm.

You are completely missing Obama's message if you are posting multiple negative messages in one morning.

In fact, while I've been reading for the last half hour, you have posted more than 30 messages.

As an Obama supporter, may I suggest that you go over to Obama's website and read his positions and some of his speeches. Perhaps you will pick up some of his positive outlook.

Your negativity is depressing and unhelpful.
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:08 AM
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4. In a perfect world we would have the perfect candidate
HRC supporters are passionate about their candidate and are very idealistic.
And so are Obama fans..If Edwards was still Running he would get my vote
I wish both sides would stop the vitriol and promote their guy instead of demote the other.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:11 AM
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13. They constantly try to push the meme that he can't win because he's black..
The only racist comments I see and hear are from Hillary supporters.
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:20 AM
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5. I know a few republicans who are going to vote for Obama too.
It worries me that the same republicans who voted for the bushes are supporting Obama. I believe it is Obama's talk about bipartisanship that attracts them. The word "bipartisanship" now a days is code for Democrats capitulating and giving the bushes whatever power they want. I worry that Obama may mean it that way.

I worry that Obama may want to forgive the bushes and forget all their war crimes. I worry that Obama, being fairly young to the political game, may be tricked into doing just that.

On the other hand, Hillary, like Bill, may capitulate to the bushes because she can get something out of it. She backed down on universal health-care and was quiet about NAFTA. She may back down when it comes to holding the bushes accountable too, as did Bill when he could have investigated Bush Sr.

I'm an undecided Edwards supporter. I have to make my mind up by Tuesday.

I miss Edwards.
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:26 AM
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7. I miss Edwards too
My vote this time around is strictly on who I think has the best chance of defeating McCain.
No matter what brand of Dem we get into the whitehouse it has got to be better than a republican
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:03 AM
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12. but maybe those repubs have learned a hard lesson
Maybe they've learned not to vote blindly anymore. Maybe they now don't trust republicans to know what the hell to do about any of our problems. Maybe they now see that conservative policies don't work. All they want now is a Democrat who doesn't demonize them or exclude them. Of course the 25-percenters won't switch over, but we don't need them to win.

Just because Obama doesn't rant against Bush non-stop doesn't mean he's anything like the chimp. He's just trying to avoid being divisive. To me that's refreshing. I've hated * for so long I'm exhausted and just don't want to think about him anymore--not ever again. I refused to watch the State of the Union.
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Quakerfriend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:20 AM
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6. Interesting. My Repug relatives are all voting for Obama
as well. As my elderly father said about the GOP : "Well, you can't believe anything that comes out of their (i.e., this admin) mouths."
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ugdude Donating Member (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:01 AM
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11. So are mine
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:40 AM
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8. Weird. My favorite Wingnut was raving ecstatically about Obama the other day.
He had heard Obama's SC speech & was totally blown away. Obama clicked with him. "If that guy means half of what he says, I'm voting for him in the Primary, and probably in the General Election."
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ugdude Donating Member (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:47 AM
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10. Obama is well loved by everyone :)
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flpoljunkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 10:17 AM
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14. But "its her turn!" Apparently the DLC wing of party would rather see us lose than expand the party.
And, with Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket, we may lose control of Congress, as well.

Democrats might want to ponder this before they vote on Super Tuesday.

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