If Obama does not win the Democratic nomination,

screembloodymurder

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Thu May-01-08 08:08 PM
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If Obama does not win the Democratic nomination,

would you support his candidacy as an independent?

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sellitman

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Thu May-01-08 08:09 PM
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1. No.

Split the party vote and McSame wins.

But I suspect you knew this before posting?

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Blarch

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Thu May-01-08 08:09 PM
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2. no.

and he would never do that.

NEVER.

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Faygo Kid

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Thu May-01-08 08:10 PM
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3. No. He will never run as an independent. Neither will Hillary.

There would be nothing to support.

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Boz

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Thu May-01-08 09:07 PM
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23. Hillry has the DLC lined up to "take back the democratic party from the elitist"

Edited on Thu May-01-08 09:10 PM by Boz

The DLC has formed a shadow DNC, covering and copying all aspects of support and processes they provide.

Shes not damaging him for a 2012 swoop, she is damaging him to run against in THIS election cycle.

That is why she is pandering to the right on the gas tax and Iran, she knows she will have to siphon both parties voters.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu May-01-08 08:10 PM
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4. In principle I would; in reality, I wouldn't.

And I would hope that he doesn't go independent. If he does, I think that would definitely hand the vote to McCain.

It really is too bad we only have two parties in this country. It consistently totally fucks us over.

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goddess40

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Thu May-01-08 08:10 PM
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5. No, because an independent can not win

not in the set up we have right now. Any independent is a spoiler and to vote for one is to give the main canidate with the views farthest from your own the equivalent of half a vote.

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leeroysphitz

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Thu May-01-08 08:12 PM
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6. That's Nader's job your talking about. n/t

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Lil Missy

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Thu May-01-08 08:13 PM
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7. No! n/t

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Olney Blue

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Thu May-01-08 08:13 PM
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8. He's a true blue Dem- it will never be an option.

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democrattotheend

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Thu May-01-08 08:15 PM
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9. No

It would be tempting, because I really believe that Obama is a genuine and decent person and that's rare among politicians, particularly those running for president. But we have to think about what's best for this country. Plus, he has a future in the party even if he's not the nominee, and that would be destroyed and he'd become a joke if he ran as an independent.

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gristy

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Thu May-01-08 08:18 PM
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10. How could he not win the nomination?

Show me the math. Hypotheticals. Bah!

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Barack_America

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Thu May-01-08 08:19 PM
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11. I cannot say at this time.

FWIW, I'm already on record as saying that I wouldn't be supporting Hillary if she were the nominee chosen based on racism, I mean "electability".

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MercutioATC

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Thu May-01-08 08:20 PM
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12. On principle, yes...in reality, no.

I may loathe Clinton. I may feel that she will damage this country. I may feel a moral abhorrence to letting the dirty fighter win.

That said, NO independent candidate stands a chance against either the Dem or Repub candidate in the general.

Clinton may be a monster, but she's better than McCain and four more years of Republican rule. If she wins the nomination, I will hold my nose and vote for her...and shower in lye immediately afterward.

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bhikkhu

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Thu May-01-08 08:21 PM
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13. No. Three candidates in our system just doesn't work.

Edited on Thu May-01-08 08:30 PM by bhikkhu

There is a whole branch of math studying election methods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_system for a good run-down - and there is really no scenario, short of a complete party-system breakdown, where you get a good result. A winner without a mandate or popular support would be a bad thing.

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saltpoint

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Thu May-01-08 08:23 PM
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14. No. One goal is to nominate him, and I think that goal will be realized.

If it happens that he is not the Democratic nominee but ran as an independent (I can't even picture that happening, actually), the demographics suggest that he would be handing the White House keys to John McCain, a man who is antithetical to everything Obama stands for.

Ain't gonna happen.

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TheCowsCameHome

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Thu May-01-08 08:24 PM
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15. No

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kwenu

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Thu May-01-08 08:25 PM
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16. No but he's going to win the nomination. So this is silly.

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SmellsLikeDeanSpirit

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Thu May-01-08 08:26 PM
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17. I don't think Obama could pull a Bullmoose

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Innocent Smith

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Thu May-01-08 08:34 PM
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18. No

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rateyes

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Thu May-01-08 08:47 PM
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19. No. In fact, I would seriously consider not voting at all.

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nevergiveup

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Thu May-01-08 09:04 PM
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20. No,

I will vote for Mrs. Clinton but I will first need to get extremely drunk. Hopefully I will not be arrested at my polling station.

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mdmc

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Thu May-01-08 09:05 PM
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21. no way

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leftofcool

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Thu May-01-08 09:06 PM
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22. No

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kenny blankenship

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Thu May-01-08 09:07 PM
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24. No and he's not going to do that. First of all he is the nominee already

Hillary knows it too but the Hillaryjugend can't deal.

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