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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:22 AM
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Can someone explain, without talking about coronations and who 'deserves' it...


Why in the world HRC being 'close' to winning the primary would possibly make her the better choice, or the appropriate for the GE?!

Obama is winning. What is ambiguous about that?!



I know the arguments against, can someone posit the 'in favor of' argument?
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DMorgan Donating Member (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:24 AM
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1. Obama "deserves" it ! He won more votes. Hillary doesn't deserve it. SIMPLE! eom
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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:24 AM
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2. oh, i am with you- just trying to understand the other side of this logic...

is there one?
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:25 AM
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3. White working class voters are the ulitmate swing voters, and we cannot win without them.
Then you must deduce that their votes for Clinton are votes AGAINST Obama, and therefore that he will not be able to break 50% in this demographic, thereby making him unelectable.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:26 AM
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5. Doesn't say much for Clinton.
I'd really hope that if I were a candidate that people would vote for me based on my strengths, not as the lesser of two evils.
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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:27 AM
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6. doesnt that go both ways?

and doesnt that give greater value to 'working class' white voters?
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:30 AM
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7. I'm incapable of defending that position, it's just what I've heard SD's say.
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DMorgan Donating Member (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:30 AM
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8. Doesn't equate to they WON'T vote for Obama It's just that....
They just identify more with Clinton, for some reason.

When they see the choice of McSame versus Obama in the fall, they'll most likely vote Obama, not McSame.
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:43 AM
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10. Agreed. Now tell that to the SD's.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:25 AM
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4. No one deserves anything
They need to show me what they've got.
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:31 AM
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9. She will be a stronger VP for McCainy then
Just a little tin foil hat rationale I heard on talk radio recently.
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RazBerryBeret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 11:48 AM
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11. their argument, as I understand it is...
he was strong when he had the 11 state winning streak, now that he's lost a couple states (that he was never forecast to win) he's weak... or something like that...
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 12:09 PM
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12. Actually, hillary shouldn't even be close, she should have had this primary sewn up
no later than Super Tues. with all she had going for her. That, among quite a few other things, is why she shouldn't be handed the nomination.

I can't think of one reason that would make hillary a better choice.

Hope you get the answer you're seeking.
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