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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:31 AM
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*****Countdown to OREGON*****!!! (D-DAY)
Edited on Thu May-08-08 02:36 AM by Roxy66
Delegate Day! Obama will finally close the deal when he wins Oregon and hits the big Delegate number: 2,025!!!

Day 13



:party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :headbang: :yourock:
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medeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:34 AM
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1. this is my fear
both my kids live in Portland and work for Obama..and yes...Portland is totally Obama land...but all that rural area in the rest of the state..is surprisingly Hillary..and even McCain.
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Arrowhead2k1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:35 AM
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3. I know, the people in Portland are GREAT!
But the rest of Oregon leaves much to be desired. :(
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insanity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 03:23 AM
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50. not true
Corvallis, Ashland, Portland, and the Coast are all excellent places.

I'll even throw Eugene into the mix, though it pains this beaver's heart to do so.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:35 AM
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4. No it isn't
I see big old Obama signs in all kinds of nooks and crannies. You need to get out more. This state has shifted way to the left in the last 5 years.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:40 AM
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5. If it's any consulation...I live about as far east of the Cascades as you can get....
and I haven't met one Hillary supporter...McCain, on the other hand, is a different story. But, there are lots of Obama supporters over here!!
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Arrowhead2k1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:43 AM
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7. Well, that's good news!
:)
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99th_Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:48 AM
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10. This should help calm your worst fears. Rasmussen's first Oregon poll.
Saturday, May 03, 2008

The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Oregon Democratic Presidential Primary
shows Barack Obama enjoying a twelve-point lead over Hillary Clinton.

It’s Obama 51%, Clinton 39%.


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/oregon/oregon_democratic_primary
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:22 AM
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16. If he wins by that much it will be effectively over if he reduces clinton's lead in Kentucky.
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:16 AM
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12. Oregon Is Great Throughout
and I say that as a Californian. Obama will sweep it!
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davidpdx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:27 AM
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22. He has strong support in Southern Oregon
and may win Jackson County. Now Joesphine County is another question. I grew up in those two areas of Oregon.
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:29 AM
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26. That would be GREAT news!
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:35 AM
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27. I went to GPHS and RRHS
Grants Pass is where I met my first Bircher. Sweetest lady you would ever want to know, but an off the chart Bircher. Too funny.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:37 AM
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28. Excuse my possible stupidity, but...whats a "Bircher"
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:44 AM
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30. John Birch Society
Started back in the 50's in response to the UN and FDR commies taking over the govenment. They were generally nothing but the butt of jokes. But some of the same money that backed them turned to more respectable organizations, like the Heritage Foundation and Project for a New American Century. Cuz I guess the Birchers weren't nutty enough. You can google them up. I often wish the blogs would connect them all together, because older people would finally get what's happened. Although the Birchers opposed the war, they're a little more along the lines of Ron Paul.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:47 AM
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32. Thanks.for the insight....
Edited on Thu May-08-08 03:48 AM by Roxy66
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liberalpress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 09:48 AM
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37. The Organization's name..
is The John Birch Sociaety. Kingston Trio had a funny song them in the late fifties including the tremendous line "See you in the moring when were meeting in the john ... birch society."
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davidpdx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 04:07 AM
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35. small world
I graduated from GPHS
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Shoelace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:14 AM
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44. not to worry, Obama will win Oregon
he drew huge, monster crowds here on his last visit and I think they are both here today. Hillary's, Bill's stomps through the state haven't drawn many folks at all.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:34 AM
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2. Well maybe it'll be worth waiting
for the BIG PARTY. Maybe I should book a room in Portland. Do you think he'll come here for D-DAY?? That would be so cool, to be there when we finally sew it all up.

:party:
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:42 AM
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6. I can't imagine he would'nt....I doubt he'll be in Kentucky..lol
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:45 AM
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9. Just talked to the hubby
I'm going to get the room and if he doesn't come here, then we'll just use that time to go to the Gorge, which I've been wanting to do anyway. I was thinking he might want some big celebration in Chicago or something, those people deserve it too. We'll see. But you have given me something to look forward to for the next couple weeks.
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:23 AM
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18. Nice! Have fun!!
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:39 AM
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40. Where are you from?
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:18 AM
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13. Kentucky May Surprise Us Too
Not backward, as many think. I've loved my vacations there!
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:23 AM
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17. That would be great if he cut into her lead there.
Edited on Thu May-08-08 03:24 AM by Roxy66
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:24 AM
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19. Kentucky is going to be the most difficult in upcoming states.
So if he can get to within 15 there I will be very pleasantly surprised!
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99th_Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 02:45 AM
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8. I've always been a happy camper living in Oregon, but never quite this happy.
It's like a half remembered dream coming true, the way this is shaping up to have Oregon be the likely
state to put Obama over the top. Fuck ya, this is the Bush Crime Family's "Little Beirut" baby,
bring it on!

It may almost make me glad it's dragged out this long, almost but not quite.

Funny, because with Oregon being so late in the game, we kinda assumed we'd just be an irrelevant footnote.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:09 AM
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11. Would'nt it be the coolest thing ever to see Hillary join Barack on the stage!!
What would be more unifying than to see the the two of them up on stage together to kick off the national campaign!!
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:20 AM
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14. I'm Not Ready To Make Nice
She doesn't give a hoot about me and the feeling is mutual.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:22 AM
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15. I'm just referring to to fact that our party has to heal wounds...
and that act of unity might lessen the pain of the Clinton supporters
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:27 AM
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23. I'm all for unity
but right now, the only unity I want is the unity of 1 candidate, not the cacophony of 2.
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:29 AM
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25. Maybe After Mine Heal
I can consider theirs.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:25 AM
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20. Uh huh.,,,,not to mention you actually think Obama can win the
GE without the support of Hillary Clinton supporters.

Hilarious. lol
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:27 AM
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21. Go Ahead Cboy, Vote For McCain
See how far that gets your gay rights campaign. You are Hillaryous.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:46 AM
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31. Of course, I'm on record -- as I've been from the start --
that I'm supporting the Democratic nominee.

What a shame people like you will be blamed for Obama's loss in Novemeber .. all because your little mind is incapable of doing what's best for the party.
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:48 AM
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33. And Your Dissing Of Him Would Have Nothing To Do
with his loss, right? If he loses, it will be because of people like you not me. And if so, enjoy the next four years.
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:29 AM
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24. She can't do that till Puerto Rico looks better.
Once she endorses him it will take time for the effects to settle in. And that still leaves Puerto Rico at risk of going to Clinton even tho she exited.

He needs to close it to within 7-10 points.
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99th_Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:37 AM
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29. I totally agree. If you havent' read Wm. Pitts piece yet, here's the link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5879894

He strikes a chord of forward moving reconciliation that is very important right now for us all to heed.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 03:49 AM
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34. Wow, what a great piece..he has such an insightful view.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 09:36 AM
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36. DAY 12 !
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 09:49 AM
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38. Woo Hoo..
:grouphug:
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:03 AM
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39. "Obama plans to declare victory on May 20"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10184.html

"Obama will not reach the 2,025 magic number on May 20. Rather, on that date he is all but certain to hit a different threshold—1,627 pledged delegates, which would constitute a winning majority among the 3,253 total pledged delegates if Florida and Michigan are not included.

“On May 20 we’re going to declare victory,” said an Obama senior advisor who asked that his name be withheld to speak candidly, adding that after those contests they will be “the ones with the most pledged delegates and the most popular votes.”
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:42 AM
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41. I feel like my year has been partially wasted due to this
extended primary and all the waiting around.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:59 PM
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42. kick
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:49 AM
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43. Day 11 !!
Edited on Fri May-09-08 10:50 AM by Roxy66
He's going to call it in Oregon!!
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 01:37 AM
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45. Day 10...oops I mean Day 9
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Tribetime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 02:02 AM
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46. Thanks roxy I thought it was just the pledged
Here's to you.
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sepdxdem Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 02:19 AM
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47. Obama's going to do well here but...
There are some people, even in liberal Portland, who still feel more comfortable with Hillary, even if they're reluctant to say so.

I know. I tried to talk two of them out of it this evening.

My guess is Obama by 9.
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TragedyandHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 02:47 AM
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48. Go Oregon!


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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 03:05 AM
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49. Delusional.
Especially since you Obamanoids already think he's already the "presumptive nominee".
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 03:29 AM
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51. By then you'll be out of the denial phase.
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Hamlette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 03:30 AM
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52. he won't reach 2025...he'll have half of the elected delegates
he'll still need to get half of the supers.

There are still about 350 undecided/undeclared supers.
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 03:34 AM
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53. Is this the Final Countdown?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkllM8znx4
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