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Barret Donating Member (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:44 PM
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Would you have voted for Ann Richards?
This is totally hypothetical (of course), but if Ann Richards was running in the primary this year would you have voted for her?

I was thinking about possible people who could have run for the nomination but didn't, and it occured to me that Richards could have been a great candidate. Especially as far as picking up southern states, while still picking up liberal voters.

Of course I realize she's out of politics pretty much, but still I think she would have been a good candidate.
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DaveinMD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:46 PM
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1. Richards is great
but she's been working for a law firm that represents tobacco interests. Its the same firm where Bob Dole works.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:46 PM
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2. Ann Richards is WAY too classy to ever be elected president
She should have been Queen.
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JPJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:46 PM
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3. Hasn't she already lost to GWB* once? nt
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DaveinMD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:48 PM
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4. that was
in Texas. It hard for any Dem to win in Texas.
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JPJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:50 PM
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5. Maybe the RNC will nominate Clayton Williams. n/t
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Barret Donating Member (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:50 PM
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6. In Texas
Edited on Tue Aug-10-04 09:51 PM by Barret
and lots of good democrats have lost in Texas.

Yet she managed to get elected here, which is something VERY few dems have done the past many years. That should say something about her capability.

Besides, if you know anything about the campaign bush ran against her you'd know it was corrupt as hell. It's not her fault when she was running against the same group that has a history of stealing elections. She played by the rules, bush didn't. She has stated now that she learned what they were capable of, and how to handle it.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:55 PM
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7. Her candor is refreshing/ primary or prez material- no
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montieg Donating Member (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 09:57 PM
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8. You damn Skippy!
Ann has more balls than any Statewide Dem here in Texas in the past five years. Lots of mid-level brass-collared Dems but the state party has been pretty much a roll-over for a while. But we are seeing some real winners coming up. Bush better watch his six. we may just have some election surprises for him and Rove and Delay.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 10:10 PM
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9. Ann is a fine person and American patriot. I love her interviews but she
is past her prime. She does her best work for Democrats behind the scenes.
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meg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 10:14 PM
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10. I voted for her several times
twice for governor and for treasure.
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 11:12 PM
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15. Same here. She's one hell of a lady.
Governor Anne Richards' salty hairdresser, Gail Huitt - "Honey," she says, "Big Hair was created for one major reason. A woman learned that when her head was smaller than her butt, she looked deformed, like a marshmallow with an olive on top. Big Hair gives a gal proportion."
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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 10:25 PM
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11. she's ripe for a cabinet post, though
i wonder what Pres. Kerry will nominate her to be?
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agingdem Donating Member (893 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 10:48 PM
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12. I did vote for Richards...
twice.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 10:52 PM
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13. Hell yeaaas!
:hi: Ann Rocks!
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Hun Joro Donating Member (511 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 11:02 PM
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14. I voted for Ann
Seems like a dream that we once had a democratic governor in Texas...yes, I would have voted for her for president had she run this year.
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Sugarbleus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-04 11:24 PM
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16. I LOVE Ann Richards! Best thing Texas ever produced
She's my kind of person. She's too senior, I think, to do the job but I'd vote for her otherwise. LOVE HER LOVER HER.
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Moloch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-11-04 10:16 AM
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17. Ann Richards is great and I think she's a national treasure...
but I would not want the governor who allowed the second most executions in history (guess who was the first??) to be president.
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