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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:38 PM Original message |
Republican king makers have to be considering how to get McCain off the ticket |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. They don't have any better candidates though. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Any bets they've talked quietly to Hillary reps? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yes the suggestion is absurd |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Fail. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Yeah, that's what they want. One of the most lockstep Democratic Senators. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:56 PM Original message |
Hillary may be the Repub VP. No one in her camp will say |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. They have governors |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Oh, they have plenty potential candidates who could excite the base |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Now that is really sad..... |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. meh, they'll just pack their bags and move to Dubai. |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I have an idea ... |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. All the Fox bobble heads sure do love her lately, that's for sure. |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. "Personally I stay away from the wild conspiracy theories ..." |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well the theory that the administration was conspiring to use US attorneys for political purposes |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Yes I would agree the theory of what was actually... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Yes I understand your original point better. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. Heard that Jeb is on the "short list" for VP. Wait and see....n/t |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Political Suicide at its finest |
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busymom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think you're right!!!! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. Who else do they have? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. List of Republican Governors |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. The only one I see on that list that has any appeal would be Jindal |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Believe it or not McCain is their best chance. Anyone else is going to be considered too Republican |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. If he can't raise money he has no chance |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Remember McCain called the media his BASE |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. and they are the most fickle base to have - they will turn on a dime or a Barr |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. Man, I was thinking the same things this morning. On the other hand though, |
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chieftain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. The sad truth is that McCain is the best of a very bad lot. They |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. The deal was for McLame to put Jeb on as VP. |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. They might just go balls to the wall and dredge up Jebby to run |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. ironically he would have been so much better than GW lol |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. It's a strange thing to ponder, if Jeb had been the one squatting in the White House instead of W |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Oh by the way have you issued an updated Math/WEA ? Is it too soon to see movement? |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. First thing this morning, as usual, but no WEA movement today |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Breaking AZ consumer confidence lower in 16 years |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Scrimp-n-save Arizonans need change! |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. The Contrast Between Kennedy And Nixon When It Came To Presentation Was Just As Startling |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
28. They'll write off the presidency itself, and position as the agents of change next time. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. When I visited Saigon in 1978, 3 years after the war I was one of the first |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Well, The VietNameze Did Come To Learn That The Soviets And The Chinese Were Just As Imperialiatic |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Well yes except |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Man I thought I respected you Before.. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. North Vietnam fought and won three wars after we left. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. I don't think they are, the smart money is sitting this one out. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I agree more with this assessment. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yes, and they've already spent most of their NRCC money defending 3 special elections |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Yes and they also had to spend $ 5million to defend Duke Cunningham's |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. If they get rid of McCain, they're screwed. If they keep McCain, they're screwed. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
45. it`s going to be romney.....he`s still avaiable |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
48. They didn't want him to begin with, remember? |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
49. Problem is, he just had an extremely thorough physical that proclaimed him in Terrific Health |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. a little cancer testing would do the right trick |
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