Who Do You Choose? - Democratic Underground

Barack_America

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:15 PM
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Poll question: Who Do You Choose?

Edited on Tue Aug-19-08 11:25 PM by Kristi1696

Please pick one. And feel free to explain your decision below.

Thanks! :hi:

ETA: Let's say this hypothetical scenario applies to a VP choice. ;)

Edited again: To change "will help" to "can help" because I can't predict the future, lol.

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MercutioATC

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:15 PM
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1. Prez? VP? what?

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Barack_America

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:18 PM
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2. Edited to clarify.

Thanks for the input.

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MercutioATC

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:32 PM
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4. In that case...in general, both. This election, one that helps us to win.

I think we get both with Brian Schweitzer.

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flamingdem

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:20 PM
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3. At this point in history, winner takes all, and I mean all of our futures...

Obama I know you are very smart, and I count on you to play to WIN, as a matter of fact I expect a slam dunk from you.

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Beregond2

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:42 PM
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5. Are the two things mutually exclusive?

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Barack_America

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Tue Aug-19-08 11:44 PM
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6. With the two top candidates we have left, they seem to be.

Meaning, it seems that Obama is having to choose one over the other, with Kaine=trust and Biden=win.

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gateley

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:19 AM
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8. Disagree with your breakdown.

I think Obama trusts them both, and both could help him win different demographics.

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gateley

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:18 AM
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7. It doesn't have to be either/or.

The same person could meet both those criteria.

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Barack_America

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:24 AM
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10. But it probably has to be more of one than the other...

If Obama can find that candidate who does both perfectly, then this decision should be a walk in the park.

But he's probably looking at a scenario where one guy's got a bit more of one thing, and another guy a bit more of the other. So the question of "which one is more important" is still valid, IMO.

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mvd

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:26 AM
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11. It's probably about 60%-40%

In favor of who can help him win IMO.

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gateley

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:34 AM
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12. Okay. If it is valid, it doesn't mater which one is more important to us,

it matters which one is more important to Obama. We don't have a say in it.

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Barack_America

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:47 AM
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13. True. But I wrote the poll hoping to get a sense of which way DUers would lean...

If they were in Obama's shoes...really out of curiosity more than anything else.

Also, I was curious to see if the answers to this question roughly correlated to DU support of Biden vs. Kaine, which it does seem to.

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gateley

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:58 AM
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14. Gotcha.

Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 12:59 AM by gateley

I didn't respond -- and can't, because if I were in Obama's shoes, I'd keep vacillating between the two. I want someone I'm simpatico with. Yeah, but, I want someone who might be able to help me win. Yeah, but... and back and forth. :crazy: It's a tough decision -- I don't know how any of them can do it and keep their sanity.

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mvd

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Wed Aug-20-08 12:20 AM
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9. Some of both

I want a candidate I feel can win, but I also think we can win without going TOO conservative.

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