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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:03 PM
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Just bet my wife a tank of gas that Palin is off the ticket within three weeks.
This stinky choice is just beginning to ooze with problems for the ticket.

Just a hunch, but I'm willing to fill up her prius if not.

=)
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ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:05 PM
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1. I doubt he gets rid of her...
dumping her would throw the campaign into even more disarray.
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:08 PM
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2. I have heard rumblings that some repubs
may do nominations for veep from the floor at the convention, that's how upset a lot of them are. Especially moderates. And she doesn't appear to have been well-vetted; her ethical issues alone may start to cause problems really quickly.

Of course, there's always the "family" issue exit-she might do something along the lines of "I didn't realize how much time and energy this would take away from my husband and children, especially my newborn, and have come to understand that this may not be the best choice for me at this time, and in order to spend more time with my family, blahblahblahblah."

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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:10 PM
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3. Three weeks...
at the most.

Enjoy your full tank!
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Samantha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:17 PM
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8. I don't think she will last three weeks
It is only a couple of months until the election. Three weeks sliced out of that is half that time with McCain campaigning with a huge weight hanging around his neck. He will dump the dead weight and grasp a less controversial number two.

I think Palin will be history within the week.

Sam

And she will have gotten what she wanted -- to be a historical choice.:-)
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:12 PM
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4. imo, you will lose. She's for the Fundies and the bogus media narrative about women
and libertarians which enables election theft
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BumRushDaShow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 11:02 PM
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20. But the Libertarians already have Bob Barr and
he was actually polling at up to 10% in some states. He may actually become the H. Ross Perot of this campaign if he can get on the ballots of the swing states. I can easily see him picking off disgruntled repukes who don't want the McCain/Palin ticket and will never vote Democrat.
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MarjorieG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:15 AM
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24. Agreed. Fundie grassroots very motivated now to get out the vote.
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yellerpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:12 PM
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5. Fill up her Prius? You are a sport!
:rofl: I think you are on the nose on this one. She won't make it. Maybe not even to the convention. :kick:
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:12 PM
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6. oh, I hope not....
IMHO, this is gift for our side.
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:15 PM
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7. You'll lose.
All my Republican relatives and neighbors are excited about this. They went from "I"m gonna hold my nose and vote McCain" to "All right! A ticket I can be excited about!"

Go figure.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:42 PM
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14. MSM is still gathering data. MSNBC will rip her to shreds and all the others will follow suit. n/t
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:17 PM
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9. Repukes want Romney.if they wanted a real women they would have chose Dole.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:13 AM
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23. Elizabeth Dole would have been an inspired choice, Historic NY
I doubt McCain would have had the sense and cojones to have even asked her to be Co-Prez. IF he had, Dems might have had something to fear.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 07:22 AM
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34. I agree they want the window dressing but an empty attic.
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 07:28 AM
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37. Dole was never even a remote possibility -- she's a month older than McCain
Was never even remotely in the cards.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 02:41 PM
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42. Yes, you're right: age is a big factor
My mother dies of lung cancer at age 72. The sad thing was that at age 72 her intelligence was operating better than ever. I've known people who were seriously dimming (mentally) at age 45 and those who were smarter than ever at 72.

However the physical energy level declines a lot after age 70.
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Blondiegrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:19 PM
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10. You're willing to fill up her Prius?
That sounds dirty!
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:21 PM
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11. Hmm... Better than a Hummer I suppose.
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Blondiegrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:25 PM
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12. *giggles*
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:27 PM
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13. Just so long as she keeps pandering about Hillary, yes I think you're right.
Funny thing is that if it were to happen it would make the ticket weaker regardless of whether Mittens (or Willard Milton as I prefer to call him) gets the ticket because it shows that McCain is inanely weak even in such a mundane task as picking a VP. I mean, who could fuck that one up so much that they quit? Seriously! It's not exactly happened before.
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:51 PM
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15. It's a bait and switch for the fundies, she is gone within 3 weeks
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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:52 PM
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16. That's an expense bet, with a hurricane driving prices up.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 10:58 PM
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17. I think she'll be gone sooner. I predict she won't be nominated.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 11:00 PM
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18. If she makes it past Thursday it will be much harder to get rid of her
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 11:00 PM
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19. If she makes it past Thursday it will be much harder to get rid of her
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KathieG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 11:03 PM
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21. It won't surprise me at all if you win that bet
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Johonny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-08 11:45 PM
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22. I think she stays
She's a red, red creationist. She's also very anti-women. She exactly the kind of women Rethugs like. Talks a lot of god, a lot of sports, a lot of guns and a lot of negative talk on feminism. They'll eat it up at the convention. She's going to appeal to the 30 %ers and that's going to make her hard to move off the ticket.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:16 AM
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25. There's only one way she's off the ticket
And that's if they're so terrified of losing so many seats over her the party leaders DEMAND she be removed.

Otherwise, for better or worse, she does less harm staying on the ticket than she could do by dropping off.

Nobody forgets Thomas Eagleton.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:17 AM
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26. Tough call. I think he can't, because that would constitute a public admission....
of his inability to make Presidential decisions.
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WA98296 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:26 AM
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27. He can't but SHE can...and might. Something is up.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:32 AM
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28. A distinction without a difference.
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tinrobot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 12:47 AM
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29. I'm starting to wonder if McCain will even be on the ticket.
He's not the nominee until the convention is over, and this dumb stunt has cost him big with the delegates.
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Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 01:45 AM
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30. That's really a dumb bet
The right wingers are thrilled. It causes more image problems for McCain if he dumps her than if she stays.

This type of thing seems to be a specialty on DU, wild reaches. I remember in 2004 there were many threads asserting Bush wouldn't debate Kerry at all, then when that didn't work the prediction was he would skip the 3rd debate. Let's see, another great one was that Osama Bin Laden would be unveiled on the eve of the election, in a cage like King Kong.

I'll always take my chances on normalcy :rofl:
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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 02:11 AM
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31. I figured they would find a way to dump MC
So, I wouldn't bet on it. Never underestimate the ability of people to do stupid things, nor the likelyhood of Republican planning underhanded deeds.
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 02:38 AM
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32. ...
Edited on Sun Aug-31-08 02:38 AM by barack the house
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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 02:41 AM
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33. No that would be devastating for McCain. It won't happen. You'll have to pay up.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 07:23 AM
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35. but he could change it to "Bet she gets some of that hair hacked off before it's over"
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 08:11 AM
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41. Get the makeover artist they hired for Paula Jones and Linda Tripp.
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 07:25 AM
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36. You might want to buy her that gas now before a post-Gustav surge.
Because you are going to lose that bet.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 07:38 AM
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38. Won't happen. McNuts would lose in a landslide if he dumps her. nt
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 08:10 AM
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40. Landslide, hair, in between. Irrelevant. All that matters is that he SHALL lose.
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Clear Blue Sky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 08:07 AM
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39. You'll lose the bet. But that tank of gas now before prices go up after Gustav hits.
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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:52 PM
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43. i might even win this thing!
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