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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:21 AM Original message |
Folks, the President is the leader of the Democratic Party therefor he will be involved |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. i agree. sone are all intothe purity above all att he expense of winning i guess. and this isn't |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. There is also the concern that having Paterson at the top of the ticket could cause |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Big time.... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Absolutely! Here in NY we have... |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It really is a full contact professionand those who can't deal with the |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And, as you mentioned, redistricting is coming up, but.. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's the key.... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Actually I just read that bush |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. I agree... |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't know why |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. LOL |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. Good points. I had overlooked redistricting after the '10 census. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well, I guess everyone needs to stop donations now to groups like.... |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. OP's point is that isn't something unusual |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Not true. It is happening in FL already. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. And after so many decades of that, folks like me become |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. No reason to stop giving to advocacy groups just because politicians |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It was easier to donate and work for progressive candidates... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Quite the contrary. Decisions have always been made in... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. "allow more players into the room" |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. You're mixing your apples with your oranges, imo. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. And forget about the party standing for anything... |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Come on now, that's like saying people who work in the automobile |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Not if they are forced out of the race. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Back in 1992, I ran for Congress in a district that was just redrawn... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You speak from experience. If only more people around here would... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. We will become just like the Republicans in a blaze of glory. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The thing is that nobody's arguing right and wrong here... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Been there done that... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. They handpicked a millionaire Republican to run against a Democrat. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Sounds like they were behind your guy cause they didn't think he could win... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Of course Lutrin couldn't win against Rahm. Lutrin has a conscience... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. Yep. Otherwise, why have parties? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Do you pay party dues? Do you hold a party card? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Sort of. |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
35. First of all, yes, I respect that Obama is my President, and second, of all, I disagree with this. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Oh calm down Hawkeye, I never once said you shouldn't support the |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. It wasn't directed at you. It was directed at Rahm as usual. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. but the question becomes - what is the agenda of the |
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PopSixSquish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. What Would be the Response if Obama and the WH Backed a Candidate Folks Liked? |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. In New York, they do. Governor Paterson's approvals... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Trust me, keep an eye on Florida. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. Rudy's not the problem... |
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