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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:31 PM
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Is anyone else without a candidate?
I'm just not feeling it. Maybe it's them, or maybe it's me and I'm just too jaded and cynical now. But I'm not motivated at all. Of course I'll vote, I always vote... but there's no excitement and I'm not inspired. It's pretty depressing.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:33 PM
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1. Yep.
Not one single one of them interests me (positively, that is) in the least.
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johncoby2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:39 PM
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2. Not me. I got 3!
All I think are great. But I do have a favorite.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:41 PM
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3. Me. I'm an anti-corruption, open government Democrat.
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 04:42 PM by blm
A 32 year supporter of Kucinich but want to see him pursue a congressional leadership role because it is doable and would be great PROGRESS for this nation and our party.

Since a strong knowledge of the historic record and how it informs everything happening today here and around the world is CRUCIAL to me, I am whittling down to Dodd and Biden - but don't mind Obama as he has shown willingness to listen to truly brilliant foreign policy minds like Gary Hart and his American Security Project.

I am also not minding Edwards in recent weeks as he is talking about corruption. Let's see if he gets TRULY in their face - targeting the corrupt is the HARDEST tact for ANY politician and gets you the most enemies who will dig in against you. Even those from your own party.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:41 PM
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4. Well, I'm voting for Kucinich, but I'm fully aware that he's not
going to win. Still, it's good to be backing someone who's ideas I can get behind.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:42 PM
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5. me me me me
I will not vote republican, but I have no particular favorite , not do I "loathe" anyone :)
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:43 PM
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6. Same here...and it is depressing.
I had three, but none of them decided to run.

Clark, Gore and Feingold.

:(
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:51 PM
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8. Ahh, those were my picks as well.
*heavy sigh*
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:46 PM
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7. Yeah
There are things that bother me about everyone of them, although I of course will still vote for the nominee whomever that turns out to be (although I find some candidates to be more appealing than others though)
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blues90 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:11 PM
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9.  I don't have anyone
Not now with the way things look with Hillary or maybe Obama and Edwards not even in the same push . I just don't have much faith as things stand now .

Back in 2000 I knew and 2004 I sort of chose Kerry because he was basically it but Hillary would at best be a nose holder vote and I can't say I even want to vote if she is the choice . If she knew then what she knows now , give me a break if she was so out of touch .
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pwb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:17 PM
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10. Joe Biden claims to be the poorest guy in the Senate.
That is my kind of president. But really any Democrat.
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:28 PM
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11. I will vote for whomever gets the nomination But on the other side I am
terrified of Guiliani. There is something about him and his demeanor that is intrinsically evil - shivers!!!!
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:59 PM
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15. That's a damned lie!
He's the second poorest.
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pwb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:33 PM
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12. i call him Rudy fruity. he should start wearing a bib to catch his slobber.
He will be no real threat when we all stop tearing apart our own candidates.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:52 PM
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13. Count me in. n/t
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:58 PM
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14. I felt that way for a long while. I finally settled on Biden.
He's smart, capable, and has no baggage. Hell, he's stayed in the Senate for 47 years and still is worth less than $100k. He's the 99th richest senator. He's smart and (if I can say so) quite clean.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:00 PM
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16. Nope...DK for me!
DK rules! :bounce:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:04 PM
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17. Oh he rules alright...
Rules consistantly as a 3% vote getter. Really, he is a fine congressional rep...and thats where he belongs, IMO because nobody on the center or right will vote for him and liberals are still a minority in this country sad to say.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:13 PM
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18. On the issues
he is the best candidate we have. But most voters are too lazy to do their research...they're content with voting for the candidate that the media and the big corporations endorse.
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sweetladybug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:21 PM
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20. I'm waiting for Al Gore to say that he is running for President in 2008!!!
If he doesn't, I don't know who I will vote for in the primary. Of course, I will vote for whoever wins the Democrat nomination.
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:11 PM
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23. I'd say the chances of that are nearly nil at this point, sadly
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:20 PM
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19. I agree.
There is nobody there I can feel comfortable voting for. I'm not a one issue voter, I look for balance and there is not one of our candidates that has that balance.

It makes me feel very strange about the thought of voting and perhaps throwing my vote away on a vote AGAINST the republicans rather than being able to vote FOR a democrat.
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:22 PM
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21. It doesn't much matter if you live in a late-primary state.
We might as well be disenfranchised.
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bain_sidhe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 06:36 PM
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22. Mine is Hilbama Edchardidenodd
S/He RULES!! All the other candidates DROOL!!
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