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Ignacio Upton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:46 PM
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Is Hillary as the nominee really inevitable?
While Hillary may be the front-runner, I don't think that she is guaranteed the nomination on a silver platter. While the Republicans usually follow the "it's my turn" rule and anoint their nominee, we Democrats like upstarts. People like Kennedy, McGovern, Carter, (Bill) Clinton, and Dean were not originally expected to be our nominee, but broke through because they ran superior campaigns, and were seen as authentic.
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lisa58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:49 PM
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1. No...
...she just has a good head start.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:50 PM
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2. No, not at all.....
there is a very, very long time before the first primary, and all sorts of interesting things can and most likely will happen.
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delphinium Donating Member (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:51 PM
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3. Absolutely not
This is a wide-open race with several strong contenders on our side. And a year is an eternity in politics.
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:53 PM
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4. EVERYTHING could change in a nanosecond
if one single man announced his candidacy.

So, no, nothing is inevitable
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:07 PM
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18. And who, pray tell, would that "one man" be? Could it be... ?
...him or...


...him or...


...Him?
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adigal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:23 PM
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22. It could also be Bill Clinton, if he can't keep it
in his pants. He could blow it for her.
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 08:10 AM
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25. Is this a trick question?
:)
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:54 PM
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5. Who's counting the votes and which candidate do they think they can defeat?
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Mick Knox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:54 PM
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6. When was Dean our Nominee again?
I dont remember that.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:00 PM
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15. I believe the OP is referring to Jedidiah Dean, who lost to Coolidge in 1924
I am the worst history teacher ever
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:55 PM
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7. We'd better hope not.
If she wins then we all lose regardless of who takes the general.
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Mick Knox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:00 PM
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9. agreed
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 04:57 PM
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8. Her nomination will prove to be at least as inevitable as
as John Connally's in 1980.

The candidate with the money and connections almost always wins.
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LonelyLRLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:06 PM
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10. Yes, we'll find out if money talks, 'cause that's one thing Hillary has.
Connections, too, of course.

I, like others on DU, think Hillary would be a decent President. I do not think she is the best candidate, though, because I don't know if she can overcome her negatives.
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:21 PM
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11. I hope not.
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:49 PM
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12. Was Lieberman's nomination inevitable?
He led the polls at this time in 2003.
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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:19 PM
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20. The Americans for Hillary Party?
I wouldn't put it past her.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:57 PM
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13. Nope.
She's got money and a name. So what? People are pretty fed up with both these days. Corruption in DC makes anyone rolling in money suspect and many are fed up with dynasties and cults of personality. The media want a Guiliani-Hillary rematch. They definitely want Hillary so they can wallow in old Monica garbage again.

Fresh faces and fresh ideas. That is the only way the real issues of this nation will be addressed.

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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 05:58 PM
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14. The early primaries are geared around locking in the front runner
Senator Clinton is coasting on high name recognition. This fall, when the race starts to heat up, you'll see her weak and ill-informed supporters drift to other candidates and start to give the false impression that she is faltering. In fact, what she'll be doing is sloughing off weak support while slowly picking up more committed supporters. Still, she'd poised to be this year's Gary Hart, this year's Dick Gephardt.

Her key strength as a candidate is the perception that she's the inevitable nominee. Once that goes, she's just another senator.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:06 PM
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16. No. The media is pushing her against Obama as some sort
of forgone conclusion and you really don't know how their polling is handled in manner or word. Ignore it and find out where things stand after debates and such. There are much more important things happening in this country right now that need our attention and addressing.
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:07 PM
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17. of course not. n/t
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:09 PM
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19. I hope so.
I'm ready for the women to take over. Go Hillary and Nancy!!
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niceypoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:19 PM
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21. I think she would make a good president also.
It seems that the main argument against her is, "Its what the right wants," which is pathetic reason to be against someone. The democrats lost several elections because they were worried what the right would do or think. The republicans who are obsessed with Hillary will never vote for a democrat for president so its useless worrying what they think. I also believe that many DUers don't like the thought of a strong woman as a presidential candidate, though they won't ever admit it.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:37 PM
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23. well, not if the left has anything to say about it, but I think that she
will be the next president
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 06:38 PM
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24. About as inevitable as Howard Dean, Gary Hart, and Ted Kennedy.
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 08:14 AM
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26. No but the rightwing media is sure hyping it
was driving with little on the radio - stuck with Hannity interviewing dick Morris - this was their message... even bragged about an upcoming swiftboat effort against Hillary. It was a "send us money!" moment.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 08:15 AM
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27. She's not the front runner in Iowa.
Don't believe the hype.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 08:23 AM
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28. No. Why would you think that? n/t
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