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CTyankee

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3. 4 of those candidates were serving in the Senate at the time they were running, tho!

Reply to TheWraith (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:25 PM

Mar 2012

I can't believe that ALL four of them didn't have a clue about what kind of opposition they would face. Especially Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, two oldtimers.

But, again, maybe they did, but they were in competition for Democrats primary votes and thought they had no choice but to list it. That's a bit cynical, but perhaps it just happened that way.

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IIRC, back in early 2008 EVERY Democratic candidate running in the presidential primaries [View all] CTyankee Mar 2012 OP

The dinos got hold of it in committe..between those kinds and the republicans, shraby Mar 2012 #1

There were not the votes for a public option in the Senate. TheWraith Mar 2012 #2

4 of those candidates were serving in the Senate at the time they were running, tho! CTyankee Mar 2012 #3

They all knew it, but you don't win a primary with a pragmatist platform. n/t hughee99 Mar 2012 #4

yes, I understand that. But I remember at DU back then we were all comparing the candidates' CTyankee Mar 2012 #5

I completely agree hughee99 Mar 2012 #7

And even if you DID question, you would get an icy "thank you for your 'concern'" in CTyankee Mar 2012 #8

Two words: Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #6

yep. the unfolding of this thing was quite disheartening. CTyankee Mar 2012 #9

words which will live in infamy librechik Mar 2012 #10

I am hoping that OWS will create a new political class that will sign up to run for office against CTyankee Mar 2012 #11

a bunch of fat old billionaires are holding the pendulum back librechik Mar 2012 #12

they will die, the young will step up. CTyankee Mar 2012 #14

Max is such a right wing creep. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #13

Did he lead our side on? My memory is that he blocked everything right at the begiinning... CTyankee Mar 2012 #15