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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:08 PM Original message |
Poll question: Who sets policy for the Democratic Party? |
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cestpaspossible
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. No one 'sets policy for the Democratic party' |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Good thinking. I'll put that one in, too. nt |
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Warpy
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. There's a tremendous grassroots movement |
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katinmn
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think the DNC has been making policy, don't know |
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tridim
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Republicans.. |
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JNelson6563
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
108. yes, it's the Thugs |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. People elected to office make policy |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Do you consider Dean an elected official? |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Dean is a party official, not an elected public official |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Reid only represents Nevada. That's a pretty small amount of |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Feb-15-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The Senate has power to govern, the DNC does not |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. But we're talking about Democratic policy. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. beside the point |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. If Congress didn't want him setting policy, they shouldn't have put |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Dean is the DNC chair, and congress didn't put him there |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Dean has a mandate- a REAL one. He's changing the party. |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. just for the record, here's Dean's opinion on this issue |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I think we've sent our message loud and clear to both Pelosi |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. here's what i'd like to happen ... |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. The base supports him on policy. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:09 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. that's why "the base" made him the Dem presidential nominee |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. No, that's why they elected him to lead the Democratic Party |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:55 PM Response to Reply #56 |
68. the "base" elected him? |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. What would you call the 447 members of the DNC? |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I would call them the 447 members of the DNC |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Sure they do. You're telling me |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:21 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. you're confusing the issue |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. No, I'm not. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. yes you are |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. Why wouldn't they, at least for the most part? |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. who speaks for "the base" |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. See post #43. |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:53 PM Response to Reply #55 |
66. nope ... |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:01 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. They were upset with policy issues (and strategy, a product |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
91. Dean said he will leave POLICY to the elected Dems |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Yes, I'd say that Dean must have been |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. no matter how much you want it to be so, Dean will not set policy |
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. We're the ones setting policy now. |
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Man, you got the threat right there in your subject line. |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Who knows, maybe he's just being modest. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I take him at his word |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. So do I. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. obviously you don't |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. You're not understanding what I'm saying. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Sure I do |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Well, I'm saying they will, because those ideas represent the base's |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #71 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. If you don't know who they are, you can't say they didn't |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. sure, I know what the base is, just not the mythical one... |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:27 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Hey, Dean just stands up for what he and they believe in. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:32 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. but he won't set policy beyond fundraising and elections |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Look, dude, he's just going to speak real loud into the mic, as |
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welshTerrier2
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. no you're not ... |
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Blue Wally
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
92. When the Democratic party was strong..... |
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sybylla
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Our elected officials represent us |
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Guaranteed
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Wed Feb-16-05 01:46 AM Response to Reply #19 |
103. Yup, that's what we just told them. |
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sybylla
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Technically, that's how it's supposed to be done |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't think people really know. |
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greendog
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Tue Feb-15-05 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. follow the money |
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Catchawave
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Tue Feb-15-05 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. I would hope that the DNC listens to the people, not the |
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Adelante
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Tue Feb-15-05 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. I can't vote in the poll |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. So you want Harry Reid to set policy? |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I don't think you understand. It isn't OUR choice |
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Adelante
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I didn't say what I want |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Are you saying it's a consensus among our Congress, or are you saying it's |
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Adelante
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. No I'm not saying Harry Reid |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. He's the senate...and minority...leader. |
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Blue Wally
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
97. Reid is the "leader" |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. unless Dean takes on a non-traditional role... |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. First, I think it's fair to say that he's going to take on a non- |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. First, you're wrong - Dean has given every indication that he WON'T... |
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. First, whatever he's indicated, he already HAS taken on a non-traditional |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. you still don't get it |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. They didn't run on policy? |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. ROFL!! |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:49 PM Response to Reply #60 |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
63. no, they didn't |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
74. #1. No, not DU. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:16 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. That isn't what you said |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Sorry, I forgot to bridge the logic. |
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wyldwolf
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:27 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. you still haven't bridged the logic |
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:39 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Alright. First, it was a policy issue on DU. |
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madfloridian
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. Here is how the 2004 Platform was formed. |
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Adelante
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Tue Feb-15-05 10:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
87. That's different |
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janx
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
94. Now we're getting somewhere! |
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:13 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Hmmmm...that IS interesting. |
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janx
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:26 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. This whole "Dean is nothing but a fundraiser" and "Dean |
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Wed Feb-16-05 01:06 AM Response to Reply #100 |
102. Yup. :) And it's about time. nt |
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Adelante
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:11 AM Response to Reply #100 |
105. Thank God! |
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janx
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. Question: policy for whom, or what kind of policy? |
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I agree. |
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DU GrovelBot
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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FrenchieCat
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Tue Feb-15-05 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. The media sets the agenda and the agenda sets the policies |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. The polls and the lobbyists. |
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Tue Feb-15-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
59. Kind of thought it was a platform thingie at the convention |
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leftofthedial
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
95. lobbyists |
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demwing
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
98. Shouldn't an answer be "We Do" ? /nt |
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Guaranteed
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Tue Feb-15-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. That's #5 nt |
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demwing
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Wed Feb-16-05 12:27 AM Response to Reply #99 |
101. missed it, thanks. /nt |
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AntiCoup2K4
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Wed Feb-16-05 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
104. Right now it's DLC, PNAC, AIPAC and the corporations. |
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CWebster
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
106. Recently? The Republicans. nt |
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lojasmo
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
107. Here is the definitive answer: |
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robbedvoter
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
109. Lobbyists invested in a GOP dominance (they give more to GOP too) |
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Wed Feb-16-05 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
110. Bill Clinton |
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