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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 11:31 PM
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3. I believe it is motivated by larger states not having a say in the
nomination ptocess...

So much emphasis has been put on the Iowa Caucus, the NEw Hampshire primary and then the South Carolina primary that people who live in larger states are feeling shut out of the process...

This is something that has been brewing for a very long time...

It's mainly the fault of the press putting too much attention where that attention is not warrented...

I know Ohio's democratic leadership very well, I worked with many of them all through the 90's, and the politicos feel that they can't take a real stand for candidates because they don't want to piss off any of the dark horses that might appear...

I know this sounds kind of wierd, but the more bunched the primaries are, the more chances are that people will endorse early and put their support on who they believe will win as of now...

This is why HRC has been able to garner much support from party regulars...

But Obama has been able to counter that traditional support by appealing to people over the heads of the party leaders...

It really makes for an exciting race...

The DLC, well, they will have money no matter who wins the primary...

It's no mistake that the DLC is top heavy with legistlative types...

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