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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:01 PM Original message |
Huffington Post: Florida Suggests Half Vote Solution To Settle Democratic Party Squabble |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. How will the popular vote be counted, then? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Half. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Superdelegates should only get half a vote also. They are the ones that screwed up. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Half it is. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Super delegates shouldn't get any vote |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. I hate that they give themselves a full vote and split the voters delegates. |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. I agree. NO vote for the stinky supers. n/t |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Delegates are what matter. |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Count the popular vote in full -- It won't make a difference |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Exactly. Both need superdelegates to win. I don't see why they shouldn't be seated. |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Doesn't matter. It's about the delegates. Always has been. |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. There is no official popular vote count |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. If we can have half the Chimp vote back... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Florida will never give up. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. 3/5 would be more ironic. nt. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Split it 50 Clinton/50 Obama - no Supers, and move on. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. that sounds like a fair compromise. n/t |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. What's the difference between doing that and not seating them at all? |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. They get delegates at the convention |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. This is a political party, not a travel agency |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. . |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. So what? The delegates don't represent anything |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. why Obama only got 36% in Fl...why should he get 50%? |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. 1/2 the number of dels he would have gotten, or half of the pop. that voted for him. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. but "half the pop" did NOT vote for him....36% did |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. he would still get 36%. so if they formerly had 200 dels, he would get 36% of 100 dels instead of... |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. oh sorry, i though you were referring to the original post, not the... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. And Clinton campaigned there the night before, against the rules. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
41. Bullshit. They're already halfing the number of delegates; they |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. Rules are rules... |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. This may be the best solution. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. Thats not a good solution, but if the SD's arent allowed to vote it would be OK |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Superdelegates are going to consider FL and MI regardless as to their seating status. |
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gear_head (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. does Obama have the votes, in the eventuality of a floor fight... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. There were no delegates to begin with. FL was sanctioned. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. The existing vote cannot be the basis of anything... that's just nuts |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. fuck that....my family members are WHOLE people why should they be made half of a person? |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Have them call their DEMOCRATIC legislators who made this happen. |
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Road Scholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. When your family members break the Democratic party rules |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. This a fairly reasonable compromise |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. PLAGERISM... I suggested this 4-5 days ago.but I think SDs should be 1/2 also |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Obama's name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan, they should re-vote |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. I say let's do it, and quickly. This makes us look pathetic. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
43. That's what I would've done in the first place if I were Dean |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
45. Why are so many thinking that is fair? They had no delegates. |
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