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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:03 PM Original message |
Has your faith been restored in the Democratic Party's ability to win elections? |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. It has little to do with the party and everything to do with the man. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Baloney - the Dem nominee for 2008 was expected to win after Nov 2006's landslide for Dems which was |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Worse baloney |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. 2002 and 2004 would have had a helluva lot more Dem votes counted with stronger party infrastructure |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. I'm not dissing Dean, who I admire, or what he did for the party. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Then create a scenario for an Obama win in 2000 and 2004. You can even use his current status as |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. What's the point - is there even the smallest chance that you'll change your mind? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. The point is that....you can't. The rampant neglect of infrastructure for over 8 YEARS |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. That's your opinion. This isn't a quantitative subject. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. The 2008 Dem nominee was EXPECTED to win as early as fall of 2006. Not so in 1998 or 2002. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Like I've said repeatedly now. You could be right. The reason I'm done talking to you is because: |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I've made errors and admitted them here....I'm not wrong about this. And you know it. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Exactly as I said. You could be right. You refuse to accept that you could be wrong. |
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PermanentRevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ask again in 20 days... |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'd say I'm much more positive about their ability to run a campaign |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not a bit |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Almost, but not quite. |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. No... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. It has everything to do with a DNC working for 4yrs on the 50state strategy that strengthened |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. I blame Howard Dean |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's not the party -- it's Obama and his organization n/t |
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lady raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not yet |
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bermudat (985 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Let's wait til November 5th |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Is today November 5th |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. People are voting Democratic to stop the pain. If it were good like the 1990s again, well... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. After we win, it will be. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. YES! I really don't think they can steal this one. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. we learned a good lesson from the past several elections |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't have faith in the party, but I do have faith in Obama. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. You think Obama would have won under McAuliffe's DNC and collapsed party infrastructure in so many |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-17-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Did you mean DLC |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. the media is the problem, not the democrats - nt |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. We shall see... |
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NEDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. We haven't won anything ...yet. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. Mostly it is the colossal fuck up that is the last 8 years. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Let's keep GOTVing. Barack warned us not to get cocky. Repost this OP on Nov. 5. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'll tell you Nov. 5. |
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psychobueller (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. We haven't won shit, yet! |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
44. Welcome to DU! |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. No way! |
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PatGund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. Not until we win it for real |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. Ask me later. Obama himself has asked us not to get cocky. n/t |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
32. Um, we haven't won yet, so anyone saying "yes" is being silly. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. We haven't won anything yet. |
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TooRaLoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. Not a Dem thing, but new kind of campaigner. |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. I think with Dean at the helm of the DNC the winds have changed |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
37. Post on November 5 |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. We haven't won anything yet, have we? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
42. Not completely. I'm scared to pieces that Dino Rossi (R-Asshole) |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
43. Not yet. |
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DrTeeth (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. they haven't won it yet |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
46. 2006? |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
47. No, how can it be when we haven't won yet? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-18-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
49. i havent lacked faith in candidate nor campaign. my lack comes in honest elections. n/t |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Exactly right. Whenever anyone posts otherwise they let the REAL THUGS off the hook |
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my3boyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
51. Ask me on Nov. 5th. nt |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-19-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. No, not one bit |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
56. Let's win first. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
57. No |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
59. it has nothing to do with winning elections. The better question, for me, would be |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
60. No problem- we won in 2000, and probably in 2004 |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
61. Ask me on November 5th |
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