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wyldwolf

(43,867 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:22 PM Nov 2014

Now that your race is over, Alison, I can say this: You had nothing to lose and everything to gain..

... by embracing the President.

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Now that your race is over, Alison, I can say this: You had nothing to lose and everything to gain.. (Original Post) wyldwolf Nov 2014 OP

It was a dirty setup, NOBODY in the MSM has ever asked that until we had a black president. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1

of course it was a setup, and a stupid irrelevant question. She was a delegate for Obama after all still_one Nov 2014 #5

It would have been a tough fight regardless. But why on earth would she not cop TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #2

Amen. Never run away from the one(s) that brung ya. n/t Peregrine Took Nov 2014 #3

she had more to lose. Kentucky is as red as they come, and they despise the president. Actually, still_one Nov 2014 #4

I guess we'll never know theaocp Nov 2014 #6

I don't think that is why she lost. Everyone knew who she voted for. She was a delegate for Obama. still_one Nov 2014 #10

If everyone knew, she should have just said so... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #11

then why not just say so? theaocp Nov 2014 #12

Then she should of fucking answered the question if everyone knew anyway. nt Logical Nov 2014 #13

i Don't expect her to have embraced him JI7 Nov 2014 #7

Yeah, next time we should run Ashley Judd and lose by 80%. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #8

your point? theaocp Nov 2014 #14

Wouldn't want to scare away any racists. moondust Nov 2014 #9

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. It was a dirty setup, NOBODY in the MSM has ever asked that until we had a black president.

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:24 PM

Nov 2014

Who was that, Chuck Todd?

still_one

(92,190 posts)

5. of course it was a setup, and a stupid irrelevant question. She was a delegate for Obama after all

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:26 PM

Nov 2014

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. It would have been a tough fight regardless. But why on earth would she not cop

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:24 PM

Nov 2014

to voting for a Dem President? Who would have held it against her? Everyone would have expected it--in fact, it would be weird if she voted for McCain or Romney. What a dipshit.

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)

3. Amen. Never run away from the one(s) that brung ya. n/t

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:25 PM

Nov 2014

still_one

(92,190 posts)

4. she had more to lose. Kentucky is as red as they come, and they despise the president. Actually,

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:25 PM

Nov 2014

she made a great stand in such a red state

theaocp

(4,237 posts)

6. I guess we'll never know

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:28 PM

Nov 2014

since she decided to waffle.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

10. I don't think that is why she lost. Everyone knew who she voted for. She was a delegate for Obama.

Reply to theaocp (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:46 PM

Nov 2014

They were afraid they would lose their coal jobs

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

11. If everyone knew, she should have just said so...

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:58 PM

Nov 2014

She looked like a coward...maybe this is a wake-up for all Dems to grow an effing spine.

theaocp

(4,237 posts)

12. then why not just say so?

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:03 PM

Nov 2014

who did she think she was fooling with that bs? pathetic.

Logical

(22,457 posts)

13. Then she should of fucking answered the question if everyone knew anyway. nt

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:04 PM

Nov 2014

JI7

(89,249 posts)

7. i Don't expect her to have embraced him

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:29 PM

Nov 2014

But just say you voted for your party nominee and move on.

Ykcutnek

(1,305 posts)

8. Yeah, next time we should run Ashley Judd and lose by 80%. nt

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:30 PM

Nov 2014

theaocp

(4,237 posts)

14. your point?

Reply to Ykcutnek (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:05 PM

Nov 2014

there is no fucking moral victory here. she lost. perhaps she should have been more republican? let's all run to the right! what rot.

moondust

(19,981 posts)

9. Wouldn't want to scare away any racists.

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:32 PM

Nov 2014

I'm sure she knew she would need all the votes she could get--potentially including some racists--in order to win in Kentucky.

Politics can be really ugly.

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