2rth2pwr
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:39 PM
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Why is so much weight given to a state that is so White? |
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Edited on Thu Jan-03-08 08:50 PM by 2rth2pwr
This is just so striking, Iowa is not representative of this country.
Also, economically, geographically, demographically so narrow that it is frankly embarrassing.
edited to add the word "it".
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:41 PM
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:42 PM
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the media "don't do nuance."
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:42 PM
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6. Exactly. Why let that continue to be the case? nt |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:41 PM
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2. well, if they pick barack it says a hell of a lot. |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:43 PM
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8. Actually, I believe the states Jesse Jackson did best in were whiter than average |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:45 PM
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13. really?! wow. thanks, i didn't know that. maybe it's the novelty of it. :D |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:54 PM
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in both Iowa and NH, which both had approximately 1% black population, Jesse won 10% of the votes. He came in ahead of Babbit and Gore in NH.
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:00 PM
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26. then again JJ was the MAN! |
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:01 PM
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been treated better by Dukakis.
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:41 PM
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3. it is representative of this country |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:42 PM
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7. this country is not 98% white. |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:53 PM
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:42 PM
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4. I think the most outrageous thing is how few people actually vote in this thing |
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I heard only about 7% of the population in Iowa even takes the time to vote. DAYUM you'd think they'd be more grateful getting so much power and attention
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:45 PM
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:47 PM
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15. But some *can't* vote (caucus) because they have to do so in person. |
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Deployed soldiers, second shifters, doctors in surgery, parents without babysitters or $ for them, servers working the dinner shift...
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:54 PM
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True but only ~7%!! Sheeesh are all Iowans really that busy right now |
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or are they watching reruns of the Ghost Whisperer? Or even worse watching MSNBC!!
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:42 PM
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I was waiting to see how long before the first "Iowa is too white" post. Here it is... Thanks.
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:43 PM
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9. What time did you pick? nt |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:46 PM
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14. I think the over-under was 8:45. |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:44 PM
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11. Well, they are. There's no denying that. nt |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:43 PM
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10. What are the California polls? |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:48 PM
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16. it is certainly representative of a certain section of the nation. |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:53 PM
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20. The white heterosexual 2.5 kids farming section? nt |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:50 PM
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17. You just answered your own question |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:51 PM
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18. Here The Race Card Gets Played. Yee-haw! |
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:52 PM
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19. The West Wing riffed on this during the "New Hampshire Primary" |
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Santos cracked off about that. I agree. Two small non-diverse states have way too much impact.
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:54 PM
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23. The OP asks an excellent question. |
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The first primary should be somewhere more diverse and more representative of the overall US population.
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Thu Jan-03-08 08:56 PM
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25. I don't care about the white factor, but look at this chaos and confusion on CSPAN.. |
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For anyone to say that the entire nomination rests on these results is absolutely freaking insane. Insane. This is no way to elect a nominee or to kick someone, anyone, out of the running.
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:00 PM
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27. It's a White State Where 33% of the Dem Voters Are Digging Obama |
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And maybe we can finally put the race card to bed for a little while.
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:05 PM
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29. Yeah, all them whities are voting for Obama! |
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Bunch of race traitors, the lot of them!
:rofl:
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:08 PM
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I just a black guy caucusing.!
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:17 PM
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maybe it was the guy with the mic.
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Thu Jan-03-08 09:20 PM
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32. Doesn't seem to be hurting Obama! |
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