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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:10 PM Original message |
The only candidate who I rarely, if ever, hear anyone on DU say that he's unelectable is Joe Biden |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, the first problem is that DU is not indicative of the voting public at large. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes, I will surely agree with that, but still, you have to wonder |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. In a way, he picked the wrong time to run. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Yeah, but he's tough as nails and he's been around, so I would think it would be a good time |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Maybe the media also views him as someone who's been |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. This is true |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. I dunno. I blame it on the MSM and lack of coverage. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. A lot of people still don't know who he is |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. If the truth be known |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I have always thought that too, so is it that Democrats want more than "electability"? |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Or does mainstream America even know what it wants? |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That's a good question. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Sometimes I forget that not everyone who votes |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Exactly. n/t |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. If he would have been able to start his campaign... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Biden is from a teeny weeny eastern state and has accepted |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I don't follow your logic... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. The op asked how come he never hears that Biden is "unelectable" |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Ok, this is the part I don't get... |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 03:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Biden will win more republicans than anyone because of Nat. Sec. , respect, and family values. |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Exactly. Delaware or not, he's more appealing to repubs. |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Hey, my sister is in Indiana, and she's voting or Joe too!! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think Biden's the most electable of all, as well as the most competent and best-qualified. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I definitely agree that the 1988 part of your reasoning might have something to do with it |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. He does have a rare and quick wit |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. He brings a good voice to the race. May do the "better than expected" in Iowa. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yeah, I too think we have a great slate |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
24. That is because he IS the most electable! It's not rocket science! |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
26. There have been folks who focus more on the bankruptcy issue that the electability issue. Like Dodd |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
27. Those needing to declare bankruptcy won't want to vote for him... |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. I blame it on the fact that the media is creating the race they want. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
29. because he fits no natural democratic demographic |
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