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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:47 PM
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Poll question: What should be our strategy for November? The "Swing State" strategy or the "50 State" strategy?
Edited on Wed Feb-06-08 08:48 PM by XemaSab
:shrug:

Should we focus on states such as Ohio, Florida, and New Mexico or should we put our money as a party into states like Alaska, Utah, and Alabama? :shrug:
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:50 PM
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1. Whats the point, Hillary wins states that matter in the GE for us

Obama doesnt!

I mean look at those states he won last night, how many of those do you seriously think we could win in a GE, i mean honestly.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:57 PM
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5. Here's the map from 1992.
Edited on Wed Feb-06-08 08:58 PM by XemaSab
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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:52 PM
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2. In 2004 * stole votes in "safe" states to give the appearance of
a mandate. We have to fight those bastards in every state or live in a McCain Huckleberry theocracy.
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Stand and Fight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:54 PM
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3. 50 State. Howard Dean knows what he's doing. n/t
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 09:10 PM
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8. w00t.
n/t
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:55 PM
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4. We need a 50 state strategy.
Most definitely.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 04:45 AM
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9. .
:thumbsup:
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:58 PM
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6. Electoral college is still winner take all for most states.
I have no issue with investing in all 50 states, provided swings states are the priority.

WTF does it matter if we increase our percentage by a few poijnts in place like UT if we lose the GE?

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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 09:01 PM
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7. The idea is to get down-ticket candidates elected too
Isn't the mayor of Salt Lake City a democrat? :shrug:
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ellisonz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 05:59 AM
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10. 50.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:00 AM
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11. Don't forget coattails for the democratic congress we need......
or else, ain't shit is gonna get done.

so yeah; 50 states.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 06:01 AM
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12. Hillary's "swing states"
will be smaller than Obama's.

with Obama Virginia will be a swing state. with Hillary it would be red.
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