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Wed May-07-08 04:25 PM
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Just when you think you've heard it all... |
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Hillary Clinton as quoted on NPR from her speech in West Virginia: "If we had the same rules as the rEpublicans, I'd already be the nominee."
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Wed May-07-08 04:25 PM
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1. Is she still saying that? |
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Wed May-07-08 04:26 PM
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2. That's why we're NOT Republicans, Hil. |
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Though you're welcome to rejoin them.
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Wed May-07-08 04:27 PM
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3. If she's still saying that maybe she should consider running as one. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:27 PM
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4. IF IF IF IF IF IF--It's all she has. |
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She is running a hypothetical campaign.
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Wed May-07-08 04:28 PM
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5. Clinton and her supporters definitely wish they could be more like republicans. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:28 PM
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6. Who the hell is stopping her from becoming a Republican, then? |
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If they have so much going on for them, then I say to her, don't let the door hit you on the backside as you go!
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Wed May-07-08 04:28 PM
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That was her mistake. She ran as a democrat. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:28 PM
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7. i think we can all agree that our rules need fixing. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:30 PM
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Proportional vote, following the rules, one person one vote, wow, that's a HARD standard to follow.
How would you change that?
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Wed May-07-08 04:33 PM
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15. Well, even the current system is not entirely propotional |
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It is possible to split delegates or even lose on delegate while winning the popular vote, in the current system.
But its even more likely in a winner takes all system.
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Wed May-07-08 04:37 PM
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20. So what are you suggesting? I can't follow your logic............. |
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If we just choose candidates based upon the MOST VOTES of the MOST voters, men, women, black white, etc etc.......
Wouldn't THAT be best?
Let's try to make the rules look like THAT! Maybe send the superdelegates on a trip to Puerto Rico or someplace while the pledged delegates deal with the REAL representational proportional realities in a convention in DC.
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Wed May-07-08 05:16 PM
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26. Relax. I wasn't suggesting anything. |
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Edited on Wed May-07-08 05:18 PM by dbmk
Just pointing out that the current system wasn't entirely proportional. Which was what I read from your post that you thought it was.
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Wed May-07-08 04:31 PM
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11. Surely you don't want to fix it in that direction? |
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To a system where its even more likely that the delegate winner does not represent to popular vote.
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Wed May-07-08 04:32 PM
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14. The Republican rules allowed McCain to become their nominee. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:34 PM
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18. They only need candidates who are willing to abide by them |
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Wed May-07-08 04:34 PM
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19. WHEN would you fix them? Sounds like HRC wants the rules changed right now. |
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Wed May-07-08 04:28 PM
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if we didn't have those eggheads and african-americans, we'd be the republican party too!
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Wed May-07-08 04:30 PM
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Wed May-07-08 04:31 PM
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Why didn't Bill change it when he had the chance? |
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Wed May-07-08 04:31 PM
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12. Ok, Hillary, but we don't. Your point? |
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She said this again today?
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Wed May-07-08 04:31 PM
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13. Yea, she spews that line all the time... |
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...that's why I call her "Lieberman Light".
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Wed May-07-08 04:33 PM
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16. As that CNN pundit said last night... |
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...if my aunt had a male appendage, she'd be my uncle.
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Wed May-07-08 04:33 PM
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Edited on Wed May-07-08 04:34 PM by PoliticalAmazon
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Wed May-07-08 04:33 PM
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17. As my Mom used to say... |
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"If I had that man's Mercedes sedan and he had a feather up his butt, we'd both be tickled."
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Wed May-07-08 04:41 PM
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21. Talk about a lot of NON-SUPPORTIVE whining |
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Way to help unite the Dems, Hillary - make them as bitter as you are about the fact that you're losing.
:eyes:
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Wed May-07-08 04:42 PM
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22. And IF the south won the civil war... |
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I'd be a slave today - what's her point?
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Wed May-07-08 04:43 PM
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23. That's an old line, she's been using it for quite a while now |
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Wed May-07-08 05:07 PM
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25. I was so shocked when I heard her say that. |
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Now I'm even more shocked that it's one of her recurring justifications. How did this woman get so far in the Democratic primary?
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Wed May-07-08 04:46 PM
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24. What do you suppose Hillary's reaction would be if Obama said something like that? |
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