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xsquid (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:12 PM Original message |
Survey: Ron Paul dead even with Obama in hypothetical 2012 race |
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tomhayes (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Shows how unreliable these surveys are |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yes and no. |
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xsquid (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Agreed. I don't thimk the moonbat has |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
55. I disagree. I don't think people go to the polls to vote for a generic. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. I can see it now! "Paul/Palin 2012" |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. He can't stand her... n/t |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Tinkle-down economics. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
57. oh the pee-pee party....drink the tea and go pee.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:22 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Male homosexuals used to call the john the Tea Room. So, no Larry Craig jokes, please. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
89. will never happen |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. USA Today jumps the shark--again |
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xsquid (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Yea, that's pretty funny. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
62. It jumped the gun, too. Polls this far away from an election are meaningless. |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. maybe Fred Thopson will run again. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I doubt that he could stay awake long enough. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
59. Yes, please. |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
72. Haha - I forgot about Thompson. He was a Tea Bagger before there was a Tea Party! |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. Did they leave out: |
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xsquid (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. It said indepents, and no matter what everyone |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
60. I never count an election until final numbers are certified. (Or Scalia speaks.) However, Tea |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. Likely because he is better known for things like opposing the war and |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Yeah, those wars ain't that important.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
56. Isn't Paul anti-choice, too? (Bizarre, but not unusual, for a "libertarian.") |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
91. No, many libertarians are pro-choice. Gary Johnson fwiw |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. OMG! Ron Paul is DEAD? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I had the same reaction. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I did a lot of technical writing and proofreading when I was younger |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
58. Then you must have noticed there was no comma after "dead." |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #58 |
75. I would have hyphenated dead-even to make it clearer |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. Someone tied Ron Paul up? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
83. *(solely |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. That was my first thought was too... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Apparently, even Obama being in the race couldn't save Ron Paul |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. A survey has determined him dead. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
67. LOL |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
53. You should have known he was sick, no matter how physically healthy he may or may not be. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. The Cubs will win the WS before the GOP nominates Paul. -nt |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Heck, the Nationals will win the WS before Paul gets the repub nom. n/t |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. Paul most likely has support because of this anti-war, anti-corporate stances |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
70. "libertarian economics"-= no taxes. Many of his positions are driven solely by money, so I would |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Paul is an extremist? No. Mitch McConnell is an extremist. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Ron Paul wants to legislatively overturn Roe v Wade and all |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. As I understand it, he is against Roe v Wade because it was not a constiututional issue. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:45 AM Response to Reply #45 |
65. Nope. He says he is strongly "pro life" because he is an obstetrician. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. +1 and some nt |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 01:34 AM Response to Reply #65 |
84. He opposes any federal abortion language |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
81. "State issue" is what people say when they want to |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
80. Yeah there's your small government, libertarian philosophy |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
90. no, he wants it left to each state |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
64. From his wiki |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yeah right. Paul can't even win the Repub Nomination |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Even our FRiends don't believe this poll... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. Who set up this RIDICULOUS survey???????????? The AEI? |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. I hope Ron Paul is the Republican nominee. It'll clinch our win. Bring him on. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Yeah... German Social Democrats said that in 1930... NT |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. "Let's put another rightwing wacko from Texas in the White House" won't excite |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
25. A thousand people?! |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
74. MoE on a good 1000 person sample is 3.1%. About normal for polls. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sheesh, that title. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. He did well in polls before the last cycle too... and you saw how that turned out. nt |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:24 AM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Ghouliani was a "front runner" for some time, too. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. Does anybody know who Ron Paul is? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. He makes Mounds and Almond Joy, right? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:45 AM Response to Reply #43 |
71. No. He ALWAYS feels like a nut. |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. That would be a hilarious election, and Obama would win it 60-40 at worst, easily. n/t |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Ron Paul the next President? |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. When was the last time a sitting House member got his party's nomination |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. James Garfield, 1880 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Garfield was shot after 3 months though. (Just sayin') |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. I welcome the war between the Paultards and the Palin Pod People. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
39. Adjust for Rass house effects |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. That doesn't seem very true. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
73. Any Presidential poll more than two years out has an agenda. They are way too unreliable to be |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
41. If these poll results mean anything, |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
44. Every time I read "Ron Paul dead" I have to pause. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #44 |
69. I buried Ron Paul. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. One word proves the poll is bullshit, Rasmussen |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-14-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
48. Ron Paul is despised by the GOP fundies and neocons |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 03:02 AM Response to Reply #48 |
85. Exactly. He has no chance of winning the GOP nomination. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
49. I choose to read this with strategic punctuation |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. *yawn* |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
52. Didn't Ron Paul win everything last election, except for the voting part? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
54. A poll about the 2012 Presidential election? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
66. Ron Paul would never make it out of the republican primaries. nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
68. facially absurd poll. Paul probably ranks around 50 percent in terms of 'never heard of" |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
76. So it is now official |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
77. Scary. If that happened people would be begging for big government after Paul. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
79. this reminds me of 1992 polls showing Ross Perot beating both Bill Clinton and Bush Sr |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
86. um yuh.... this poll is garbage, as most of what Rasmussen Spews |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
87. Ron who?? nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
92. I think Republicans are going to focus on congress the next 3 election cycle and Prez in 2016 |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
93. I think Paul or another libertarian-leaner will run as an independent in 2012. |
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