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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:37 PM Original message |
"centrist" "new" Democrat strategy lost 49 of 50 States back in 84 |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. bingo.... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is how the DLCers do it |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. How can they assume |
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shockingelk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Solution: |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Mondale Was No Centrist |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. check the record of his 1984 positions |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "I'm Going to Raise Your Taxes." |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. not everyone considers being realistic with the federal budget |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. That was not a good move. |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. He was perceived as an ultra liberal |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. perceived perhaps, but what basis in reality is that perceptions? |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 07:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. They took Dean down because he was a moderate even a |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. not as far as I can tell |
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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. :: Raises Hand :: |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'm sure if Clinton had lost -- we would have heard the very same |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 01:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Clinton won electoral victories, but he never won a majority of the vote |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 11:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Whats your point? |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. My point is what I said it was - - Clinton never won the majority of votes |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. thank you so much for that break down. |
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Little-Jen (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
15. Mondale didn't lose because he was "centrist" |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
18. Sorry but Dukakis and Mondale weren't centrist |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
19. Exactly |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. What I remember about the 1984 election. |
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jackbourassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Mondale was establishment... |
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