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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 09:58 PM Original message |
McAuliffe's front-loaded primaries discourage grassroots campaigns. |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. the Dean campaign was a largely grassroots campaign |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. You are missing my point. There was NO time to recover a loss. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. What do you mean you won't get to vote? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I mean it will probably count as much as my vote in 2000. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Point appreciated |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. it could have worked in Dean's favor |
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Nazgul35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. It was more than that... |
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Mad Cow Doc (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why not ONE DATE???? |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. that would be a poor process, imo |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. a one-day national primary |
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Liberal Christian (746 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. When, except for Iowa and New Hampshire, does that actually happen? |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. if meeting the candidates and voting early |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. And, check out here: What Joe Trippi said about Dem Primaries: |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Exactly! This part is very telling and dead on for our situation. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. Dean had every chance to BENEFIT from that schedule |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You missed my point. Read it. It does not bode well for *people*. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. You originally had some comments at the end referring to Dean |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Not at the beginning......I did at the end until things got ugly. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I hear ya. And my apologies as well. I misinterpreted your intention |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Again, thanks. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. and all they had to do |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. all WHO had to do? |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. his own freakin party |
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HalfManHalfBiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. Cry me a river |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Not in Florida in "Selection 2000." Candidate with most votes did Not Win |
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Mad Cow Doc (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Why no state recount? |
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clarknyc (393 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. "The candidate with the most votes wins." |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. I was going to respond to a couple of posts here, but I won't. |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I read the whole article. You make a good point. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Thank you. |
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arewethereyet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. I disagree |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-15-04 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
30. All states 1 day primary could work, NO TV ADS AT ALL ALLOWED, |
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