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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:18 PM
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If you add up blacks, women and gay people (god, I sound like an old disco song)
we make up the majority of the country by a long shot (and yes I know the three categories overlap).

Hell, women by themselves make up more than half the country. And they are more reliable voters than men.

The Republicans know this too. Straight, white men are a minority themselves now, and half of THEM vote Democratic, too.

The only hope of the Republicans is to split us all up and divert us from who the real enemy is.

The last thing we want is a campaign that is divisive and splits up what is a potentially unbeatable alliance.

If our candidate in the fall gets a solid majority amongst women and even just the usual overwhelming majorities amongst blacks and gay people, we win.

We WIN.
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:20 PM
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1. that is a dream.nt.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:22 PM
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5. Well it will be if this keeps up
n/t
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:23 PM
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6. sadly, true. nt.
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JohnnyLib2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:21 PM
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2. Timely--and on the mark--reminder.
Thanks. Recommended.
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dailykoff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:21 PM
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3. The only group Hillary wins is invisible vapor voters.
I'd rather have a president elected by the people.
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durrrty libby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:32 PM
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7. "vapor voters." ? So very dumb
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:22 PM
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4. add in Jews, Labor, Hispanics, Students, and so on ....
... we are @ least 59 to 61% ...... so "they" have to have special "voting
machines," media manipulation, and control of the courts.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:48 PM
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8. "blacks, women and gay people"
That certainly was the disco scene. (Not that I really remember, having been a little kid during the disco era)
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:51 PM
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9. actually I think the song was
something about "no blacks, no jews and no gays". There but for the Grace of God go I. I don't remember who sang it.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:54 PM
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10. Yes. "There But for The Grace of God" by a group called Machine....
I know, I know. It's frightening that I keep so much useless trivia in my head.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-11-08 11:55 PM
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11. lol
that was it.
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AGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 12:37 AM
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12. You forgot Transgender and bisexuals
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 12:53 AM
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13. Not all women are voting for Hillary...She'll be lucky to get over half the women vote
Edited on Sat Jan-12-08 12:53 AM by fujiyama
while I think it excites many women that someone of the same gender can get elected president, there are many women that despise Hillary.

And it's no given she'll appeal to black men as well...especially with the stupid comments made this week. She's blowing this herself, not because she's racist or Bill's racist but because she's just not realizing the sensitivity involved around race.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 01:34 AM
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14. If you were here
I'd give you a good knock on the head.
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