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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:39 PM Original message |
If the people choose Obama, and less than 1000 Superdelegates effectively veto that choice |
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Proud2BAmurkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. The people as in Democratic voters? Agree, Democratic voters should determine it |
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Yossariant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Define "the people." Delegates? Voters? |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I know ... lately there's been a concern about the number of states n/t |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. Superdelegates aren't going to vote as a block |
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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. If that happens, Obama's indepedent voters will turn to McCain for revenge |
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Windy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, the independents will and those dems who feel diseffected will sit it out or |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think people will take to the streets. |
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griffi94 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. good luck with that |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Really .....as if presidents haven't been brokered before. |
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elizm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm thinking it would be the end of the Democratic party. Period. nt |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. I find it unlikely that the superdelegates would change the outcome if pledged delegates were in... |
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Yossariant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. All I hear on your thread are people threatening bad things if the superdelegates don't |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. no, but if Hillery wins you will righteously accuse her of doing it, do you guys get a script for |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I guarantee if the tables were turned (it could happen) they would be upset. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. there is no law against it, no crime... it is the way we are controlled, always has been, one way or |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. If that happens, I'm outta the party. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'm done with the party if MI or FL get disenfanchised and their vote would matter to the outcome. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Do you live there? Then pressure your state party to create something that.. |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The Florida Republican majority changed the Primary date, and the Dems could do |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. They could vote against it. |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I want my candidate elected, not selected. |
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sf_331 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. People will be po'd |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. It would completely destroy the Democratic Party. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. if that happens, it will result in the worst defeat in November we have ever had |
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