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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:23 PM Original message |
What happens to the south for us if we nominate and/or elect Obama? |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. eh |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. are you kidding |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
77. This N. Carolinian will gladly work on behalf of Obama! |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
89. Hillary won Florida by a wide margin - Obama was the only one w/ ads here too. |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. Not good /nt |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. HELLO! Seems the SOUTH really LOVES OBAMA! What are you talking about? |
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theaxe7 (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. That was the Democratic primary, a Democrat won |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Isn't Falwell's "Controls" Dead? Aren't his supporters looking for Hope and Change? |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. And when he does... |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
43. He sure can! And he has the support of a lot more VA Democrats to help him than Hillary does! |
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theaxe7 (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Obama will rally the right to turn out against him just like Hillary |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. he wins in the DEMOCRATIC primary |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Most Bigots aren't going to vote for a woman let alone an African American |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. They did't vote for Kerry either |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. And a good point from Rachel Maddow |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
100. If Obama plays his cards right (and I have every reason to believe he will |
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trayfoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
60. There's one problem with your assessment......... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
75. Yeah, in a Democratic primary vote, but the General Election is a whole |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Heh |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I know, that was my favorite part of it. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. If I lived in a place that full of bigots I'd move. Somewhere when the vote stealing stops the |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
45. I have lived in the north and in VA, and I can see with my own eyes no difference in the bigotry.... |
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unsavedtrash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. ... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
79. You do, dipshit. Florida is number 1 (tied with Alabama) in number of hate groups... |
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Firespirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Oh, that's brilliant |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. "the blacks" |
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Firespirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. I think what he's trying not to say |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. i don't think civil rights was a mistake |
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MzShellG (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Hello.... |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
66. Black people are black people. White people are people. |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. "down there" is just about as inflammatory as "you people".... |
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hill08 (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
67. there they go again---RACIST |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. YOu mean the people that wanted Colin Powell and Condi to run |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. LOL! That's the beauty of racists, they never cease to provide contradictions to their own logic. |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. Obama will do way better in the south than Clinton |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
62. No shit, they hate the Clintons more then they hate anyone no matter the race. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. It'll still be there. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks for your concern |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. Maybe it is time you laid off the sauce |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Have you ever been ANYWHERE near the south? Help me Jebus, what an idiot! |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. yes i even have family in georgia |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Obama can win VA, Florida, Loisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky for starters |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. I don't think the OP has been to the South |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Why do you think Obama would not carry the South???? nt |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. cuz in the GE, the south is still the south |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
82. I think you are forgetting Obama is not Jesse Jackson |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. People who won't vote for a candidate just because they're black... |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
65. ..are the same people who won't vote for a candidate because they are a DEMOCRAT |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Agreed! (eom) |
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ColesCountyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. 'The South' isn't monolithic or mindless... |
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mckeown1128 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. So basically you are saying that we shouldn't vote for |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hunh? |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. I agree |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I agree both of our Candidates will work out just fine. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. A 30% increase in black turnout will help a lot of Southern Democats. |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. Have you ever been to the South? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
70. Bush beat Kerry by 12 points in NC, with a Senator from NC on the Dem. ticket. |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. I disagree about zero chance. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. Are you expecting campaigning there in 2008? NT |
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Independent-Voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
98. Kerry had the charisma and ground game of a used snot rag. |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. AYFKM? Hillary in the South? What f****** South are you talking about? |
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George_Bonanza (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. Turnout, turnout, turnout! |
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Freida5 (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. It is more basic for me right now. We should control both house but with Obama we the Senate |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. "the blacks"? Time to ignore. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. What a garbage thread |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Agreed |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. I'd say moonpies for him |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
78. this isn't garbage, it is twilight zone fodder |
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TalkAgain (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. We will in many places in the South, places we never expected to win. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. After this election, there's going to be a lot of dissapointed people. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
44. wow. So what do you think. Maybe we should recruit David Duke |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
47. Wait a second, are you telling me that Obama is B L A C K ? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
88. OMG! He has fathered 2 black daughters! With a BLACK WOMAN! |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
48. Oh, how sweet.. you're back with another Concern about Obama's skin color and "black states" ! |
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Obamaniac (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
50. Stop being so racist DiamondJay... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
52. Very, very good things happen. Obama's winning the South handily. He's attracting |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
53. Dann, you could light a cross on fire with this flamebait |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. it changes? |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
58. VA |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
59. Oh Please - Southern Republics are eagerly waiting to vote for Hillary Clinton over John McCain??? |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
61. "the blacks vote" |
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kevsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
63. Racism by proxy is still racism. |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. Well said and succinct |
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alteredstate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
64. Huh? |
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cloudythescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. I wouldn't count on that prediction being accurate nt |
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HooptieWagon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
71. Hey, the GE is on a tuesday... |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:13 AM Response to Reply #71 |
92. More southern stereotypes....it would be funny except some dumb sxxxs actually BELIEVE THEM! |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
80. Who cares? Hillary isn't winning the south either |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
81. 50 state strategy, we have been working on this for 3 years now, what happens if Hillary wins? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. and we lose....like always. |
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yeswecan08 (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
85. VA voted overwhelmingly for Obame --> the rest of the South will follow suit |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. a reality session with some inside RNC polling might be in order for you! |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #85 |
93. he won in a PRIMARY |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
86. The only southern state we would have a shot at would be VA... |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
90. The Blacks...what street do they live on? Are they family friends with the Whites? |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
91. More shit from you I see. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
94. Its been minutes since anyone mentioned that Obama is B L A C K |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
95. Neither of them can win in the South, except VA |
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Independent-Voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
96. You think HRC is going to swing the south? |
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DiamondJay (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. no, but she won't completely ruin it for our party down there |
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thevoiceofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
97. WARNING: LOGIC VAPOR TRAP |
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