Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Big winner tonight -- John McCain

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:02 PM
Original message
Big winner tonight -- John McCain
Congratulations to Hillary supporters on her win. She's quite the fighter.

Still, she's losing. Meanwhile, Obama can't put her away. And looking at the rest of the primaries, we can expect more of the same over the next couple months. It's pretty apparent that this will be going to the convention.

Meanwhile, both candidates will be spending more than they should, both will be attacking each other more than they should, and both will have their attention distracted from the real target, John McCain.

The media will love the fighting and the negative ads. Both candidates will slip up and say stupid things, and both will have media-driven insipid mini-controversies.

McCain will just sit back and watch the Dem candidates destroy each other, with a happy assist from the media.

Sadly, I think we're looking at another four years of a Republican president.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:03 PM
Response to Original message
1. Hillary is McCain's stalking horse. n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Justitia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:03 PM
Response to Original message
2. Yup, another shining example of Clintonian Triangulation.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:05 PM
Response to Original message
3. It better not. After the primaries, whoever is losing better drop out
for the good of the country and the party

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:08 PM
Response to Reply #3
6. It could be too late by then. Both Dem candidates' negatives keep going up, McCain's aren't.
I don't blame Hillary for the fact that she stayed in the race. She showed tonight (and in California, Ohio, etc.) that she's a viable candidate.

I do blame her from dragging this race into the gutter though, since it doesn't help her and only helps McCain.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:05 PM
Response to Original message
4. yup
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:06 PM
Response to Original message
5. R.....O.....F........L......
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:10 PM
Response to Reply #5
8. I'm not sick. Thank you, though.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:25 PM
Response to Reply #8
10. Oh, the very ill are often the last to realize their affliction!
:rofl:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:31 PM
Response to Reply #10
11. No, honestly, I'm not.
I don't think that's very nice that you seem to find such joy in the very ill, however.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:47 PM
Response to Reply #11
12. Please.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:49 PM
Response to Reply #12
14. Those balloons are cool. I wonder who that guy is they painted on there.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Thepricebreaker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:08 PM
Response to Original message
7. B I G ... T I M E.....
Republicans are laughing at us... they want this fight to continue and want people on our side to hate one another... If Hillary takes this to Denver? WE ARE FUCKED.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:10 PM
Response to Original message
9. No doubt about it
McCain gets another month or two off. Yay, Democrats. :thumbsup:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:49 PM
Response to Original message
13. I can say this
I might get tombstoned for it but I don't know if she somehow pulls off the nomination on how I can vote for her.
I promise to vote for every democratic candidate but I will either leave it blank or vote for my Dead Father. I'm sorry you can be mad at me but the soul of this party means more to me than 4 years.

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:55 PM
Response to Reply #13
15. I know what you mean. I know that politically she's still better than McCain,
though she seems to be getting closer to him every day (I thought Dems were supposed to run to the left in the primary and then back to the middle in the GE??). But it will be hard to vote for a person who so transparently cares more about herself than Democratic ideals.

If she somehow manages to pull this out, she's going to have to choose Obama as her running mate. I think a lot of Obama supporters just won't bother voting otherwise.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 11:56 PM
Response to Reply #15
16. Even if
She does that. Even if Barack Obama calls me personally on the phone. My father gets my vote.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Sun May 05th 2024, 06:56 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC