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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:08 PM Original message |
Of Florida and Rhode Island (and party loyalty and independent candidates). |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks Skinner. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thanks, Skinner. It does suck here. |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Chamber of Commerce ran attack ads against Charlie Crist |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. And Jeb Bush LOVES Marco Rubio. |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That's true |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. And in Florida, with regard to one of the two dropping out... |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Charlie Crist is popular among African Americans |
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mcar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. Early voting has started here, though |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Excellent analysis, my dear Skinner... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. The only facts are that an alarming number of my fellow posters have vilified Caprio for ..... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. I blame Charlie Crist. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. I must say that I am VERY disappointed that DU has allowed a Democratic's campaign to be undermined |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. African-Americans support Charlie Crist |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. It's Florida. Everybody thinks they have a right to screw this place up, |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. new poll ###'s for Florida today.... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. I do not believe it is viable in Fla for anyone to drop out. Early vote began approx two weeks ago, |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. Obama is staying out of the race because he and Chafee are friends |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. This is what I said in another thread |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. I figured it was something like that. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. As I read this, you're saying that a vote for the Independent in both RI and FL is DU-consistent, |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I'm not sure "practical chance" is the standard. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Ok, thanks for the perspective. |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. So very true |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Some you win... |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree that Florida Democrats are not lucky |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. I Voted For Meek But I Respect DUERS Who Cast A Strategic Vote For Crist- We Are The Party Of Reason |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. And that's why runoffs are a good thing. -nt |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. For Some Reason We Don't Have Run Offs In Florida |
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meeshrox (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
26. And so here I sit...in Tampa with this bummer of a decision |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Your good humor about hosting and abetting an orchestrated smear of a Dem candidate is refreshing. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. Do Crist and Meek together outpoll Rubio? |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. My proposal to you: ban all discussion of both races. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. That is something we considered. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Oh yeah; you know that and I know that. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
31. I really wish that people couldn't advocate for a Repuke over a Dem on this site |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Crist is an ex-Repuke. |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. A Rubio win would devastate not only Florida's future, but national politics. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Bush And Rubio Can't Run Together Because The Constitution Prevents Two People From The Same State |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That's why Cheney had to quickly change his residency to Wyoming. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. But At Least They Had The Cloak Of Ambuguity As To Cheney's Residence |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. It would be a very simple thing for Texan Jeb Bush to re-establish residency back there. |
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bagimin (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. We voted for Crist today because Rubio is more radical and |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Looks like we cancel each other then. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. In the Florida situation, I disagree, for this reason: |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I agree with some of what you are saying. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. I don't want to get maudlin but, |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:10 AM Response to Reply #36 |
56. I Voted For Meek |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. If Democrats would vote for the Democrat then Meek would win easy in Florida |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. They found the Florida Dem's Achille's Heel. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. You are condemning a lot of good people, good Democrats |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #46 |
62. No I'm not just the ones that fit my description. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Don't refer to thoughtful Dems as the Chain Gang Charlie fan club |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
48. I noticed Obama isn't endorsing anyone in the RI governor's race. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. splitting the vote to come in 2nd and splitting the vote to come in 3rd has the same effect |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
52. I don't envy progressives in either State |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
53. What do you think of Arkansas? We're trying... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. But you can't do that |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. I believe that your characterization of my OP is not correct. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I perfectly understand your argument |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Yes, I understand you were being sarcastic. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 12:46 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Arkansas really isn't a 4-way race |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. If what you say is correct, then Arkansas sounds like a fairly straightforward case... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Here's the deal with Arkansas |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
57. I voted for Meek because I could not vote for Crist |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. It is that simple |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
61. recommend -- thanks skinner -- good read. nt |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
65. I agree about Florida... |
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