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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 09:59 PM Original message |
why has Blanche Lincoln won the primary? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Democrats are conservative in Arkansas. It's that simple. nt |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 06:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
37. yes unfortunately |
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RedRoses323 (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 06:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Yes they are! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 07:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Yes and as someone said in another thread, Bill Clinton has a lot |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. She apparently constantly ran her Obama endorsement too |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Did you notice that Obama wasn't mentioned at ALL in relation to Lincoln's win when |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Yep - I noticed that |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 07:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
56. Ignorant Regressives. nt |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. One of her DLC lietenants kept dozens of polling places CLOSED. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Nah. Even those initiating the legal challenges do not believe this flipped the election. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 08:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. It was a safety net though |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am gonna be sick......... |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:02 PM Original message |
Halter's best districts had their polling places cut by up to 90%. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
31. Does anyone have links for this? I am interested in this story |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 04:05 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Nevermind, I found my own links (and pics) |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. This? |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Very conservative state... |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because of an illegal move by Charles Tapp to close all but 2 poll sites in Garland County |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
48. I hope the lawsuit proceeds, so we can find out the truth. |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. Speculation...GOP style dirty tricks! n/t |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Now you know how the GOP hangs onto the South. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. But what's shameful is here we have Democrats doing it too. n/t |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kitchen sink strategy |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Just goes to show yet again NOT to place your trust in cheap polls |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. heh, Going to get much worse it seems. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. Why? Because more people voted for her |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. A few more possibilities |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I have to wonder if she would have won if Clinton had remained neutral |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. Because more Democrats voted for her than for Halter |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. Partly because Bill Clinton stank up the primary and the run-off by endorsing her |
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rury (629 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Cannot stand |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
17. Because if she lost, there would be loss of influence in the Senate? |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wanna know why? |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
21. Arkansas is the state of Wal-Mart. It's HQ is there. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
49. Corporate Clinton backed Corporate Lincoln - both of then deserve Wal-mart World. nt |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. A bunch of reasons... |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. She won the primary like bush* won either of his elections. n/t |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's a conservative state. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. Because in the county Bill Halter did the best the last time |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Garland County |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'd like to know about those polling places shut down in Halter's strongholds. |
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sweetloukillbot (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 05:30 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I'm not going to immediately dispute voter fraud... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. In PA all polling places are open during every election |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
29. Halter flunked the 5 sentence test, identical to Lamont in 2006 |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
45. This is what I was thinking, also. Voters weren't that gung-ho... |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
30. I don't understand it either Shireen |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
32. Lincoln's backers seem to have spent rather wildly themselves. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
34. She represents her state instead of her party. |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Nonsense. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Arkansas Democrats get what they want. |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. I'll remind you of that in November. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
40. Bill Clinton? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
43. Clinton support and outside groups interferring message resonated. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
46. because arkansas is a conservative state. arkansas dems are not like NY dems. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Ain't that the truth. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
50. Clinton and some Dems in Arkansas are not liberal Dems. n/t |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
52. Clinton helped her a lot |
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