2008 Primaries Thread 3: The Rejecting and Denouncening

the last one? yes. what are her qualities that she's masking with the two that are easily noticed?

give me one reason why I'd bother to answer you

Question: Do you still think the Democratic race can be resolved before the convention?

Reid: Easy.

Q: How is that?

Reid: It will be done.

Q: It just will?

Reid: Yep.

Q: Magically?

Reid: No, it will be done. I had a conversation with Governor Dean (Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean) today. Things are being done.

O RLY? Hm.

Harry "Corleone" Reid

Harry Da Don

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When foreigners look at the three contenders, Sen. Barack Obama seems to have the lead among Europeans and Africans. Sen. Hillary Clinton is popular among Mexicans and Chinese. Sen. John McCain just returned from a campaign swing through the Middle East and Europe.

lol obamas popular some places, clintons doing well in others and mccain just got back from a trip!

and no one's gettin' fat except Barney Frank

You can almost see it with its arms folded, going "Hmmmmmmmmm...."

holy fucking lolz @ "earth divided"

two ron paul dudes behind me going "yeah the Right is totally gonna lose this one, but you know we're gonna take it back in 2012."

but do they know of the divided earth?

tell them

dude they love McCain in the United Arab Emirates!

(^^^^^totally made up)

so 22% dems say clinton should drop out, likewise 22% of dems say obama should drop out

47% of obama supporters think clinton should drop out, and 38% of clinton supporters say obama should drop out

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/22_of_democrats_want_clinton_to_drop_out_22_say_obama_should_withdraw

i've made my support for obama known, so sorry if i'm being dense, but i really don't understand in the slightest how anyone could argue that obama should drop out. let's see, he's the leader in
1)pledged delegates (and total delegates)
2)states won
3)total votes cast
4)caucuses won
5)primaries won (i could be wrong on this one, but i remember hearing it recently)

i'm actually curious, what are the arguments for saying obama, of the two candidates, should drop out now? (i understand no major voices are really arguing for this, but is it really just people who either a.)aren't paying attention to this thing at all and don't like obama; or b.)serious, serious hillary supporters who so firmly believe in her entitlement to the nomination?

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likewise 22% of dems say obama should drop out

b.)serious, serious hillary supporters who so firmly believe in her entitlement to the nomination

as i recall, wasn't it around 30% of clintonistas who said they wouldn't vote at all if o was the nominee? (and vice versa)

xp dude tears of joy

africa is so confused right now

is it really just people who either a.)aren't paying attention to this thing at all and don't like obama; or b.)serious, serious hillary supporters who so firmly believe in her entitlement to the nomination?

where is "old white ladies afraid of black men" option

anybody pulling the "I won't vote if my Dem nominee doesn't get the nod" card needs to fucking check themselves

how come every indian want to be the chief

I don't need to check shit John. If Hillary gets the nom I'm not voting for her. We've been over this

I know we have, and you're still wrong

born to lose

O RLY. my district will go Democratic NO MATTER WHO I VOTE FOR. That being the case, why should I sully my conscience with a vote I don't believe in.

x-post

This conversation comes up like clockwork every three weeks.

was gonna say

political elections aren't about "your conscience" they're about winning power, i.e. GET OVER YOURSELF, SHAKEY MO.

i'd surely pull the lever for clinton but i'd be holding my nose at the time

i'm actually curious, what are the arguments for saying obama, of the two candidates, should drop out now?

I'm thinking it'd be just subjective electability stuff, no numbers .... e.g. "obama can't win the big states," "this wright thing will sink us," etc.

I don't understand why anyone listens to anything John says after his bullshit in the WOTW/DTKIC thread

Why bother voting for a scumbag if they're going to win your state anyway; vote nader!

which thread is that exactly xp

i dont need to vote clinton bcuz my district will go totally dem and i wouldnt, she voted for the war and i decided before obama even declared his candidacy i wouldnt vote for her in nov. if she was the nominee blah blah blah

political elections aren't about "your conscience" they're about winning power, i.e. GET OVER YOURSELF, SHAKEY MO.

jesus christ how many times do I have to go over this - my vote will not contribute to the Dems "winning power" EITHER WAY, no matter who I vote for. ergo my vote becomes not about power at all, but rather strictly about what I feel like doing. The Dem nom will get our district's delegates no matter what. my vote will not be required or be significant in any way at all.

plus the old favorite "obama singlehandedly disenfranchised michigan and florida and no dem from those states will vote for him" (xposts)

i dont mind sending a message with low popular vote totals

vote for nader why cause he's intertsing

and considering the pro-hillary camp's only argument is 'she is more electable' its even more hysterical that they would seriously consider not voting for obama if he is nominated

another scumbag is possible!

McCain or Hil would be proud occasion of my first prez nonvote

yeah get over yrself Shakey, your meaningless vote would still somehow part of the POWER STRUGGLE between two murderous political gangsters who badly need sh**ting.

morbs, you have lowered the bar yet again

lol @ "the clinton camp" having "one argument"

"camp" = 12,637,963 people

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lol @ "the clinton camp" having "one argument"

"camp" = 12,637,963 people

-- Tracer Hand, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:17 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

im talking about in this thread

lol @ tracer conflating standard campaign terminology w/belittling 12 million voters

AGH NO NOT THE HILBAMA HYBRID !!!!!!

SO TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW!!!!

MODS HELP!

Shakey, you are using the people who will actually vote here in SF for the Democratic candidate in November as means to your own end, namely keeping your cosncience clean while preferring not to have McCain president. (I assume. Please correct me if I'm incorrect.) As one of those future voters, I demand to be treated with greater dignity and respect. ;)