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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 07:58 AM
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Obama supporters, be careful about being too cocky.
Every single poll shows that OH and TX are being very close races. There is no clear advantage for any candidate that we can see through these polls.

The last thing we need is to allow the media to change their narrative (they are getting tired of the old one at this point), and to claim a big upset of Hillary Clinton wins the context with a couple of points. After all, she was ahead in the polls by double digits a couple of weeks ago.

So, expect a close race and fight to win it. Do not claim victory before Tuesday night.
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 07:59 AM
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1. Same goes for HRC supporters about being too cocky. n/t
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 08:00 AM
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2. I'm an Obama supporter and I would hope they get too cocky and forget it is a tough race.
Edited on Mon Mar-03-08 08:00 AM by Mass
It is never a good thing to think you have won a race before it is won.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 08:11 AM
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3. A close finish... EITHER WAY... *IS* an Obama win....

Ohio and Texas were supposed to be Hillary's "firewalls".

If they essentially split the delegates, then it is a win for Obama.


Hillary-ites will claim that 51-49 win are BIG WINS.... but they're not. Hillary needs to take BIG CHUNKS out of Obama's delegate lead tomorrow, or she has no hope of catching him.

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LuckyTheDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 08:11 AM
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4. What worries me
is that Clinton might be willing to sink the Democrats in this campaign rather than step aside. If she gets the nomination using "scorched earth" tactics, then we all lose in the fall.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 08:13 AM
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5. How can one display confidence?
Obama is up against two powerful political machines. It will be a fight.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 08:13 AM
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6. Yeah--- you don't want to do a Hillary.
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:09 AM
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8. ROFL
Zing!

:rofl:
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:08 AM
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7. You miss the overall point. The fact that they are even inplay means that Clinton is cratering...
...she has to beat Obama by getting at least 65% of the vote to even by within a shout of still being relevant...

I think he wins TX by a few points and loses OH by a similar small margin...his delegate lead will increase and HRC will have to concede...

The question is this, will HRC do what is right for the party, or will she do what is right for her?
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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:11 AM
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9. If She Decides To Keep Going...
Edited on Mon Mar-03-08 09:11 AM by JimGinPA
Which of these can she win? WV, KY? What a joke!

March
9
Wyoming
11
Mississippi

April
22
Pennsylvania

May
3
Guam
6
Indiana
North Carolina
13
Nebraska
West Virginia
20
Kentucky
Oregon

June
3
Montana
South Dakota
7
Puerto Rico
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:19 AM
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10. I know--my expectations are low, I've been squelching them--I hate overconfidence.
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:21 AM
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11. Two more days. n/t
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