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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:54 PM Original message |
Obama IS the most electable. If Obama is the nominee, expect record turnouts (over 60%) |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Turnout was 61% in 2004 |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Measured how? As a percent of REGISTERED voters, or as a percent of people of age |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Registered voters |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Expect more than that. nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. hmmm wow I didn't know it was that high in '04 |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. It was the highest I think since the 60s. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yep. I agree. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Exactly what we were saying 4 years ago. |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Kerry got swiftboated. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Thats precisely my point. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Who is going to bring it out? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. No, the media is not scared of him. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. He actually was running late. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. He actually was running late. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Who is going to bring it out? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. But Obama can bring more new voters in, and I don't think Hillary can |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Obama isn't John Kerry. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Winning the TX caucuses won't get him a single electoral vote in Nov. |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Winning red states will. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Having a flexible, motivated and bottom up campaign structure |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. This may be partly the result of an Obama technological coup, ending TV negative advertising's |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, but a lot of the turnout will be neutralized in states no Democrat can win |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I think Obama is going to take Texas. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. In Georgia we already have a 450,000 vote margin to overcome. |
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laugle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. I think if Hillary |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. K & R |
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sonias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. kicking it for higher turnout |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
25. Every time I hear the word "electable" I want to grind my teeth. |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. EXACTLY, America gets it and Brack has the vision a vsion so real you can almost taste it. The |
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