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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:22 AM Original message |
2 quick Facts about Bill Clinton's wins in the 90s |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. 2 quick facts - plus a bull load of spin, lol. nt |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good point, 49.2 against a terrible Dole campaign is rather sad |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Considering Clinton was coming back from the '94 fiasco, it was rather good. |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. wrong! |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. You're so certain for being so drastically mistaken. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Check your math |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Plus I wasn't talking about 96 |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. You're so full of it. If Clinton got 40% of Perot's vote, which is very reasonable. He gets a |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. I dont think that's reasonable. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. That's fine. Clinton still wins. He gets over 50%. Check your math. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #53 |
65. . |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. You're totally wrong |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. But, Bill is a racist piece of shit.......... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Help me: "according to Obama supporters so he no his percentage of votes matter." |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. correction: |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. LOL. I guess I'll take comfort in the fact that Obama supporters are reaching for shit like this. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Grasping at straws as their USS obama is sinking into the abyss. |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. DUCK!!!!! SNIPER FIRE!!!!!! |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Don't YOU know the difference between SNIPER FIRE and a........... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. So you can't tell if someone is trying to honor or shoot you? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Wouldn't be TOO SMART to wait for the bullets to hit............. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Few Democrats in the last fifty years have won with over 50%. Most were under. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I disagree with your police work |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Two out of five = fewer. One of the two left barely made 50%. |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. um, that would be 2 out of 4. Two of those are Clinton, there. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Different elections have completely different dynamics. |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. You said "few Democrats" not "few elections". 2 out of the 4 Dems have managed to get 50+ |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. OH you GOT me! I am SO nailed. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Carter Got 50.8 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. And Clinton, FDR, And Woodrow Wilson Were The Only Two Term Dems In The Entire Twentieth Century |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. You Do Realize That Carter Only Got 50.1% Of The Vote |
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splat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. Ross Perot -- there were 3 candidates splitting vote in '92 |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Without Perot |
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clevbot (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. w/o nader there would have never been a bush... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. That Case Is True And Infinitely Easier To Make |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I suggest you look up academic studies on that point. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. You'll Have To Give Me A Little More Than An Ipse Dixit Argument |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. The truth is that the Clintons only win by luck or by cheating. n/t |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That is such a crock of shit. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You just did. And from the looks she has no defense. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. You're just making crap up now. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Hillary being the Senator from New York where she never lived before is the crock. n/t |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. That's only an argument Republicans use. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. How Did They Cheat Bush, Dole, And Perot? |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Bill needed Perot to beat Dole and Bush Sr. Hillary needed a safe NY seat to get into the Senate ... |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Unfortunetly for Hillary, there is no Perot to help her win against Bob Dole II (i.e. McCain) n/t |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Clinton would have certainly beaten Dole without Perot. There is no doubt about that. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. "Bill needed Perot to beat Dole and Bush Sr. " |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. It's true. |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Hey Einstein, please let the state of NY know that |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Really |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. Now Hillary is trying to steal delegates and cheat her way to the nomination. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
44. posting that over and over doesn't magically make it true |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. Nope |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. Perot took votes from both sides. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. People Forget Perot Quit The 92 Race And Then Re-Entered It |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
64. Perot Sucked Up The "RADICAL MIDDLE" and denied the Darksiders Running Room |
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bevoette (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. i don't deny it |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Not An Insult |
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DemzRock (824 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. Not applicable to any argument anywhere. Ross Perot 's 3rd party bid made this... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
51. Without Perot, Bill wouldn't have been prez and Hillary wouldn't be running for it. |
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surfermaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
56. A southern --fatherless man winning is a great leap |
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surfermaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. If Obama looses this race, it will be because of his own people |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Jackson Stephens groomed that 'fatherless' man to protect GHWBush and cronies |
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calicat (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. Let's talk about all the others that have won since Carter. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Dukakis got 47% in '88 better than Clinton in '92 and not far behind his '96 total. |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
62. O-man can break that record. |
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terrell9584 (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
68. and this would matter if... |
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