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HardWorkingDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 01:45 AM Original message |
Can someone tell me - is it true FL & MI dems could have easily stopped the primary date changes.. |
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fadedrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think they could have chosen any date after Feb 5, super Tues. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Don't know about MI, but the Dems in FL didn't have the votes to |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They tried, but there was a problem. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Sorry, that doesn't wash. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Exactly n/t |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. It is called a deal |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. So they would have passed it without the paper trail. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. "They tried to amend"...oh really?? Watch this and tell me that they "tried"... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. that was after their amendment failed |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Right. They really wanted to amend the bill, so they all voted for it |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. heres a video showing of geller on the florida floor |
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Duke Newcombe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Who put the bill up to move the date in FL? |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Dems in FL didn't make a good faith effort to oppose the vote change |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Because they supported it |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. Michigan could have, Florida not so much |
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SanchoPanza (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. No and Yes |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Good explanation |
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george_maniakes (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. madfloridian would b the guy to ask. Or josh cryer. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. Michigan could have - they're democratically controlled, Florida they could have at least had a |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. A no vote would have also been recorded on paper trails for our EVMs. nt |
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george_maniakes (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I dont get that. it seems in the states a party can put some bullshit legislation on top of... |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Some people know. |
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george_maniakes (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. theres a failure somewhere if an arguement like that can succeed. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
22. They did not have to STOP it. They only had to show "good faith". |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Exactly |
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