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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:16 PM Original message |
Why do centrist Democrats not vote in the primaries? |
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theivoryqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. isn't it the more partisan elements of both parties that vote in primaries |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Would more "partisan" be considered as more liberal and activist? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Be they liberal, moderate or conservative |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:21 PM Original message |
If the centrists of either party participated in the primaries |
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gWbush is Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. if we did not have primaries, Lieberman would be our candidate |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Doesn't Lieberman appeal to the "centrists" of our Party? |
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Racenut20 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Only Right Wingers vote in Repub primaries. check 96 and 2000 |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. They're busy watching NASCAR or wrestling. |
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DinkyDem (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because only the activists are paying attention |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. So we compromise our beliefs for those folks with heads in the sand? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. Washington State isn't even going to have Presidential primaries |
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ShimokitaJer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. The problem is that centrists who only vote in general elections... |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-03 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. I do understand that the 50% that do not vote is not calculated into... |
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