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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:41 PM Original message |
Poll question: How should the Super-Delegates decide their votes at the convention? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Doesn't option (1) essentially make super-delegates irrelevent? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You are right. I added an option supporting the concept of independent SDs |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Which is the beauty of it - they should be. Popular vote should decide. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. SD's should use their best judgment in selecting the better candidate. nt |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. If your reply preceded my adding that option, I apologize. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Thanks for adding it. nt |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. My post , #10, did as well..thanks for adding it! |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. brain-lock, not malice. I have no problem with them being independent agents |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Well, that's the entire question, isn't it? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. "THEIR best judgment" means the best each individual SD can do. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. I took door number 4 |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. I took door number 4 |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. . |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. x |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. .. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. alerted! |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Take it to freeperland, you swine |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. OMG! I couldn't agree more. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. The candidates should not get those delegates just because |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. What about an option where SD must vote for candidate with popular vote? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. That would be somewhat arbitrary because of the difference between caucuses and primaries |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Since caucuses aren't representative of the population, I think it should go like this: |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. They need to stand up and support whomever they believe in.. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think the most rational is to go with who won the total vote. nt |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. What if we just thought of it as another primary in a big state? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. You raise a lot of good points. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. If they don't opt for #1, the party will be torn apart. nt |
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sunonmars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Rubbish, this is precisely part of the reason of SD's to sort out a final decision |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I seems to have been more a wish (or threat) than a prediction |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Agree. Supporters of both "first of a kind" candidates will be extremely |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. The first one is the only answer, anything else is unjust and undemocratic. |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. One man (or woman) one vote. America can't talk to the world of democracy till it does that... |
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