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ringmastery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 12:31 AM
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Are voters sheep?
Kerry wins Iowa and N.H. thus he's a winner and I want to vote for him. Can we realistically see Kerry win all of the primary states next week and wrap up the nomination?
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Democrats unite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 12:34 AM
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1. Dream the impossible dream!
Isn't that how the song goes?
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candy331 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 12:45 AM
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2. Honey Child he ain't been down South yet !
where I believe he as well as My man Dean will have a rough go of it. Next Tuesday night we will listen from South Carolina want we?
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Democrats unite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:35 AM
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5. Do you know what sarcasm is?
eom
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pacifictiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 12:47 AM
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3. yes, it isn't fashionable to be too much
of an independent thinker - you might be ostracized from your "tribe"
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Wwagsthedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 12:55 AM
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4. No, Not realistically win all primary seats next week.
A couple of CNN polls from untrusted sources might demonstrate my point:

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/wolf.blitzer.reports/

and scroll down to bottom right

http://www.cnn.com/


Even if these two polls and others support Kerry, unknown dynamics such as Edwards being an SC favorite for instance might cause Kerry's immediate plans to dominate early to suffer a spate of lowered expectations even though he prevails over the long term.
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Indiana Democrat Donating Member (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:37 AM
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6. They are only "Sheep"...
...when they don't vote they way YOU think they should have.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:39 AM
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7. Bingo!
You beat me to it. ;)
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CWebster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:47 AM
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8. Except when they vote for Bush?
Then they are either misled or bad people?
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Kamika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:48 AM
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9. short answer : Yes
unfortunately.

I think Arnold proved that once and for all
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:50 AM
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10. Are voters sheep? Ask the 70% who thought Saddam pulled off 9-11
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 11:16 AM
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11. Only because of the media
that convinces them that a candidate is unbeatable after less than a fourth of the states in the country have cast primary votes.

Oh, for a media that doesn't seek to subvert democracy...
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