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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:41 PM Original message |
Why Dennis and Hillary might be doomed |
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station agent (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not sure Kucinich has the noteriety to go by his first name in a post title (n/t) |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He has name recognition, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think he does on DU -- especially when linked with Hillary. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I couldn't agree more |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. In other words, a pretty face and making people |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Democrats might not want to buy into it. |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. BINGO. That second sentence should be read by everyone. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Fred Thompson has an ugly face. But he may be a communicator. |
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jcrew2001 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Image is 50% to 100% of a presidency |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Has nothing to do with Democrats buying into it. |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. How else do you think GWB got close enough to steal the 2000 election? |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. I didn't say "a pretty face", I said "image" |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I feel that way about Obama, too, Poiuyt. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why don't we let the voters decide? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Bill Clinton was frequently referred to in those terms. |
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jcrew2001 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Al Gore is more interested in policy and never |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I don't remember the media ever praising Clinton's |
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AshevilleGuy (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I remember the moment I KNEW he would win. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I remember that Town Hall debate, too. Clinton was impressive. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. The MSM praised Clinton in those terms frequently, but more in his |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dennis must have something that works - his constituents are majority Republican |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Then why did he get so few votes in the 2004 primaries? |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Good question. I don't have the final answer, but I suspect that it has something |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. The media marginalized him because they pimp the candidates |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Pragmatism. People vote for who they think can win, not who they most like. If the primaries |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Excellent point. Before Dennis and Elizabeth got married, |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. His constiuents are majority Republican? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've been saying this forever.. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. You and I are on the same page |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. He's not hinting of a run, is he? |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
28. False. They vot e on who the media tells them connects with people. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-02-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. A lot of people do see the debates. Since the media can't filter them or |
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