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Alhena Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 02:06 PM
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If there is, in fact, a Republican effort to vote for Hillary in VA ....
then that should speak very loudly to our Democratic superdelegates about which candidate scares them most- it's clearly Obama.

From reading internet accounts, it appears that the Republicans who are voting based on strategic reasons- i.e. who is easier to beat in November - are voting for Hillary. However, those Republicans who are voting based on emotion- i.e. who they like- are voting for Obama.

Both factors support Obama being the strongest candidate- the first because Republicans recognize that fact, and the second because we'll be able to pick off some moderate Republicans who like Obama come November.
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 02:11 PM
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1. I have a hard time believing
That this kind of vote throwing could be organized enough or on a large enough scale to substantially affect the primary, especially given the huge Democratic turnouts we have seen.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 02:27 PM
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2. It routinely happens in New Hampshire. (NT)
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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 02:29 PM
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3. why should ANYONE be comfortable and accepting of that kind of manipulation
of our Democratic contests?
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