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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:34 PM
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As a lifelong Democrat, I gotta say this whole frontrunner thing feels funny
It's been 32 years since a Democrat won a majority in the presidential election. I'm not sure what this feeling I'm having is called.
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faithfulcitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:35 PM
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1. I gotta say as a Hoosier, seeing Obama 30 days before an election for FREE feels pretty funny too.
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ps1074 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:36 PM
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2. it's not over till it's over
Polls will close. I can't believe Omaba will win by the margins the polls suggest...
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:39 PM
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3. I totally understand.
I keep pinching myself when I see current poll numbers.
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:40 PM
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4. It is a little odd.
Everybody got their tin foil hats ready?
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:42 PM
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5. You mean it's been 4 or 8 years, of course.
We were frontrunners, then, too, only to have the elections stolen.

This time, it feels too big for them to steal.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 02:25 PM
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8. No, I don't. Votes were stolen, but no one claims Kerry or Gore got over 50%
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 05:05 PM
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9. Some of us claim that Gore and Kerry won more votes in the right states than * did. n/t
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4lbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 01:42 PM
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6. I won't feel at ease until I see Obama being inaugurated on Jan 20.
Post Nov-4, I expect there to be lots of RNC and McCain challenges in courts to various voting results in battleground states.
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Stagecoach Donating Member (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 05:07 PM
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10. To which we'll have to tell them what we were told in 2000
Edited on Tue Oct-07-08 05:09 PM by Stagecoach
"Get Over It!"

I'm just glad there's going to be a Democratic-controlled Congress for the first part of Obama's first term. Otherwise, you know how vengeful the GOP is, they'd be immediately looking for any way they can to put the impeachment tag on his name.
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leftofcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 02:00 PM
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7. Polls are about as reliable as a 3 dollar bill
There have been some good articles (can't remember links) about how the polls are bogus because of the way they are conducted.
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