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Hokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:40 PM
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McCain's "comeback" in the primaries is not in any way comparable to the general election
McCain was only "down" in the primary season because he failed to meet media expectations early. He was always going to win because the republican field consisted of a bunch of idiots and a Mormon. The general election is entirely different. He is not trying to beat media expectations or a bunch of idiots and a Mormon. He is running against a competent, well financed, and battle tested candidate.
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MarianJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:43 PM
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1. True, Hokie, and he also...
...won a slew of winner take all primaries with 30-35% of the vote in a field of abyssmally weak candidates.

PEACE!
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:44 PM
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2. Right and some want us to go to that system
Seriously.
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theothersnippywshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 07:24 PM
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6. Excellent point. He got 47% of the primary vote and only 17%
of caucus votes but he won 66% of the delegates.
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:44 PM
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3. Maybe he should take "the comeback kid" from Hillary too
why not, he's stolen everything else.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:45 PM
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5. look for him to cry at the debate
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 05:45 PM
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4. He lost to Huckabee in a few states
Mike Huckabee. That would be like Hillary or Obama losing to Dennis (God I do love him but he never had a chance).
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