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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:48 PM Original message |
Why is it that Senators don't = electable presidential candidates? |
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shoelace414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. he was only |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. the main reason |
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prodigal_green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. amendments |
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SeattleDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. in general, they have long complicated records and few |
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gnofg (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. demonization |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. That what I was going to say |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. Gore and Kerry were both elected by the people. |
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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That wasn't my question... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. And I said they were both ELECTED. |
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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-05-04 11:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Not again.... |
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teh636 (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. to the contrary |
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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. See my post above... eom |
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FlamingLiberal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because Senators aren't seen as leaders |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Are you assuming we lost? You're wrong. |
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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I think the best combination... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Nonetheless, we elected them. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. In addition to the above, they spend 10 months of the year in DC... |
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FlamingLiberal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Oh Contrar |
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carolinalady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. Because they have a voting record that is easy to distort. |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-05-04 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. They have legislative records... |
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