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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:19 PM Original message |
Mathematically, how do democrats lose elections |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Subtraction. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. by adding up the number of dems in congress who will not vote for clean and fair elections? nt |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Duh. The GOP always makes it about personalities. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. In crucial states GOPs gained control of every level of election process where votes are allowed, |
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alstephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yep. You got it right, blm. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. If we lose this one, it will be because our Congress refuses to |
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VP505 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. It ain't the math |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. So Dems need 39% of non-minority whites |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. They look at the corporatized, packaged candidates |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Especially this time. I won't stay home, but I won't be enthusiastic about the one left standing. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well that's all very nice |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. You have an silly assumption. The population is not 72% Democratic. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. That's 32.3 % of the vote from 42% of the population, assuming mean numbers |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. Diebold. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Are you saying Republicans have never legitimately won an election? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. Republicans win their segments by similar percentages. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. voter apathy. and people who vote against their own interests. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I've talked with some people who find it distasteful people vote their economic interests. |
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