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American Primaries: How dumb are the Democrats?
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I don't know what that all really means, or whether it applies for all of California or just San Francisco, but it has Obama close to Clinton in numbers, so I think it's a good sign.
... and McCain's poll numbers started falling immediately.
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Sabotage!
So winning or losing by a point or two won't make much of a difference except for propaganda purposes.
(sarcasm)Depends on the party. If it's the Republicans, they just burn them. If it's the Democrats, then the delegates are assigned to whichever candidate is approved by Grand Master George Soros. (sarcasm)
I live in a rural county that votes exclusively by absentee ballot, and has done so as long as I have been of voting age. I honestly don't see the attachment that so many people have to physical polling stations. Just because it's always been done that way doesn't make it a great idea. Kind of like college football and the bowl system. There are better ways of doing things, but the people who are in a position to make changes are too attached to the nostalgia of the old way of doing things.
I generally vote at least 1-2 weeks before an official election day in order to avoid being somehow swayed by last-minute campaign shenanigans. Also I haven't voted in a primary since they forced people to register party affiliation.
Correct. In Nevada Obama actually won more delegates then Hillary because he did better then her in the rural areas. I think that had something to do with the fact that it was a caucus system.
This Tuesday. 22 states vote.
Vote for what?
Are you serious? for the primaries.
What thread are you in?
February 5th. It's the day that 20+ states all vote at once, including California, New York, and many others. Basically its the day that decides whos going to be running for each party.
ehh.. not evil at google. I like google for the most part. They are great as far as massive cooperate juggernauts go.
just that of those people for whom information is 5 seconds away, and religion is an issue for, it still 2 of the 3 to searches. That means, there are a lot of folk who it is an issue for, and don't necessarily have ready access to the answer.
there have been scandals and shit about fox lying about it, and it being all over the meta news shows.
still, an awful lot of people who seem to care about it are ignorant. bothers me. Cause, I really think there is a good chance he is going to lose.
It's got to be a really really common search to be up that high.
edit: actually, no, not really
not even a little bit actually.
Vote for who will have his or her past dragged through the mud.
And what could the effect be?
Mom(who doesn't really follow politics): This Obama guy scares me. Did you know when he was sworn into Congress..
Me(interrupting): That's bullshit. Someone is lying to you. He's a Christian, he's just got a Muslim-sounding name.
Mom: Oh. Are you sure, because so-and-so told me that...
Me: No. It's Internet garbage. There are plenty of reasons to be worried about Obama, religion is not one of them.
241 district level delegates, 81 at large delegates and 48 PLEO delegates (this is what goes to the popular vote winner, I believe), and 71 superdelegates.
So in other words, popular vote in California gives almost as many delegates as what's been assigned in every state so far combined, superdelegates excluded.
Are you kidding? We're still at the point where your average joe considers himself a progressive if he's willing to admit that not all muslims are waiting to destory America.
On the black screen
To people like my parents, it makes a lot of difference. I know I can't convince them that religion doesn't really matter, but at least I can point out when someone is trying to use their fears against them. And I think the entire world can stop demonizing Americans any day now.