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Mdiar1 year, 5 months ago
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I don't think it was gender. It was the fact that she ran against a better campaigner and speaker who had almost identical policy positions to her. Several nuances in Senator Clinton's policies struck me as distasteful and I'm sure struck others a distasteful as well. I think Senator Obama capitalized on that and on the general political mood of the United States at the time. Bill helped her in some ways but hurt her with the media and some of the establishment. I get the feeling he stepped on some toes while in office and some of the negative coverage was a way of getting back at him. Not fair, but hardly because Senator Obama and the voters were sexist. I say don't punish Senator Obama in November for what the media did and the voters finally decided. He had no power over them.
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Dionys1 year, 5 months ago
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He may be a more eloquent speaker (though I don't really see it), but he's not better in debates. Mostly for lack of specifics as to how he will bring about his pipe-dream for America (which sounds wonderful, but is about as substantial as cotton candy).
I think Hillary's current "loss" (she holds the majority *popular* vote) is due to the media constantly saying she's losing and should drop out. From the very beginning this was the media's "line" and didn't reflect the truth when she had a majority of delegates and shouldn't hold true now when she still holds a majority.
The whole purpose of the convention is to pick the presidential nominee -- not to simply hold an already decided vote. I say let them both continue competing.
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Mdiar1 year, 5 months ago
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Including every single state that has voted, as best we can, Obama is currently leading in the popular vote by 83,000 votes. In the debates he has grown. His policies, when you look at them, are about as fleshed out as Clinton's. From the very beginning the media's line was that Hillary would be crowned the Democratic nominee. Obama was a nobody at the start. I agree, let her keep competing. Lets also include Florida... and reach a compromise in Michigan in which Obama receives the probable amount of votes he would of received had his name been on the ballot. He shouldn't be penalized for following party rules on that one.
Oh, for popular vote totals:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/pr...
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crghss1 year, 5 months ago
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"(she holds the majority *popular* vote)"
This is a lie.
"From the very beginning this was the media's "line" "
Funny, I don't remember the "media" touting this.
When did she ever have a "a majority of delegates" This is another lie.
Wow, Dionys you just can't help yourself.
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Mdiar1 year, 5 months ago
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Its all based around how the vote splits up in the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party should go for a pure popular vote or back to what the Republican Party does, truth be told. The first one promotes a more true democracy. The second one will make them win more elections.
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