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Election Archive => 2008 Elections => Topic started by: Moooooo on November 12, 2006, 01:39:44 PM



Title: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Moooooo on November 12, 2006, 01:39:44 PM
the only Democratic candidate I see having a shot at taking on McCain is Obama.  I really dont have an electoral theory or strategy to go along with that claim.  Call it a gut feeling.

Flame away.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Sam Spade on November 12, 2006, 01:44:20 PM
Hillary can win.  Gore can win, if he runs.  Knowing the Democrats, there's bound to be some dark horse candidate we'll be talking about early next year.

I personally think Obama is running too quickly upon reaching the national scene, but that's probably just me.

And nothing is set in stone McCain will be the nominee.  There are two others who will be hard to beat and at least one of them is running for sure.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Moooooo on November 12, 2006, 01:52:14 PM
Hillary can win.  Gore can win, if he runs.  Knowing the Democrats, there's bound to be some dark horse candidate we'll be talking about early next year.

True.

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I personally think Obama is running too quickly upon reaching the national scene, but that's probably just me.

True again.

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And nothing is set in stone McCain will be the nominee.  There are two others who will be hard to beat and at least one of them is running for sure.

Who is the other candidate that is for sure running?

By the way, my post was based strictly on McCain winning the nomination, which I think is very likely after the whoopin the Republicans just took in the midterms.  He's about as close to a sure thing as there is.



Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Saxwsylvania on November 12, 2006, 01:57:21 PM
Who is the other candidate that is for sure running?

By the way, my post was based strictly on McCain winning the nomination, which I think is very likely after the whoopin the Republicans just took in the midterms.  He's about as close to a sure thing as there is.


Well, the other candidate that is for sure running is Mitt Romney.  Then there is Rudy Giuliani.  McCain is DEFINITELY not a sure thing.  In fact, I give him less than a 45% chance of being the nominee.  The odds are that McCain will collapse and Romney and Giuliani will be the ones competing for the nomination.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: jokerman on November 12, 2006, 02:22:39 PM
Hillary can win.  Gore can win, if he runs.  Knowing the Democrats, there's bound to be some dark horse candidate we'll be talking about early next year.
Tom Vilsack?


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: AuH2O on November 12, 2006, 03:18:21 PM
I think Hillary has a better shot against McCain than Obama. The latter is the Edwards of 2008... massively overrated.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Sam Spade on November 12, 2006, 03:38:55 PM
Who is the other candidate that is for sure running?

By the way, my post was based strictly on McCain winning the nomination, which I think is very likely after the whoopin the Republicans just took in the midterms.  He's about as close to a sure thing as there is.

Romney is the one who is running for sure.  The one who I suspect is running, but am not 100% sure is Giuliani.

Those are your three Republicans contenders.  McCain is nowhere near a sure bet.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: DownWithTheLeft on November 12, 2006, 04:42:23 PM
If the base holds there noses for the overall good of the party and nominates McCain or Guilliani, there is no election.  The only way the Dems have a shot is if we pick a real conservative like Romney, Gingrich, Tancredo, or Allen.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Conan on November 12, 2006, 05:16:28 PM
Obama can't win. He has no experience and he hasnt accomplished anything in life. When he runs is he going to say, when I was a state senator, I cosponsered a bill calling for more pothole filling.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: RBH on November 12, 2006, 08:42:51 PM
Obama = Cuomo II


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: TheresNoMoney on November 12, 2006, 08:53:51 PM
the only Democratic candidate I see having a shot at taking on McCain is Obama. 

I totally agree. People don't understand that charisma and communication skills are the most important things in running for president.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Rob on June 05, 2009, 12:10:44 AM
There's a lot of funny stuff in here, for such a short thread


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Nym90 on June 05, 2009, 10:15:55 PM
I wish AuH20 would come back.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: YRABNNRM on June 10, 2009, 02:43:31 PM
I wish nickshepDEM would post more.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: You kip if you want to... on June 10, 2009, 03:00:40 PM
I think Hillary has a better shot against McCain than Obama. The latter is the Edwards of 2008... massively overrated.

Haha, I just choked on my water after reading that.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Fmr. Pres. Duke on July 03, 2009, 03:07:32 PM
I hadn't realized Vander Blubb has been around since 2006.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Rob on July 03, 2009, 06:03:37 PM
I think Hillary has a better shot against McCain than Obama. The latter is the Edwards of 2008... massively overrated.

Haha, I just choked on my water after reading that.

AuH2O supported Giuliani. lol!


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: the artist formerly known as catmusic on July 03, 2009, 06:16:05 PM
Clinton can win. Gore can win. 


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Vepres on July 03, 2009, 09:42:06 PM
Obama can't win. He has no experience and he hasnt accomplished anything in life. When he runs is he going to say, when I was a state senator, I cosponsered a bill calling for more pothole filling.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Ronnie on July 04, 2009, 01:26:27 AM
the only Democratic candidate I see having a shot at taking on McCain is Obama. 

I totally agree. People don't understand that charisma and communication skills are the most important things in running for president.

Genius, absolutely genius.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! on July 05, 2009, 08:05:56 PM
No. 2008 was definitively a Democratic year for a number or reasons. Had Democratic Party nominate Clinton, Gore, even Edwards, they'd win anyway, maybe by less impressive margin than "landslide Barack" (best preformance since LBJ), but win.

Especially after Wall Street Crash, McCain was politically dead  candidate.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Magic 8-Ball on July 05, 2009, 09:05:24 PM
No. 2008 was definitively a Democratic year for a number or reasons. Had Democratic Party nominate Clinton, Gore, even Edwards, they'd win anyway, maybe by less impressive margin than "landslide Barack" (best preformance since LBJ), but win.

Especially after Wall Street Crash, McCain was politically dead  candidate.

Say what?


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Rob on July 05, 2009, 09:16:20 PM
No. 2008 was definitively a Democratic year for a number or reasons. Had Democratic Party nominate Clinton, Gore, even Edwards, they'd win anyway, maybe by less impressive margin than "landslide Barack" (best preformance since LBJ), but win.

Especially after Wall Street Crash, McCain was politically dead  candidate.

Say what?

Obama won the highest Democratic percentage since LBJ.


Title: Re: Call me crazy, but...
Post by: Magic 8-Ball on July 05, 2009, 09:39:38 PM
No. 2008 was definitively a Democratic year for a number or reasons. Had Democratic Party nominate Clinton, Gore, even Edwards, they'd win anyway, maybe by less impressive margin than "landslide Barack" (best preformance since LBJ), but win.

Especially after Wall Street Crash, McCain was politically dead  candidate.

Say what?

Obama won the highest Democratic percentage since LBJ.

Ah, that makes sense.  I was confused by his use of "landslide".