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Yes but doesn't that just increase our carbon footprint?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 1, 2008 -> 05:07 PM) Richardson was in DC today. Also, CNN.com has a piece in "The Ticker" saying Bill Clinton and Richardson to watch the super bowl together. That's a lot of wings and pizza! I'd like to see the two of them in a competitive eating contest. I bet Richardson could give Joey Chestnutt a run for his money. At least if it was an endurance, not speed, contest.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2008 -> 12:09 PM) No idea how big of a boost it could be, but at this point, in a Dem primary, it sure doesn't hurt. That's a lot of infrastructure working for you, even if it's only a few days. It's s***ty infrastructure, but infrastructure nonetheless.

Microsoft could give two s***s about search. Microsoft wants Yahoo's portal sites which are THE most visited on the web, so its about ad revenue and customer base. It's like buying the Superbowl of the Internet is how it was explained.

I think its a little of both. Most of Edwards's support was going to trail off this week, with or without him in the race as it became apparent that he didn't really have a legit shot at winning the race. There was a daily kos diary yesterday that had a really interesting state by state delegate breakdown. If it stays reasonably close, and I think it will, we'd be looking at a roughly even breakdown of delegates for each. If that happens, I think that's a nail in Hillary's coffin. They are at a point in the campaign where Hillary loses superdelegates that she'd desperately need if she plays dirty about MI and FL. If Obama comes back and basically wins by breaking even, you're looking at a ticket that's either a forced Clinton/Obama ticket or Obama/someone else.

Seems that the immediate consensus after the debate was Clinton won. Today the consensus is that Obama won. Very reminiscent of the way Bush "won" debates in 2000 and 2004.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 1, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) Its my prerogative. I can do what I want to do. Damn Southsider, you know everybody's humpin around!

Unless you see a blowout by one or the other Tuesday, you're looking at the complete Dem ticket for this november.

Clinton's last line about the 30 years with a Bush or a Clinton on the ticket just won the debate for her.

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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 31, 2008 -> 08:41 PM) You're just trying to get to 10k posts here, aren't you? No.

Hillary Clinton's $110 billion dollar tax cut will be paid for 1. Repealing tax cut for people making 250k and more covers $55B 2. Magic! Or efficiencies in the system as she puts it. The rest!

Obama is a bad debater but holding his own fairly well.

Arguing about health care. The argument: Everybody must be covered vs. Everybody can be covered.

It's somewhat unclear, and there would be a lot of question regarding that. Here's the amendment Because the primary role of the Vice President, outside of being President of the Senate is to handle the day to day duties of the Presidency should the current President be unable to fulfill his/her role, this amendment can be seen as a method to prohibit his election to the VP role too, because he's elected through the same method.

Rasmussen - California Clinton 43 Obama 40 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_con...dential_primary

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 31, 2008 -> 12:33 PM) First Minnesota poll is out, but it was actually taken pre-SC win for Obama, and pre-Edwards dropping out. Minnesota Public Radio, 478 R, 1/18-1/27 Clinton: 40% Obama: 33% Edwards: 12% UNDECIDED: 13% Yet another state where the gap was already narrow, and an SC victory for Obama plus him visiting there soon should bump his numbers up. This is really more of a "before" sample anyway. That's a long questioning window too. I wonder when the bulk of polling was done, it would be interesting to see a day by day breakout of that.

Because Obama can still spend the Primary money up to the convention. McCain can't spend money he doesn't have prior to the conventions. He would have to go dark. As of January 1, his campaign was in debt 5 million.

I believe the answer is no.

The fact that there hasn't been a coronation yet at all is really a testament to the people power "crashing the gate" in the party. There's two huge forces in play.... Establishment v Grassroots. Establishment is starting to crack. Will it hold together to crown its candidate? Yes, probably. But you're starting to see the seams split, so the possibility of Clinton not getting the nod is still there. This is the last stab of the McGovernite/Clinton power base to dominate. Assuming Clinton wins the presidency, in eight years you will see a different party led by the Obamas, Webbs, Testers and Schweitzers. Not the Clintons.

Werd. She'd break you in half. Just for the candy center.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Jan 30, 2008 -> 02:21 PM) Jet Blue's over $6 now. Good spot. Up 33% from when I picked it up

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) There are boatloads of Republican money sitting on the sidelines, just waiting for a winner to be identified. If McCain emerges, money will come flying at him. Again, McCain has accepted public financing. He's limited in what he can spend.

Yup. And Hillary received more votes than any other candidate.