Daily Kos: BREAKING: Richardson out

BREAKING: Richardson out

by Progressive Moderate

Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:13:04 PM PDT

I was watching the evening news on my local NBC affiliate, and it has just been announced that Richardson is exiting the race.

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Here's a link to the AP:

http://ap.google.com/...

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Sorry to hear that. (22+ / 0-)

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Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

by darthstar on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:13:31 PM PDT
- A good man (16+ / 0-)
  
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  Running at the wrong time among the wrong field. It must be heartbreaking to put so much into it, but he had no chance. Maybe he'll snag a cabinet appointment, but it's doubtful. Hopefully all his experience and expertise will not go to waste.
  
  Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~ Lily Tomlin
  
  by vigilant meerkat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:10 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - He's a team player and will land on his feet (4+ / 0-)
    
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    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:27:05 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - I'm sorry to see him go (1+ / 0-)
      
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      He'll definitely land on his feet but it's really too bad. I do like him and hope he secures a good position in the next administration, he's certainly earned it!
      
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      by GoracleFan on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:51:21 PM PDT
      
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  - Don't bet that he won't get a cabinet (1+ / 0-)
    
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    appointment. I would not be at all surprised to see him in some such position.
    
    by Montague on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:07:36 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - I'd never bet on that (1+ / 0-)
      
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      I want him to get a cabinet appointment.
      
      Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~ Lily Tomlin
      
      by vigilant meerkat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:16:38 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
    - Double negatives freak me out ;-) (0+ / 0-)
      
      "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
      
      by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:21:57 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - Heh heh (0+ / 0-)
        
        I'm not sure why but I do use them a lot.
        
        by Montague on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:22:59 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
- Are there that many Richardson supporters? (5+ / 0-)
  
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  Or are others doing the survey as if they were Richardson supporters and skewing the result toward their favorite candidate?
  
  "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
  
  by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:10 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Hispanics. (1+ / 0-)
    
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    Quite a lot of votes to grab.
    
    "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
    
    by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:35:30 PM PDT
    
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  - Many people here are from New Mexico... (5+ / 0-)
    
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    and we were rooting for Bill. Mind you, I had to tell him on one occasion that he was full of crap, but he's still a good guy.
    
    by kalmoth on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:42:13 PM PDT
    
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  - Gregory Wonderwheel? (1+ / 0-)
    
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    by venice ca on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:44:21 PM PDT
    
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    - Guilty as charged (4+ / 0-)
      
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      I bet some people here thought I was using a screen name.
      
      Whose hangin in Venice?
      
      Did you hear that KPFK is going to recount the ballots after they were threatened with a lawsuit? That's a breaking story.
      
      "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
      
      by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:51:24 PM PDT
      
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      - /what is KPFK (1+ / 0-)
        
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        Pacifica's radio station in Los Angeles. (2+ / 0-)
        
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        by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:09:02 PM PDT
        
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      - Interesting development and thanks for the scoop. (0+ / 0-)
        
        I've seen some e-mails regarding problems with the vote counts at different stations.
        
        Right now I have fingers and toes crossed that KPFK gets a competent GM this time around.
        
        In years past, I was the lovely and vivacious "Anne" on the KPFK Listeners' Forum. ;-)
        
        by venice ca on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:54:17 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
  - I wasn't a Richardson supporter. (0+ / 0-)
    
    So I didn't vote.
    
    by Nick Blas on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:33:10 PM PDT
    
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- Can you believe that? (6+ / 0-)
  
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  According to the poll, Richardson has tremedous support on Dkos. Hundreds of ex-Richardson supporters!
  
  If he only know, maybe he'd reconsider. Or maybe all those voting are not Richardson supporters. Maybe.
  
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  by TomP on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:47:38 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - I noticed that too. (0+ / 0-)
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:52:16 PM PDT
    
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- Link to AP's full story on Yahoo (0+ / 0-)
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/...
  
  Richardson planned to announce the decision Thursday, according to two people close to the governor with knowledge of the decision. They spoke on a condition of anonymity in advance of the governor's announcement.
  
  The Richardson campaign would not comment on the governor's decision, reached after a meeting with his top advisers Wednesday in New Mexico.
  
  "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
  
  by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:24:42 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
That's too bad (21+ / 0-)

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He's a good Dem.

"Don't falme me pleas."

by socratic on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:14:03 PM PDT
- Wow (4+ / 0-)
  
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  Not shocking, but somewhat surprising.
  
  You, sir, are a like a Hitler burrito, wrapped in a Mao fajita, with low-sodium Stalin sauce.| Strategy08.
  
  by turneresq on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:22:05 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - The big question is will he endorse tomorrow? (10+ / 0-)
    
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    MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power.
    
    Richardson planned to announce the decision Thursday, according to two people close to the governor with knowledge of the decision. They spoke on a condition of anonymity in advance of the governor's announcement.
    
    I'd like to be a fly on the wall listening to his phone calls to Obama, Clinton, and Edwards to see what he will broker for his endorsement.
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:33:02 PM PDT
    
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sad... he will still be a great member... (38+ / 0-)

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of the next administration.

Dudehisattva...
"Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Effort, Concentration, and Wisdom"

by Dood Abides on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:14:26 PM PDT
- I hope so (8+ / 0-)
  
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  He has much to offer.
  
  Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~ Lily Tomlin
  
  by vigilant meerkat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:27:10 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Richardson for SecState! (6+ / 0-)
    
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    He's my first choice.
    
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    by homogenius on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:32:08 PM PDT
    
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    - Nah (1+ / 0-)
      
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      I'd go with Biden for that one. I think Richardson would best serve as SecInterior or something else that focuses his immense administrative talents on our many domestic problems.
      
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      by Aethern on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:48:48 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
- Hey, Dood (5+ / 0-)
  
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  In light of Matthews misogynistic comments about Clinton, any chance of finding that rare photo of when he was a member of the He-Man Women Haters Club?
  
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  - Dood Abides: oh, that He-Man (1+ / 0-)
    
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    club image....Bush, Cheney, I dunno.....
    
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    by LNK on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:36:49 PM PDT
    
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  - I think that that is Chris (1+ / 0-)
    
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    on the right as a child before he dyed his hair.
    
    We have only just begun and none too soon.
    
    by global citizen on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:40:10 PM PDT
    
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  - Sweet!!! I'll see what I can do... (2+ / 0-)
    
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    by Dood Abides on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:18:52 PM PDT
    
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Debates are going to be a lot less humorous. (11+ / 0-)

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Not that they are by any means entertaining or enlightening.

At least, however, you could count on Richardson to throw in a joke or two.

With him from the beginning, with him until the end.

by brooklynbadboy on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:15:12 PM PDT
- I dunno... (3+ / 0-)
  
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  he always seemed disconnected from the actual discussions in the debates. That bugged me...but his jokes were pretty good.
  
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  by sarahlane on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:02 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - The disconnect was part of the humor. (0+ / 0-)
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:33:58 PM PDT
    
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    - Belushi like obliviousness. (2+ / 0-)
      
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      by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:43:12 PM PDT
      
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  - His "hostage" comment pissed me off (2+ / 0-)
    
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    It was a cheap shot that he said during the most significant part of the debate. He seemed asleep otherwise. Met him once. Seemed arrogant.
    
    But it sure was nice having a Latino, an African American, a woman and a Euro American in the race at the same time.
    
    by PeachesNYC on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:34:59 PM PDT
    
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    - Definitely (0+ / 0-)
      
      That was a cool stage, the last debate. :-)
      
      by cafeoz on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:48:00 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
- But it should make things clearer (8+ / 0-)
  
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  3 person debates will be pretty interesting.
  
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  by okamichan13 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:30:15 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
- Maybe he can give Kucinich his debate seat. (2+ / 0-)
  
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  by Jimdotz on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:41:13 PM PDT
  
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- I like him as a public servant, but (0+ / 0-)
  
  He speaks too freakin' slow and for far too long in the debates. And he never seems all that prepared. On the bright side, he is knowledgeable enough to be able to speak pretty well off the cuff.
  
  I will miss much of his message but not him as a candidate.
  
  We find a place for him in the next cabinet.
  
  Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails instead of their tongues. -Anonymous
  
  by gloryous1 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:06:14 PM PDT
  
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and then there were 3! game on :) (9+ / 0-)

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shoot! I forgot the K-Man, didn't I? and he's like the Energizer Bunny: going, and going, and going ....

Cats, err, Pooties! for Obama

by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:15:40 PM PDT
- There were always three... (4+ / 0-)
  
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  ...it's just more official now.
  
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  by haruki on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:16:38 PM PDT
  
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  - And yes, I do think he would make a strong VP (1+ / 0-)
    
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    in a Democratic administration. He's the only one of the candidates who didn't make me cringe when he discussed America's bulldozer approach to foreign policy.
    
    a gallon of blood for a gallon of oil!
    
    by haruki on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:17:56 PM PDT
    
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    - Gah! If I ever see his puss again, it'll be too (5+ / 0-)
      
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      soon -- he didn't wear well on me, at all
      
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      by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:20:35 PM PDT
      
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      - I admire him... (10+ / 0-)
        
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        He wasn't as well packaged as some of the others and heaven knows he could have done better in the debates..but he gets things done. Period.
        
        When we talk about experience, truly accomplishing things, Bill Richardson was, and is, the man.
        
        Its the delegates that count
        
        by Morgan Sandlin on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:22:46 PM PDT
        
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        Sorry Morgan,,, (9+ / 0-)
        
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        I know you supported him. And you've been so classy all the while doing so.
        
        I'm surprised he didn't wait until NV. Is money the issue?
        
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        by Miss Blue on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:23:57 PM PDT
        
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        No, I don't think money was the issue... (7+ / 0-)
        
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        Richardson is a realist...and believe it or not, he is not into "vanity" runs.
        
        He will work for progress...but this was not meant to be at this time.
        
        My compliments to him for his race. I still consider him not only a strong advocate but a voice for progress in Iraq, Education, etc.
        
        Its the delegates that count
        
        by Morgan Sandlin on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:28:14 PM PDT
        
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        Tell you what (1+ / 0-)
        
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        You had the toughest sell on here.
        
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        by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:31:24 PM PDT
        
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        His packaging never bother me (4+ / 0-)
        
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        because I am very strange and actually really am attracted to that pudgy look.
        
        by housesella on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:04 PM PDT
        
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        Really? (6+ / 0-)
        
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        How YOU doin'?
        
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        by nightsweat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:35:33 PM PDT
        
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        I really have to (3+ / 0-)
        
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        work hard to keep my hubby chubby.
        
        by housesella on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:38:18 PM PDT
        
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        hey, um... (2+ / 0-)
        
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        Are you busy saturday night?
        :)
        
        by PeachesNYC on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:38:49 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        But speaking of which.... (0+ / 0-)
        
        Who was the last really fat president?
        
        by PeachesNYC on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:40:57 PM PDT
        
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        Taft? (0+ / 0-)
        
        by housesella on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:46:49 PM PDT
        
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        You're right, great res, can't argue with that (2+ / 0-)
        
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        but his style, persona, whatever always rubbed me the wrong way...for me it's like the man and the resume didn't fit. But hey, that's just me...he obviously had his supporters and I saw in NH that he was well liked all around the the 2nd choice of many. I certainly wish him well, and I'm sure he'll have a new job soon.
        
        by hollywood politcaljunkie on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:39 PM PDT
        
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        Sorry (2+ / 0-)
        
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        He's a good guy who didn't get nearly enough play in COM. I would have loved to hear more from him on foreign policy and am disappointed that we didn't get to see him talk about that particular passion of his more in depth. I feel certain though with his skills that he'll land on his feet.
        
        by cwaltz on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:51:46 PM PDT
        
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      - Me neither - he was always saying, I am not a (3+ / 0-)
        
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        tax and spend Democrat, I am better than those Democrats.
        
        I don't like him, always beating up on Edwards and Obama for Hillary.
        
        My new bumper sticker: Cheney-Satan '08
        
        by adigal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:49:09 PM PDT
        
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    - I'd like to see him as Secretary of State. (4+ / 0-)
      
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      I think his foreign diplomacy skills would be very helpful there.
      
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      by sarahnity on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:22:01 PM PDT
      
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      - I'd like to see him as a 'special envoy'; I'll (2+ / 0-)
        
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        refrain from saying to where -- ok, ok, I'll stop now!
        
        Cats, err, Pooties! for Obama
        
        by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:38 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        The Arctic? (1+ / 0-)
        
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        The Polar bears would feast on his carcass.
        
        "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
        
        by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:38:46 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
- Richardson got 5% in NH; what did K get? (5+ / 0-)
  
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  Cats, err, Pooties! for Obama
  
  by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:16:48 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - 1% (5+ / 0-)
    
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    But he's still in it to win.
    
    The way to win is not to move to the right wing; the way to win is to move to the right policy. -- Nameless Soldier
    
    by N in Seattle on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:00 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - To quote Kos.. (6+ / 0-)
      
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      "ugh!"
      
      by Progressive Moderate on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:30 PM PDT
      
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    - 1.4% ... just saying... (3+ / 0-)
      
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      "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
      
      by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:23:40 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - Honestly (1+ / 0-)
        
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        His chances are no worse now than they were when he got in.
        
        "When the President does it, it's not illegal" - Richard Nixon, 1974; US Congress, 2008
        
        by nightsweat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:36:40 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Also no better n/t (0+ / 0-)
        
        by Montague on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:09:04 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
  - Richardson got 4.5% and K got 1.4% (3+ / 0-)
    
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    But Kucinich is in for the whole run, even if he comes in dead last. That takes heart and is serious.
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:23:05 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Gravel will be dead last (2+ / 0-)
      
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      he'll tale that single distinction away from Kucinich.
      
      "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
      
      by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:27:03 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - We'll see. (0+ / 0-)
        
        "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
        
        by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:35:59 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
- And Gravel (6+ / 0-)
  
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  He only can go up, now!
  
  Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
  
  by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:17:14 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - He did manage (21+ / 0-)
    
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    a few hundred votes in New Hampshire. Gravelanche!!!
    
    "Not just with words, but with deeds." -- Barack Obama
    
    by kath25 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:18:47 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Did he get more votes than Thompson? (0+ / 0-)
      
      n/t.
      
      by Progressive Moderate on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:20:02 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - Nah (8+ / 0-)
        
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        He even got less votes than Duncan Hunter, which is a major feat since no one knows who Duncan Hunter is.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:10 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        I could've sworn Hunter dropped out; oh well! (2+ / 0-)
        
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        Cats, err, Pooties! for Obama
        
        by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:22:33 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        I didn't know he was still running... (1+ / 0-)
        
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        ...until he got a delegate in Wyoming.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:24:21 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Duncan held a press conference (0+ / 0-)
        
        that the press thought was a consession speech, but it turned out to be a publicity stunt for him to say that he was in it to win it still.
        
        Help us spread the Truth about Barack Obama
        
        by Unseen majority on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:11:06 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Oh yeah (0+ / 0-)
        
        I do remember that. It's so sad that his campaign had to resort to that, after it had soared so high...
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:28:55 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        no, that was Tancredo (1+ / 0-)
        
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        I know they're tough to tell apart.
        
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        by N in Seattle on Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 12:04:25 AM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        I still maintain (10+ / 0-)
        
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        they think they are voting for Hunter Thompson or Duncan Hines.
        
        Or both, together. That would be awesome!!
        
        "Not just with words, but with deeds." -- Barack Obama
        
        by kath25 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:24:13 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Oh, that'd be cool (8+ / 0-)
        
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        Hoping to get the recipe for some Fear And Loathing Those Chocolate Brownies, I suppose.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:45 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        you better have some brownies (0+ / 0-)
        
        to go along with that comment
        
        it's one thing for you to express your views, but another for them to be different than mine - steven colbert
        
        by skyesNYC on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:54:28 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        I can't cook fer nothin' (0+ / 0-)
        
        I have trouble boiling water.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:56:59 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        That's not true (0+ / 0-)
        
        You just noted that he's a candidate :)
        
        by Progressive Moderate on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:24:33 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Yeah, but I'm nerdy (1+ / 0-)
        
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        I'm supposed to know these things by trade.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:27:21 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Did he beat,,,, (2+ / 0-)
        
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        that Cox guy? And who the hell is that, anyway?
        
        "But your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore"--Prine 4130+ dead Americans. Bring them home.
        
        by Miss Blue on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:04 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        John Cox dropped out in December (2+ / 0-)
        
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        Which obviously cleared a major hurdle for the Republican campaigns, since no one wanted to go up against that juggernaut.
        
        Bart: "So how do you know so much about economics?" McCain: "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."
        
        by DH from MD on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:32:50 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        LOL! (0+ / 0-)
        
        Thanks.
        
        "But your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore"--Prine 4130+ dead Americans. Bring them home.
        
        by Miss Blue on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:44:28 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        I know exactly who Hunter is... (0+ / 0-)
        
        He lives near my mom's house. He got their homes saved from the Witch fire by getting all the C130's and other huge planes to come in and fight the fire. Having a corrupt republican representing you pays off sometimes.
        
        IMPEACH!
        
        by Devsd on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:28:37 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
- And Gravel is still official (2+ / 0-)
  
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  I think he'll withdraw from the race ten minutes after doomsday.
  
  I guess Pat Paulsen is dead so there was a niche wanting
  
  "When the President does it, it's not illegal" - Richard Nixon, 1974; US Congress, 2008
  
  by nightsweat on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:17:33 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - dang! forgot another one ;) (1+ / 0-)
    
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    Cats, err, Pooties! for Obama
    
    by PhillyGal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:18:00 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - Gravel said he'll run 3rd party or Libertarian (0+ / 0-)
    
    on an NPR interview I heard a few weeks ago
    
    by hollywood politcaljunkie on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:27:31 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Maybe he'll be Ron Paul's running mate (1+ / 0-)
      
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      n/t.
      
      by Progressive Moderate on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:32:22 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
- going nowhere, but... (1+ / 0-)
  
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  Still going ... and going ...
  
  The way to win is not to move to the right wing; the way to win is to move to the right policy. -- Nameless Soldier
  
  by N in Seattle on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:20:25 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
- Actually... (0+ / 0-)
  
  ...there are really only two. Edwards's goose is cooked, just neither he nor his dKos supporters realize it yet.
  
  "There is nothing false about hope." -- Barack Obama
  
  by DC Pol Sci on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:39:07 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Petty, divisive comment. (2+ / 0-)
    
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    Flagged for shittiness.
    
    "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    
    by godislove on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:46:40 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - People can continue to run for delegates (3+ / 0-)
    
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    even if they don't have enought to "win". Winning delegates is itself a kind of victory. If they get enough delegates to broker the convention then that is another kind of political success.
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:57:39 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - And here's a nightmare for you: DK holds the key (0+ / 0-)
      
      Imagine that Kucinich has 87 delegegates and Clinton has 1950 while Obama has 1500 and Edwards as 512.
      
      Between them Obama and Edwards only have 2012.
      
      2025 is needed.
      
      Kucinich then holds enough delegates to swing it either way.
      
      Now all those people who said Kucinich was a nut or just runing a vanity campaign to continue to the convention are looking pretty foolish.
      
      I'd be laughing my head off.
      
      "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
      
      by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:04:29 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - DK won't get 87 delegates (0+ / 0-)
        
        Not in this century.
        
        The way to win is not to move to the right wing; the way to win is to move to the right policy. -- Nameless Soldier
        
        by N in Seattle on Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 12:05:43 AM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
  - There are 5 candidates still in the race (1+ / 0-)
    
    2 have microscopic chances, 2 have good chances, and 1 has a mediocre chance. And all of the belittling by supporters of other candidates isn't going to change that. I'm not in fantasy land but I don't see any cooked geese or vanity runs.
    
    This is a sad day for the Richardson people. Bringing divisiveness isn't appropriate.
    
    Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself too seriously. And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament. Kermit
    
    by sobermom on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:11:54 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
- Isn't Gravel still in the game? (0+ / 0-)
  
  Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails instead of their tongues. -Anonymous
  
  by gloryous1 on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 05:07:33 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
CNN just announced it n/t (3+ / 0-)

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If there really were a radical black Muslim country-club elitist in the race, I'd probably vote for him just for novelty's sake.

by cardinal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:15:43 PM PDT
AP just reported it, and CNN (8+ / 0-)

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http://ap.google.com/...

"You can't at once argue that you're the master of a broken system in Washington and offer yourself as the person to change it." - Barack Obama

by GirlZero on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:15:47 PM PDT
let's get a link as soon as we can (4+ / 0-)

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Obviously a pretty big story. He'll make a great Cabinet member or Senator.

John McCain: The only mavericky straight-talker surrounded by corporate lobbyists

by atrexler on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:16:14 PM PDT
- see above, n/t (2+ / 0-)
  
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  "You can't at once argue that you're the master of a broken system in Washington and offer yourself as the person to change it." - Barack Obama
  
  by GirlZero on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:17:14 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Dobbs just reported it on CNN (2+ / 0-)

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He also said that most analysts expect that BR will endorse Hillary.

Hope he endorses Obama instead since he probably has a better shot at being Obama's VP than HRC's because there are many already lined up for HRC's VP spot (Bayh, Clark, etc).

Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.

by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:18:10 PM PDT
- I don't know, Didn't Richardson throw his support (4+ / 0-)
  
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  to Obama in Iowa?
  
  "You can't at once argue that you're the master of a broken system in Washington and offer yourself as the person to change it." - Barack Obama
  
  by GirlZero on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:19:53 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - He did so for selfish reasons (0+ / 0-)
    
    i.e. that an Obama win would keep his campaign onward longer than a Hillary win.
    
    John McCain's Something for Everyone Plan: Military draft for youth, SS benefit cuts for elderly, Middle Class destruction, stock market plunge for wealthy.
    
    by IhateBush on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:09 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - The Kucinich strategy. (1+ / 0-)
      
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      "Oh, boy, this is gonna be dark..." - TV's Frank.
      
      by jorogo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:48 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
    - That's not selfish unless all are selfish (2+ / 0-)
      
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      The idea that one candidate is selfish and the others are not is really absurd.
      
      They are all running for reasons that combine self-lessness with selfishness. That is the human condition.
      
      If you don't have some selfishness in the campaign you won't have the juice to continue. That is why Edwards said it was "personal" in the debate and Clinton echoed the same "this is personal" in NH on Mon. night. "It's personal" means it's selfish.
      
      "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
      
      by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:42:55 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
    - I hate us calling it selfish (1+ / 0-)
      
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      We benefit from having someone with such strong foreign policy experience in the debate. I wish he would have gotten more play. Darn the media for making our choices for us anyways.
      
      by cwaltz on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:55:27 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
  - yeah! bill is bullshit eom (0+ / 0-)
    
    Life's a gift--unwrap it.
    
    by MantisOahu on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:15 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - Pretty sure that was just a rumor (0+ / 0-)
    
    and repeatedly debunked by Richardson's campaign.
    
    "The extinction of the human race will come from its inability to EMOTIONALLY comprehend the exponential function." -- Edward Teller
    
    by lgmcp on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:22 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - people said so, but I think BR denied the (2+ / 0-)
    
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    claims/rumors even after the caucuses took place.
    
    Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.
    
    by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:21:31 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - That's about temporary alliances (2+ / 0-)
    
    Recommended by:
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    Not actual support. Still, we'll see...
    
    John McCain: The only mavericky straight-talker surrounded by corporate lobbyists
    
    by atrexler on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:23:05 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - you are gullible. (0+ / 0-)
    
    "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
    
    by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:45 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Thanks! you are sweet. (2+ / 0-)
      
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      "You can't at once argue that you're the master of a broken system in Washington and offer yourself as the person to change it." - Barack Obama
      
      by GirlZero on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:49 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - s'okay (1+ / 0-)
        
        Recommended by:
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        primaries are a time for myth and rumour.
        
        "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
        
        by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:30:16 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
  - The Iowa support was specific to iowa only. (0+ / 0-)
    
    It may telegraph what he will do not but there is no guarantee.
    
    By the looks of the NH debate, Bill R was siding with Hillary against Obama and Edwards.
    
    "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
    
    by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:39:03 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
- Richardson (2+ / 0-)
  
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  doesn't want veep...I have my sources. He's got his eye on another prize.
  
  Netroots Director for Oregon Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley. Kossacks Donate to Merkley Here!
  
  by sarahlane on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:22:13 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - please spill the beans :) (3+ / 0-)
    
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    "He's got his eye on another prize."
    
    Which prize could that be, better than a VP spot? Hmmm?
    
    Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.
    
    by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:25:24 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - I'll tell you if you throw (2+ / 0-)
      
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      your support behind Edwards.
      
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      by sarahlane on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:26:33 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - I'd probably (1+ / 0-)
        
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        support Edwards ahead of HRC (has been so since HRC's K-L vote), but can't do as long as Obama and Kucinich are in the race. That's saying something because HRC was my right behind Gore in my rankings 2.5 years ago.
        
        Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.
        
        by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:31:58 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        'was right behind' (0+ / 0-)
        
        Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.
        
        by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:35:11 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        So...here's the deal.... (0+ / 0-)
        
        if Edwards gets the nod...email me and I'll tell you ;) I know you'll support him over the Repub and that's good enough for me.
        
        Netroots Director for Oregon Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley. Kossacks Donate to Merkley Here!
        
        by sarahlane on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:38:05 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
      - Oh, how coy! You are a feal flirt! (0+ / 0-)
        
        "The United States will always do the right thing, after trying all the other options." ~ Winston Churchill
        
        by Gregory Wonderwheel on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:44:55 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
    - Sakaty O'State. (1+ / 0-)
      
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      "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
      
      by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:30:40 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - If a VP is active, engaged and influential (1+ / 0-)
        
        Recommended by:
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        (which is probably unlikely in an HRC administration because of Bill's presence, which may marginalize her VP), then he/she can influence events a lot more than SoS.
        
        But, SoS is a pretty powerful job, of course.
        
        Evan Bayh is a McCain/Lieberman clone.
        
        by NeuvoLiberal on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:34:34 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        It's where his heart is. (1+ / 0-)
        
        Recommended by:
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        VP is not his suit. He never mounted an effective attack.
        
        "It's a race to decide who the British goverment will follow blindly for the next 4 years" Kennedy/Kerry '08
        
        by Salo on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:36:34 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
    - I'm praying he's going to run for Pajama Pete's (3+ / 0-)
      
      Recommended by:
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      empty seat. He'd run over Heather Wilson before she could get out the gate.
      
      by jayjaybear on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:34:14 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
      - Udall wouldn't have gotten in to the race (2+ / 0-)
        
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        without assurances from Richardson that he wouldn't run. Which is good, because Udall will be a good senator, and I'm sure that Richardson will land someplace befitting his experience, like a cabinet post.
        
        Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. --Molly Ivins
        
        by sap on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:41:28 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
        
        Gah! Forgot about Udall! n/t (1+ / 0-)
        
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        by jayjaybear on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:43:03 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
      - Noooooo!!! Udall for that spot... (2+ / 0-)
        
        Recommended by:
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        and I believe that Richardson has promised not to run for it.
        I, too, think he wants Sec of State...
        
        by la urracca on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:41:48 PM PDT
        
        [ Parent ]
  - Pastrami? (n/m) (0+ / 0-)
    
    .
    
    by PeachesNYC on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:46:08 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
What happened to "Onward West"? (1+ / 0-)

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nm

Don't Legitimize Fox News.
"Democrats have the heart to care."

by jeepdad on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:18:16 PM PDT
kinda lazy (1+ / 0-)

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A good guy who didn't put in too much effort--he'll be in a Dem cabinet in 2009.

	Barrack Obama
43%	122 votes
	Hillary Clinton
20%	59 votes
	John Edwards
25%	73 votes
	Dennis Kucinich
4%	12 votes
	Mike Gravel
2%	8 votes
	Other/write-in
2%	8 votes

BREAKING: Richardson out

by Progressive Moderate

Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 04:13:04 PM PDT

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Sorry to hear that. (22+ / 0-)

A good man (16+ / 0-)

He's a team player and will land on his feet (4+ / 0-)

I'm sorry to see him go (1+ / 0-)

Don't bet that he won't get a cabinet (1+ / 0-)

I'd never bet on that (1+ / 0-)

Double negatives freak me out ;-) (0+ / 0-)

Heh heh (0+ / 0-)

Are there that many Richardson supporters? (5+ / 0-)

Hispanics. (1+ / 0-)

Many people here are from New Mexico... (5+ / 0-)

Gregory Wonderwheel? (1+ / 0-)

Guilty as charged (4+ / 0-)

/what is KPFK (1+ / 0-)

Pacifica's radio station in Los Angeles. (2+ / 0-)

Interesting development and thanks for the scoop. (0+ / 0-)

I wasn't a Richardson supporter. (0+ / 0-)

Can you believe that? (6+ / 0-)

I noticed that too. (0+ / 0-)

Link to AP's full story on Yahoo (0+ / 0-)

That's too bad (21+ / 0-)

Wow (4+ / 0-)

The big question is will he endorse tomorrow? (10+ / 0-)

sad... he will still be a great member... (38+ / 0-)

I hope so (8+ / 0-)

Richardson for SecState! (6+ / 0-)

Nah (1+ / 0-)

Hey, Dood (5+ / 0-)

Dood Abides: oh, that He-Man (1+ / 0-)

I think that that is Chris (1+ / 0-)

Sweet!!! I'll see what I can do... (2+ / 0-)

Debates are going to be a lot less humorous. (11+ / 0-)

I dunno... (3+ / 0-)

The disconnect was part of the humor. (0+ / 0-)

Belushi like obliviousness. (2+ / 0-)

His "hostage" comment pissed me off (2+ / 0-)

Definitely (0+ / 0-)

But it should make things clearer (8+ / 0-)

Maybe he can give Kucinich his debate seat. (2+ / 0-)

I like him as a public servant, but (0+ / 0-)

and then there were 3! game on :) (9+ / 0-)

There were always three... (4+ / 0-)

And yes, I do think he would make a strong VP (1+ / 0-)

Gah! If I ever see his puss again, it'll be too (5+ / 0-)

I admire him... (10+ / 0-)

Sorry Morgan,,, (9+ / 0-)

No, I don't think money was the issue... (7+ / 0-)

Tell you what (1+ / 0-)

His packaging never bother me (4+ / 0-)

Really? (6+ / 0-)

I really have to (3+ / 0-)

hey, um... (2+ / 0-)

But speaking of which.... (0+ / 0-)

Taft? (0+ / 0-)

You're right, great res, can't argue with that (2+ / 0-)

Sorry (2+ / 0-)

Me neither - he was always saying, I am not a (3+ / 0-)

I'd like to see him as Secretary of State. (4+ / 0-)

I'd like to see him as a 'special envoy'; I'll (2+ / 0-)

The Arctic? (1+ / 0-)

Richardson got 5% in NH; what did K get? (5+ / 0-)

1% (5+ / 0-)

To quote Kos.. (6+ / 0-)

1.4% ... just saying... (3+ / 0-)

Honestly (1+ / 0-)

Also no better n/t (0+ / 0-)

Richardson got 4.5% and K got 1.4% (3+ / 0-)

Gravel will be dead last (2+ / 0-)

We'll see. (0+ / 0-)

And Gravel (6+ / 0-)

He did manage (21+ / 0-)

Did he get more votes than Thompson? (0+ / 0-)

Nah (8+ / 0-)

I could've sworn Hunter dropped out; oh well! (2+ / 0-)

I didn't know he was still running... (1+ / 0-)

Duncan held a press conference (0+ / 0-)