Comments on: Only At The Starting Line… http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:02 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: GrandmaJo http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1159227 GrandmaJo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:42:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1159227 <p>WE are in Missouri and always spend the winter in Texas. This year I made my husband arrange for absentee ballots, so that we can vote in Bit Tuesday. I still don’t know who I am going to vote for. My hubby will probably vote for Obama. He believes that Hillary would make the best president of the bunch (including the Republicans), but thinks she can’t get elected. I love Edwards but think he can’t get the nomination. So we will both wait until the last minute to decide.</p> <p>Haven’t really seen any big campaigning in Missouri. Some Republicans have been here.</p> WE are in Missouri and always spend the winter in Texas. This year I made my husband arrange for absentee ballots, so that we can vote in Bit Tuesday. I still don’t know who I am going to vote for. My hubby will probably vote for Obama. He believes that Hillary would make the best president of the bunch (including the Republicans), but thinks she can’t get elected. I love Edwards but think he can’t get the nomination. So we will both wait until the last minute to decide.

Haven’t really seen any big campaigning in Missouri. Some Republicans have been here.

]]> By: surfer http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1159014 surfer Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:00:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1159014 <p>Trying to catch the big wave, no doubt.</p> <p>Yep.</p> Trying to catch the big wave, no doubt.

Yep.

]]> By: dday http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158868 dday Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:57:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158868 <blockquote><p>Are the candidates concentrating on Iowa to the detriment of the front-loaded schedule? </p></blockquote> <p>I think not. I think they’re concentrating on Iowa because they know that the schedule is so front-loaded that if you don’t get a victory early, you will be crushed by all the momentum of the winner. There’s not enough time to recover. So I actually think the early primary schedule has empowered Iowa and New Hampshire even MORE. That’s borne out by the fact that there hasn’t been one ad in California yet, almost no mailers, and very few campaign offices (Obama just put the first one in Sacramento today), etc. The Edwards campaign is asking Southern California supporters to go to Nevada to help out. I think the campaigns are playing it the only way it can be played.</p> <p>Which is why we need a radical reform of the primary system, because 100,000 people in Iowa (no slam on them, but that’s .0003 of the population) will be essentially determining the Democratic nominee for leader of the free world.</p>

Are the candidates concentrating on Iowa to the detriment of the front-loaded schedule?

I think not. I think they’re concentrating on Iowa because they know that the schedule is so front-loaded that if you don’t get a victory early, you will be crushed by all the momentum of the winner. There’s not enough time to recover. So I actually think the early primary schedule has empowered Iowa and New Hampshire even MORE. That’s borne out by the fact that there hasn’t been one ad in California yet, almost no mailers, and very few campaign offices (Obama just put the first one in Sacramento today), etc. The Edwards campaign is asking Southern California supporters to go to Nevada to help out. I think the campaigns are playing it the only way it can be played.

Which is why we need a radical reform of the primary system, because 100,000 people in Iowa (no slam on them, but that’s .0003 of the population) will be essentially determining the Democratic nominee for leader of the free world.

]]> By: kathieinmn http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158506 kathieinmn Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:18:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158506 <p>I will be going to the MN caucus on Feb 5th. Will be voting for Edwards. I was at a luncheon of several women ( high school classmates) who all said they are voting for Edwards. I was surprised - so many are politically active.</p> <p>Go Minnesotans!</p> I will be going to the MN caucus on Feb 5th. Will be voting for Edwards. I was at a luncheon of several women ( high school classmates) who all said they are voting for Edwards. I was surprised – so many are politically active.

Go Minnesotans!

]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158495 Loo Hoo. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:10:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158495 <p>Marion, you serve more than coffee!!</p> Marion, you serve more than coffee!!

]]> By: PhysioProf http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158491 PhysioProf Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:08:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158491 <p>That’s why they pay me the big money.</p> That’s why they pay me the big money.

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158489 Marion in Savannah Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:07:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158489 <p>Wow! Great idea! Some of us serve up coffee in the morning, and this would be helpful. Thanks!</p> Wow! Great idea! Some of us serve up coffee in the morning, and this would be helpful. Thanks!

]]> By: PhysioProf http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158482 PhysioProf Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:04:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158482 <blockquote><p>How do we recycle useless pixels?</p></blockquote> <p>Turn them into heat-barrier sleeves for virtual cups of coffee?</p>

How do we recycle useless pixels?

Turn them into heat-barrier sleeves for virtual cups of coffee?

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158479 Marion in Savannah Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:00:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158479 <p>I’ve noticed that I’m getting less political junk mail. Which is a good thing, and saves the trees. My e-mail box, however, is INUNDATED daily. How do we recycle useless pixels?</p> I’ve noticed that I’m getting less political junk mail. Which is a good thing, and saves the trees. My e-mail box, however, is INUNDATED daily. How do we recycle useless pixels?

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158478 Elliott Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:00:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/only-at-the-starting-line/#comment-1158478 <p>that would be mattered<br /> <em><br /> preview is my friend</em></p> that would be mattered

preview is my friend

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