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Old 01-02-2012, 06:33 PM
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Yes, Iowa Democrats ARE caucusing....
Just in case you were wondering: http://thecaucuses.com/yourcaucus.php
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:22 PM
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And trees are falling in the forest.
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:26 PM
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I have a good feeling about that black fella' Whats his name...?
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:27 PM
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Tiger Woods?
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:36 PM
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naw, he's Thai
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:41 PM
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Tiger Woods?
Yea, that might've been him. Seemed strong on family values!
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:24 PM
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naw, he's Thai
No reason that the election can't be a formal, black Thai event!
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:29 PM
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According to Wikipedia, it's between some guy named Barack Obama and some other guy named Randall Terry. Has FiveThirtyEight.com or anybody got any polling numbers on these guys?
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:35 PM
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According to Wikipedia, it's between some guy named Barack Obama and some other guy named Randall Terry. Has FiveThirtyEight.com or anybody got any polling numbers on these guys?
No, nobody is polling on a race that only has one actual candidate. Randall Terry is running so that he can force media outlets to run graphic anti-choice propaganda as "campaign ads." Polls are too expensive to waste on things like that.
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:36 PM
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Randal Terry? Randall Fucking Terry?!?! Obama could sacrifice one of his daughters to Cthulu, live on 60 Minutes, and I still wouldn't vote for him!
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:50 PM
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Randal Terry? Randall Fucking Terry?!?! Obama could sacrifice one of his daughters to Cthulu, live on 60 Minutes, and I still wouldn't vote for him!
Good...I can feel your anger. Let the hate flow through you! Now, take up your light saber and strike him down!
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Old 01-02-2012, 09:12 PM
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Randal Terry? Randall Fucking Terry?!?! Obama could sacrifice one of his daughters to Cthulu, live on 60 Minutes, and I still wouldn't vote for him!
What, not vote for Cthulhu?!
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Old 01-02-2012, 09:49 PM
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I hear he's running just ahead of Santorum in Iowa.
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Old 01-02-2012, 10:02 PM
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I hear he's running just ahead of Santorum in Iowa.
When Santorum starts running, you definitely don't want to behind it. I mean him.
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Old 01-02-2012, 11:17 PM
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That's just campaign froth.
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Old 01-02-2012, 11:46 PM
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What, no Lyndon LaRouche?
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:03 AM
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What, no Lyndon LaRouche?
He not even worthy of being voted for in the death pool lists...



...Not many points there.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:40 AM
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I hear he's running just ahead of Santorum in Iowa.
On the Democratic ticket, that is.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:45 AM
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I have a good feeling about that black fella' Whats his name...?
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Tiger Woods?
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No reason that the election can't be a formal, black Thai event!
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:00 AM
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Maybe I'm going to Hell, but I ain't going alone!
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:09 AM
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CNN.com on Iowa Democrats' views of Obama nowadays: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/politi...ter/index.html
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:19 AM
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Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus.

How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to 'eliminate voter fraud' by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day's vote.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/20...-registration/
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:31 AM
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Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus.

How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to 'eliminate voter fraud' by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day's vote.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/20...-registration/
Yes and no. An election in a primary is not governed by the same rules as a an actual election, nor should it be. It's not a function of government to determine who can or cannot vote in a party's primary. The parties could allow 6 year olds to vote if they wanted.
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Old 01-03-2012, 09:20 AM
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:57 AM
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Thaiger Woods?
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:12 PM
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If he wins in Iowa, he should really Thai one on!
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Old 01-03-2012, 05:50 PM
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What, not vote for Cthulhu?!
Remember, Cthulhu's supporters will be among the last to be eaten.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:42 PM
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OTOH, the GOP race is very tight. We might see a Thai!
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:32 PM
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Remember, Cthulhu's supporters will be among the last to be eaten.
I beg your eldritch, blasphemous pardon.
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:02 PM
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Randall Terry is undoubtedly a candiates mainly as a protest and to awake the conscience of America sort of like Cindy Sheehen.
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:02 PM
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Obama addresses Iowa Democrats and implicitly promises not to eat any of them: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ght/?hpt=hp_t1
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Old 01-04-2012, 01:05 AM
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Anybody see Kaylasdad? Sure. Pun police are pretty scarce when John Mace drops a stinker. I make a droll witticism, and I catch the shit. I see how things are!
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Old 01-04-2012, 04:11 PM
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So who won?
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Old 01-04-2012, 04:22 PM
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Think Progress reports that not only does the Iowa GOP allow same-day registration, but they do not require ID to vote in their caucus.

How strange is that considering nationwide Republican efforts to 'eliminate voter fraud' by eliminating same day registration and instituting ID laws? I guess those safeguards are only necessary when there is a Democrat involved in that day's vote.
FWIW, the opportunities for fraud are minimal. You have to be at your caucus when it starts - no latecomers - so you really only get one. I guess out-of-staters could potentially abuse this but really?

Aren't the Iowa Dems the same way anyway? I know some people who float between parties so they can caucus either way.
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Old 01-04-2012, 04:27 PM
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So who won?
Looks like Obama got 98% of the delegates. Other candidates split the rest.

http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/hPressVt76HujI/
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Old 01-04-2012, 04:43 PM
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Now I'm wondering what a fraction of a delegate looks like.

"OK, that's 320 full delegates, and...Hey, Bob?"
"Oh God, please, no!"
"Sorry, Bob. We need another 0.97 delegates. You're right-handed, right?"
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Old 01-05-2012, 11:02 AM
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And he thought he'd only be throwing his hat into the ring....
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