# Democratic March Madness - East Semifinal 1 - O'Rourke/Gabbard

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**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604 "2019-02-15T16:25:39Z")
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### Author: ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/4 "2019-02-15T17:07:27Z")

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> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#):
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> Everyone stop bitching about the seedings. No one’s forcing you to vote.
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> Let it be a fun distraction during the doldrums. We could do one every quarter or so until things get serious in January.

If you set it up so the final two are a top contender against a neverwas, the whole thing loses its appeal. Needs to be redone, IMO.

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