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Wednesday Open Thread | 60 comments (60 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Wednesday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Looking at the numbers ...

The Hispanic Vote

In 2004 Bush captured 45% of the Hispanic Vote for (roughly) 4.14 million total. This year McCain is carrying around 32.5% for a 2.99 million total.

Obama is getting (as of Aug. 26) ~6.21 million (67.5%) for an estimated net gain of 2.07 million over Kerry.

by ATinNM on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:39:00 PM EST

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32.5% for McCain? Where'd you find that. All the polls I've seen have had him at 20-23% and Obama at about 63-67%.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:57:03 PM EST
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Average of polling plus a bit. (OK, more than a bit.) The numbers we're seeing are almost too good. I'll keep cynical until we get closer to Der Tag.

by ATinNM on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:17:43 PM EST
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Optimism! Ya schmuck. ;)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:22:58 PM EST
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Burned-out on optimism 'bout the time you were born.

(Ya young whippersnapper.)

by ATinNM on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:59:07 PM EST
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What'd you think of Hill's speech last night, btw? I thought it was quite good.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:58:31 PM EST
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Hillary (4.00 / 3)

was that an orange suit?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:12:34 PM EST
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Re: Wednesday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

I agree. Both content and delivery. The campaign has clearly improved her speaking skills. But you do know that she secretly telegraphed her support for McCain in POW hand gesture code, right?

by MarekNYC on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:18:53 PM EST
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The delivery was excellent. The content was very good.

Then again, it's her husband I worry about tonight, not her.

I also want to see Joe Biden go up and just cut McCain's fucking balls off tonight.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:56:25 PM EST
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I didn't see it. (He announced, sheepishly.)

by ATinNM on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:21:35 PM EST
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Don't miss Kerry's speech. They've got a few bits of it over at HuffPo ("disgusting," "pathetic," "desperate"). Kerry is going to absolutely tear into McCain, it seems.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:53:21 PM EST
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Have to get it on CSPAN web broadcast, if I can get it at all.

by ATinNM on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:57:40 PM EST
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You can probably get it online. That's where I'm getting the coverage I'm watching - I have a TV, but no TV (no cable, no reception - it's good for dvd's)

by MarekNYC on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 10:12:42 PM EST
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The best place to watch the convention is at The 2008 Democratic National Convention official site

They have excellent live HD coverage and you can find the videos of all the speakers.

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 04:47:54 AM EST
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