The Great Presidential Campaign Thread

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beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


I think the true oddity is that no matter how much the Mormon Church is reviled by the Republicans, Mormons will continue to be Republican.
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beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


Ron Paul...what a silly goose.
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moksha wrote:
beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


I think the true oddity is that no matter how much the Mormon Church is reviled by the Republicans, Mormons will continue to be Republican.


Moksha, what makes you believe that the Republicans revile the LDS? They love them! They're a block they can always count on.
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Moniker wrote:
moksha wrote:
beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


I think the true oddity is that no matter how much the Mormon Church is reviled by the Republicans, Mormons will continue to be Republican.


Moksha, what makes you believe that the Republicans revile the LDS? They love them! They're a block they can always count on.


The Problem is that the EVs (the bigger voting block for the Republicans) think the Mormons are going to Hell.
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Bond...James Bond wrote:
Moniker wrote:
moksha wrote:
beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


I think the true oddity is that no matter how much the Mormon Church is reviled by the Republicans, Mormons will continue to be Republican.


Moksha, what makes you believe that the Republicans revile the LDS? They love them! They're a block they can always count on.


The Problem is that the EVs (the bigger voting block for the Republicans) think the Mormons are going to Hell.


Yet, the Republican party is not alienating the LDS block. It's the EVs that try to shape policy and push their religious agenda -- which the LDS would also support. So what that the EVs don't like LDS? That's not really going to change the fact that the Republican party appeals to both blocks.
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Romney wins the Wyoming caucuses:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_ ... g_caucuses

Mitt Romney: 8 delegates
Fred Thompson: 2
Duncan Hunter (who?): 1

(1 still undecided)

Anyone get a list on the number of delegates each candidate won in Iowa?
edit:

here's a list:
http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard/?d=ST
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beastie wrote:So it appears that Ron Paul was behind the anti-mormon push poll. Durn. I was hoping it was Guiliani, who is the one I really can't stand. I had originally heard the polling company responsible for the push poll is actually owned and run by Mormons. How odd.


Huh? What is this about?
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Post by _Jason Bourne »

So ABC has back to back debates going on right now. Republicans are up.

So, question. Why if Romney got 25% and second in Iowa, won Wyoming today with 70% of vote, and may win New Hampshire but may get second to McCain, will he be considered down and out if he does get second?

McCain only got 12% in Iowa, and if he wins New Hampshire it will not be by much, so why would he be in and not out?

Pundits are rather silly at times.

Well, I am for Romney first and McCain next and I like McCain more and more. I would be ok with him.

And I like Richardson but the Democrats are too in love with Hillary and Obama that they are missing their best guy.
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Jason Bourne wrote:So ABC has back to back debates going on right now. Republicans are up.


I'm watching the debate now...did they get those chairs/desks the candidates are using from a preschool? LOL
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Bond...James Bond wrote:Ron Paul...what a silly goose.


Why? Which of his views are unconstitutional and/or out of line with what the Founding Fathers intended?
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