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Edwards and the Future of the Democrats
Townhall ^ | July 7, 2004 | Jay Bryant

Posted on 07/07/2004 8:08:45 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

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1 posted on 07/07/2004 8:08:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Interesting take, sir. I just thought Kerry was tossing the "Hail Mary" in hopes of putting some life into his campaign.


2 posted on 07/07/2004 8:12:56 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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This is scary Jim. I hope this feeling that we are on a slippery slope to destruction will go away. I can't imagine America with those two at the helm.


3 posted on 07/07/2004 8:18:49 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: WVNan
I can't imagine America with those two at the helm.

We just lived through eight years of it. The thought of even four years of Hillary is frightening indeed.

4 posted on 07/07/2004 8:20:31 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: Jim Robinson
Since way back in the twentieth century, Clinton strategy has been all about how best to assure her election to the White House. The target year was 2008, and it worked best if the Republicans won in 2000, narrowly if at all possible, and again in 2004, convincingly.

The narrow 2000 win would keep down scuttlebutt that the election was a rejection of the Clinton years, and the convincing 2004 win would discredit whatever candidate ran that year.

Sounds like he's suggesting that the Clintons deliberately self destructed in their second term so that Bush would have a chance to win in 2000, albeit by a small margin.

5 posted on 07/07/2004 8:23:42 PM PDT by Vision Thing (Kerry-Edwards: For men and women who vote under the influence of their own estrogen)
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BUT! Edwards was the top pick of Mcauliffe, no bigger lackey of the Clinton's, what say you?
6 posted on 07/07/2004 8:24:34 PM PDT by big bad easter bunny
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To: Jim Robinson

No question there's a fight for the party between the clintons and the Kennedys.

What I've noticed is that the media have been bashing Bush just about nonstop. But they have also been mildly undermining Kerry as well. Most of them favor Kerry, but from time to time very liberal sources will run stories that damage him.

The only thing that can prevent Bush from winning is continued lying by the liberal media. If the clintons really want him to win, and if they have enough leverage, all they have to do is to persuade the media to start admitting that Bush has done a good job in Afghanistan and Iraq, and that the economy is doing pretty well too.


7 posted on 07/07/2004 8:25:11 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I do believe the Clintons will, if at all possible, do something to sink the Kerry campaign (Oct surprise?). What's to blow up in their face? They have everything to loose if Kerry wins. As to Hillary's age issue, and I'm not being faceteous, age has not been kind to Hillary and she knows it. Remember the airbrush job for her book cover?

She can't wait longer than 2008. She'll be far too ugly by 2012. Looks count. That is why JFK picked Edwards.

8 posted on 07/07/2004 8:27:37 PM PDT by umgud (speaking strictly as an infidel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
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To: WVNan

Trust me; the Clintonistas will do everything they can to insure that the Kerry/Edwards ticket loses in November. I've said many of the same things Jay Bryant said in this article. Hillary does not want to wait until 2012; she'll be too old. She has had her eye on 2008 ever since 2000 and she will not be deterred.


9 posted on 07/07/2004 8:30:10 PM PDT by no dems (Is there still a demand for good men?)
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To: Jim Robinson
one that could easily blow up in their faces.

Why would one assume that? Nothing else has.

10 posted on 07/07/2004 8:34:10 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Shermy; dirtboy
Of interest.
11 posted on 07/07/2004 8:35:28 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Jim Robinson

Hey! What are you doing posting? Aren't you supposed to be at your keyboard steadily banning DU trolls? :)

Chris
P.S. Good post.


12 posted on 07/07/2004 8:35:49 PM PDT by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: Jim Robinson; PhilDragoo; Ragtime Cowgirl; Cindy; SusanTK; AdmSmith; Valin; Luis Gonzalez; ...



13 posted on 07/07/2004 8:36:15 PM PDT by Smartass ( BUSH & CHENEY IN 2004 - Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió.)
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"Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't decide to run for Senator from New York back in 2000 because she wanted to help the people of the Empire State, or because she thought it would be a wonderful honor to join the world's greatest deliberative body."

'She's just a devil woman, with evil on her mind.
She's just a devil woman, she's gonna get ya'
Everybody sing along! 'She's just a devil woman...

I would not fret about this. It's one theory amongst thousands.


14 posted on 07/07/2004 8:36:22 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: Jim Robinson

John Edwards: The political equivalent of breast implants.


15 posted on 07/07/2004 8:36:39 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("I just met a girl named Maria")
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To: Jim Robinson

One thing I noticed today is that Rush was in a major "funk". Really down. It got me a bit worried that he senses something just ain't right with the Bush campaign. Even Joe Scarborough was harping on how great Edwards is and almost predicting a kerry win. He really pissed me off. I can't stand to listen to him anymore. Just hope the clintons have a few monkeywrenches to throw into the mix.


16 posted on 07/07/2004 8:37:20 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: no dems
"Trust me; the Clintonistas will do everything they can to insure that the Kerry/Edwards ticket loses in November. "

That only happens in the Republican Party. Democrats always support their candidate.

Remember Rockefeller sabotaging Goldwater? Anderson vs Reagan. Buchanan vs Bush 41. McCain vs Bush 43...

17 posted on 07/07/2004 8:38:38 PM PDT by bayourod (Can the 9/11 Commission connect the dots on Iraq or do they require a 3-D picture?)
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To: no dems; WVNan
She has had her eye on 2008 ever since 2000 and she will not be deterred.

I think you're right.

However, I still think Kerry may have health problems before November, and she has an eye on 2004.

18 posted on 07/07/2004 8:40:34 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("I just met a girl named Maria")
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To: Smartass

Thanks for the ping!


19 posted on 07/07/2004 8:42:28 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Vision Thing
Sounds like he's suggesting that the Clintons deliberately self destructed in their second term so that Bush would have a chance to win in 2000, albeit by a small margin.

That's just a little too tin-foil-hat-esque for me.

20 posted on 07/07/2004 8:45:08 PM PDT by MegaSilver
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