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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (59086)	4/13/2008 10:04:14 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 542946

"You wouldn't know that there are people supporting the other candidate." How could we not know? We have you. :-)

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (59086)	4/13/2008 10:22:44 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 542946

The word patronising comes to mind Yes it does. And even if it wasn't mean that way (and it may have been, if not fully intentionally) I can certainly see how it would be perceived that way. I don't know if I'd quite say the race is a virtual tie. Hillary is close as these contests go, but the way the race is structured its hard to make up enough ground at this point. She can't get slightly over 50% of the vote the rest of the way and win. She would have to start to seriously gain some advantage for the rest of the races if she hopes to win.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (59086)	4/14/2008 4:09:23 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542946

Mary - I don't see the Democratic nomination race as being a virtual tie. According to the AP count, Obama has 1,631.5 delegates, while Clinton has 1,474.5. That's a difference of 157 delegates, or about ten percent. Another way to put it is that of the 3,106 delegates thus far awarded, Obama has approximately 53%. Close, yes, but not a tie. - Allen

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (59086)	4/14/2008 1:16:39 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542946

Mary, re: "You ever wonder how in the race for the democratic presidential nominee is a virtual tie, but when you read all links that show up on this thread, it is almost 100% positive for one candidate and 100 % negative for the other. You wouldn't know that there are people supporting the other candidate." An elitist might assert that thinking people tend to prefer the thoughtful candidate over a candidate whose shrill rhetoric now repels many of us. Elitist views sometimes have merit. Ed