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Vote for US Senator via IRV

By chadlupkes
Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 09:02:22 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Building the base

Hi everyone,

I would like to see who among the possible candidates for US Senate would win the final election. To that end, I have set up an IRV poll at Demochoice.com with the names of everyone I have heard is thinking about a run, as well as everyone that I have heard from the grassroots that you would like to see on the ballot. Here is the link:

http://www.demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=USSenateWA

If you would like to vote for someone that is not on this list, please contact me and let me know who to add. I'll let you know when it is done so you can vote for whom you want, not just the names given to us. If you want to put your own name on there, that's fine with me!

I grabbed the current list of names from the Wikipedia entry on the race, and I've heard from a lot of people who would like to see Jay Inslee jump in the race.

Hey Switzerblog, should I add your name?

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Vote for US Senator via IRV | 44 comments (44 topical)

Chad I trust you know the diff

between a hobby pole and science. For the latest facts on this race how about looking at the Elway poll with results quoted in the David Ammons column in todays papers. Cantwell by 30% will be very hard to overturn.

by Particle Man on Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 10:52:32 AM PST

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of course by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 11:44:25 AM PST (none / 0)

In the real world, please by gibney, 02/26/2006 12:00:15 PM PST (5.00 / 2)

Another crazy idea that I should just leave alone by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 01:50:04 PM PST (none / 0)

Still your "poll" will produce no real - by Particle Man, 02/26/2006 12:15:22 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

In other words, I should just shut the heck up? by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 01:18:11 PM PST (5.00 / 2)

actually, yes, you should ... on Cantwell by asshat2001, 02/26/2006 01:49:49 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Yes it is time to shut it and get to work. by Particle Man, 02/26/2006 02:44:26 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Balance by PCO3318, 02/26/2006 02:53:43 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

"majority in the senate saves us" by rmdSeaBos, 02/26/2006 05:08:59 PM PST (none / 0)

So you would throw the baby out with... by Particle Man, 02/27/2006 12:14:32 AM PST (5.00 / 2)

Like hte Majority that sold us out by rmdSeaBos, 02/27/2006 04:30:34 PM PST (2.00 / 1)

It is now clear that you are by Particle Man, 02/27/2006 05:00:53 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Jihad on the white devil Cantwell!!! by Belltowner, 02/27/2006 09:25:19 PM PST (5.00 / 3)

What she did by gibney, 02/27/2006 07:12:31 PM PST (5.00 / 3)

I wish for a majority in by gibney, 02/26/2006 05:28:14 PM PST (none / 0)

No argument there. by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 08:02:41 PM PST (none / 0)

Grin by gibney, 02/26/2006 08:37:34 PM PST (none / 0)

Inside the numbers by The Left Shue, 02/26/2006 12:09:08 PM PST (none / 0)

I suspect that none would by gibney, 02/26/2006 12:19:14 PM PST (5.00 / 2)
Why on earth would it be wise to... by Particle Man, 02/26/2006 12:26:51 PM PST (none / 0)

Remember 2000? by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 02:44:16 PM PST (none / 0)

Damn right I remember 2000 by gibney, 02/26/2006 04:00:26 PM PST (5.00 / 2)
And your point is? by Particle Man, 02/26/2006 03:05:54 PM PST (none / 0)

No by chadlupkes, 02/26/2006 07:57:49 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Why won't Sen. Cantwell listen to us? by PCO3318, 02/26/2006 08:58:33 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Bingo! by chadlupkes, 02/27/2006 12:35:45 PM PST (5.00 / 3)

I completely agree with you by PCO3318, 02/27/2006 03:39:32 PM PST (5.00 / 2)

Chad, my point is that the demographics of the by Particle Man, 02/27/2006 12:06:05 AM PST (5.00 / 2)

Demographics is science. I want Art. by chadlupkes, 02/27/2006 12:53:23 PM PST (5.00 / 2)

game analogy by Particle Man, 02/27/2006 04:00:21 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

Politics is not linear, is it? by chadlupkes, 02/27/2006 09:57:39 PM PST (4.50 / 2)

Your hump is out of wack by Particle Man, 02/28/2006 01:33:04 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

All well and good, but... by chadlupkes, 02/28/2006 07:02:48 PM PST (none / 0)

For the record Chad by Particle Man, 02/28/2006 11:52:28 PM PST (none / 0)

Never said by chadlupkes, 03/01/2006 07:47:21 AM PST (none / 0)

Chad you I take it have noticed by Particle Man, 03/01/2006 09:59:16 AM PST (none / 0)

My opinion by chadlupkes, 03/09/2006 08:06:16 AM PST (5.00 / 1)

Don't buy the frame by The Left Shue, 02/28/2006 07:31:47 PM PST (none / 0)

Please cite specific credible references for these by gibney, 02/28/2006 08:15:24 PM PST (none / 0)

Specifics and an APOLOGY by The Left Shue, 03/02/2006 08:38:02 AM PST (5.00 / 2)

One more idea re: LD organizations by PCO3318, 02/27/2006 03:46:14 PM PST (4.00 / 1)

What has become clear.

What has become clear, from her actions and her supporters here on this blog, is that Maria Cantwell does not want the help or to do anything for the votes of liberals in the Western part of this state.

Meanwhile, what became clear to me in the Dean campaign is that Progressives are less ideological and more united in purpose than in many years.

Therefore, you have two groups in the same party who want different things. While this is always true to some extent, the divergence has gotten greater. A divergence does not have to become a rift, so long as people are not forced into situations they can't accept.

Maria Cantwell isn't acceptable to the Progressive wing of her party and she doesn't want to be! So why tell us lefties we have to support her when she doesn't want our support? It's ridiculous.

Every effort has been made to create a dialogue with her campaign. We're not hard to find, if she wants to talk. Canwell is a professional politician and therefore I assume she knew perfectly well what would happen when she voted for cloture on Alito. If she didn't, she doesn't deserve the job simply on the basis of incompetence.

Cantwell has her priorities - she's got to make Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton happy. Progressives have our priorities - we want to move the political debate to the left, as we have done. Since our priorities are so different it makes no sense for Cantwell and her supporters to expect help from Progressives. What they should expect is strong criticism. That's the choice the Senator made.

The question for all Democrats is whether the top of the ticket is an important priority this year. I believe the Progressive answer can and should be "no", and on that Maria Cantwell and I seem to agree.

Anybody know of any evidence she thinks differently?

by dlaw on Wed Mar 01, 2006 at 12:29:05 PM PST

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Chad ! Criticizing YOUR Leaders is

Negative, Angry, Bitter, Disrespectful, Divisive, Political !!

Even though there are NOT 2 people in the world who agree on everything, AND, everything in the world is political ...

and U.S. Senator is political ...

and disagreement is normal ...

well, nevermind.

You should just shut up and do what you are told!!

/for the dense, end of snark

bob.

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

by rmdSeaBos on Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 05:23:51 PM PST

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