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Tasini isn't a serious candidate (4.00 / 3)

and by that I mean that he didn't actually run the sort of campaign needed to have a chance to defeat Clinton. He is running in order to talk about the issues which is fine but for on-the-ground activists that are willing to work their tails off to get a candidate elected that means that he disqualifies himself from consideration.

There is no reason to contribute to or work your tail off for a candidate that isn't working their tail off for themselves.

If he does differently this time around then I'll withdraw the comment and say that he needs to be considered a serious candidate but until he takes himself seriously I don't see any reason why anyone else should.

Peace,

Andrew

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by: Andrew C White @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 15:30:15 PM CDT

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Fully agree (4.00 / 2)

There are candidates and then there are serious candidates.

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by: Adam Bink @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 16:42:38 PM CDT

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Tasini took 18% of the Primary vote from the "Goddess of Peace" (4.00 / 1)

He took 18% of the vote from a personality cult leader.  Do you really think he wasn't "working"?

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by: billyoc @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 16:54:42 PM CDT

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Come on! (4.00 / 1)

"Personality cult leader"? Must we relive the primary wars? I know a number of folks here have issues with Hillary Clinton (just as I did, even when I voted for her early last year). But come on, we need not resort to bashing her supporters as "cultists".

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by: Andrew Davey @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 18:18:04 PM CDT

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Yes (0.00 / 0)

I guarentee it. He had absolutely no organizational presence in my 10 county congressional district. None.

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by: Andrew C White @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 13:32:24 PM CDT

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