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merrily

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7. I couldn't tell where he was coming from. During the one debate in which they

Reply to seaglass (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 06:08 PM

Nov 2014

allowed "third" party candidates to participate, I thought I detect leftist ideas, but then I read he was centrist.

His real goal seemed to be to get 3% of the votes and he 3.32%. So, kudos?

It's hard to run with either a big party or a huge bankroll behind you, so I am not going to fault him much for not having made his bent clear. And, since he was running as an Indie, maybe he didn't even want to make it too clear. Then again, I didn't read his website. No chance I wasn't going to vote for Coakley. Maybe if polls had shown her 20 points ahead on Monday--but, even then I probably would not have risked it.

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On the bright side (I hope), Moulton won. And, though it was New Hampshire this time, Brown lost. merrily Nov 2014 #1

Coakley has not conceded. If Baker wins, and he probably will, it will NOT MADem Nov 2014 #2

Who is Evan Falchuk who got 70K votes? I just went to his website and it seems he is coming seaglass Nov 2014 #3

Jerky little asshole with a platform of "THEY" are the bad guys and "I" am the good guy. MADem Nov 2014 #4

Is he the one with the we need a revolution ad? There was a crazy right winger on the ballot but seaglass Nov 2014 #5

If we get three percent of the vote, we'll be a REAL party! Yeah, that's the ticket! MADem Nov 2014 #6

I don't know if he was trying to grow a party. merrily Nov 2014 #8

That is what he said in his commercial. He wants people to change their registration to his party. MADem Nov 2014 #9

And? merrily Nov 2014 #10

In order for his party to remain viable, they have to not just get the three percent of the vote, MADem Nov 2014 #12

I couldn't tell where he was coming from. During the one debate in which they merrily Nov 2014 #7

She caught a lot of criticism last time for conceding to Brown too early, but she was correct. merrily Nov 2014 #11