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Hillary Clinton

radical noodle

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7. 1980 Kennedy / Carter

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 10:01 PM

Jul 2016

That was pretty awful and even though Carter was way ahead in delegates and popular votes, Kennedy refused to endorse and caused trouble at the convention by trying to change the rules at the last minute to get delegates to change their votes.

From Carter's Diary about the Kennedy "snub"
http://www.salon.com/2010/09/20/carter_kennedy_drinks/

Kennedy's convention speech
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/tedkennedy1980dnc.htm

Just one example of an ugly end to a primary.

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Serious question here? [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2016 OP

Its nothing I'm familiar with mcar Jul 2016 #1

Here's Hillary in 2008, campaigning with Obama in Unity, NH Rose Siding Jul 2016 #2

She did a beautiful speech back then. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #5

As far as I know DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #3

That is my belief as well. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #6

+1! It's just what BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #10

Been voting since LBJ jehop61 Jul 2016 #4

1980 Kennedy / Carter radical noodle Jul 2016 #7

thanks rn. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #8

Possibly the best of his life radical noodle Jul 2016 #9

That was one exception ... BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #11

He'll never be a Democrat, either. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #12