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#200148 - 23/01/2004 18:08 Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK


Edited by andy (23/01/2004 18:10)
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#200149 - 23/01/2004 18:56 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: andy]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
I kept looking for that to be a joke URL... but nope. It's legit. That's just creepy.
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#200150 - 23/01/2004 19:02 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: andy]
Daria
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Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
If only it were so simple

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#200151 - 23/01/2004 20:06 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: andy]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Is there some reason most of the candidates are democrats? That would seem to give Bush a massive advantage (since the republican vote will not be split so many ways).

Rob

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#200152 - 23/01/2004 20:25 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: rob]
V99
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Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 192
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
It's like a tournament, right now the Democrats are competing with each other for the nomination of the party; Eventually (through primaries and such) they will narrow their way down to one candidate who will go up against the other parties.

Since Bush is the incumbent and is relatively popular, there's just no competition for the Republican nomination.

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#200153 - 23/01/2004 20:29 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: rob]
Daria
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Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
In general the incumbent president's party just renominates him, so it will be Bush versus whoever wins the Democratic nomination, and the usual crop of 3rd party candidates.

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#200154 - 24/01/2004 11:23 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-C [Re: andy]
ithoughti
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Registered: 17/07/2001
Posts: 721
Loc: Boston, MA USA
Oh yeah, I'm totally voting for this guy.




Al Hamburg
Party Affiliation: Independent
Date of Birth: 2/17/1932
Education: Self-educated by reading
Military Service: U.S. Army
Birthplace: Gering, NE
Hometown: Torrington, WY
Family: Divorced, 9 children
Current Job: Author
Prior Job(s): Sergeant, U.S. Army
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#200155 - 24/01/2004 11:40 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-C [Re: ithoughti]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
!!! I did not visit this thread previously, thinking it was a joke site I would check out later... In many ways, this is a fairly practical use of the internet and 1-click. In many more ways, this is horrifying!!!
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#200156 - 26/01/2004 00:10 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-C [Re: pgrzelak]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5546
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
I've sometimes considered filing for election to the State House of Representatives, or perhaps State Senate.

Not with any intent of seriously running for election... but think how good it would look on a resume!

tanstaafl.

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#200157 - 26/01/2004 04:03 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-C [Re: tanstaafl.]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
In the UK if you stand for election as a Member of Parliment then you have to put down a £500 deposit that is only returned if you get more that 5% of the vote.
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#200158 - 26/01/2004 13:33 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-Click [Re: andy]
TheRhino
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Registered: 06/03/2001
Posts: 135
Loc: Aurora, CO
From the FAQ...
Will Amazon.com transfer information about me?
As required by law, Amazon.com will transfer to the campaign(s) to which you contribute your name and address (your credit card billing address) and the date and amount of your contribution.

If your contribution is for Al Sharpton, you will immediately be thrown into a mental institution, or kicked out of the country


Ok, well I put the last part in there...
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#200159 - 26/01/2004 13:46 Re: Buy your own US presidental candidate with 1-C [Re: ithoughti]
TheRhino
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Registered: 06/03/2001
Posts: 135
Loc: Aurora, CO
Apparently, old Al Hamburg isn't the worst of them either. Yikes!
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