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Old 10-21-2008, 04:29 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pcjohnnyb View Post

He said it in reply to her saying "I feel the same way about McCain."
Her feelings can change on Obama, but for our intents/purposes, that doesn't necessarily correlate with a change in feelings about McCain. Her comparative feelings of the two may change (may see McCain as superior), but that doesn't mean that her actual view of his personal attributes has changed in the least.

I'm arguing semantics
I understand and agree with the semantics argument.

But, if the comparative feeling changes sufficiently to McCain being the better choice for president (when previously he wasn't), that would be a substantive change in the feelings towards McCain, wouldn't it?
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