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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings
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10-11-07, 08:24 AM (EST)
 
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"Election projections." |
Who will be kept in their current post? Who will fall? Who might replace them? And does Taylor really think she has any chance of keeping that seat?Keep in mind: right now, we don't know how the voting is being conducted -- if a district's members can only vote for that district's seat, if everyone voting and top four take the long desk, districts to be assigned -- etc. We can probably assume one debate, lots of posters, and no political commercials. Campaign contributions are a dubious subject at best. The current council: Blue: Anjay. (Hard to call: he's the Council member we see the least of, and we don't really know how his district relates to him. Greg will probably run here -- unless someone tells him the Council members can't get gold stars. Olivia? Blaine?) Green: Laurel. (Seems to lead by reaction more than example: spends more time cleaning up after messes than avoiding them. Part of that is the editing, sure -- but she's not the strongest person there. Michael or Sophia could take this seat.)
Red: Mike. (I think he could retain his seat, if only because the editing really hasn't been showing us movers, shakers, and thinkers among the Reds. Quirky, yes -- but quirky has a hard time winning this sort of thing.) Yellow: Taylor. (Must go for a nice, long fall unless everyone else somehow decides she has the power to carry out threats. With the way the editing's been going in the last couple of episodes, I think Zach is going to replace her -- and good riddance to the minidiva.) 
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings
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10-11-07, 09:07 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Election projections." |
Of the four I think Taylor is in the most danger of being replaced. She might have a few followers in yellow that like to attach themselves to the Queen B types, but I thinkthe pressure of everyone hates how the yellow district operates could separate her from those who like her we shouldn't have to work anyway and you people just have to deal with it leadership style.Laurel of the Green team may also be at some risk from the always losing the challenges thing. They might think somoene else cul ead the team out of the laborer class more often. Some of the changes may depend on if the votes are in district only or more at large.
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kathliam 3669 desperate attention whore postings
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10-11-07, 09:37 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Election projections." |
If the show restricts voting to within the districts, Mike, Laurel and Anjay should be safe. None seem to have fostered any dissension within their own ranks. Taylor, however, has received very verbal dissension from within her own district, not just the other districts who are fed up with her attitude and lack of work ethic. There do seem to be some within the yellow district (especially the younger girls) who don't want to work and like that Taylor doesn't expect them to work, indeed encourages them to slack off. Last night's episode made it appear Zach has had enough of Taylor (as have we all). His putting together a kitchen clean-up crew from the other districts showed his leadership abilities and work ethic. (Although, LOL at how he practically had to hog-tie some of the workers!) I think Taylor will be toast and Zach will be voted to take her spot. That being said, if it's a town-wide election and the top 4 vote-getters take council, I could see Mike being unseated as well. This show is disturbingly addictive. I felt dirty last night watching the kids pound root beer shots in the saloon. Something just ain't right with that.
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brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings
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10-12-07, 06:04 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: Election projections." |
Whew. I brought up the same thing to my GF and made a comment that perhaps I am getting old. I find it to be terribly disturbing. So glad that I am not alone.
RIP, Bill Walsh
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banzai 556 desperate attention whore postings
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10-12-07, 00:21 AM (EST)
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10. "RE: Election projections." |
Here's my guess:
Blue: Anjay vs Greg. Anjay wins.
Green: Laurel vs Sophia. Laurel wins.
Red: Mike vs Jared. Mike wins.
Yellow: Taylor vs Zach. Zach wins.
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mattben 1265 desperate attention whore postings
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10-12-07, 03:15 AM (EST)
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11. "RE: Election projections." |
Agreeing with you, Estee. The unknown is what's, well, unknown. A wholesale set of elections? By existing districts or forming new ones from the new foursome (some of whom may be existing office holders)? Or just kick Taylor out and replace her with some other Yellow? I'm sure change is coming soon. I'm trying to remember if the Gold Stars are equally distributed amongst the Districts. That might be a simple policy that the kids could latch onto for voting. (Also keeps 'em from getting more gold stars; Machievelli snickers.) 
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Sunny_Bunny 5596 desperate attention whore postings
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10-12-07, 05:44 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: Election projections." |
So far it has not been equal distribution.Week 1: Green, Sophia
Week 2: Green, Michael
Week 3: Blue, Mallory
Week 4: Green, Morgan The gold stars have the potential to be evenly distributed, but so far green and blue seem to have the people the council thinks are worthy of it. (Greg is also blue)
I'd like to see Taylor gone, but I agree with the person who said that it would depend on if Bonanza City votes as a whole, or if it is done strictly within council zones. She has such a powerful personality, that she may just shout down any nay-sayers within her own district.
I hate to admit this, but I so very much wanted yellow to come in last during the challenge just for the pleasure watching the beauty/drama queen have to scrub outhouses. *blush*
 
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10-14-07, 10:24 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: Election projections." |
I briefly wondered how Taylor will feel when she sees the show. Being a pageant queen has made her thick-skinned but this is totally different. I am guessing that she is going to be redeemed - probably after losing the election. That would fit in great with the show's theme "can 40 kids build a community?" No one else has really gotten a bad edit. Even Greg has been shown to be a hard worker to balance his foul mouth and temper tantrums, so I imagine we will be left with a better impression of her by the end of the show.
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Sunny_Bunny 5596 desperate attention whore postings
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10-14-07, 01:12 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: Election projections." |
Taylor is NOT thick skinned. Taylor believes her own hype, because it has been reinforced for 9 years by friends, family, teachers and pageant judges. She is also very intelligent and has figured out the classic manipulation patterns that work for her.I can say this because I've taught school for so long, that there are certain behaviors and triggers that allow me to see through the student into their homelife - sometimes without ever meeting the parent. I've seen this in students before, and when I meet the parents in conferences they almost always confirm what I already knew; that the child is loved, supported and spoiled to the point where they run their households like they run their social groups. When these children are faced with the stark reality that they are not the center of the universe and won't always get their own way, they react in 3 specific ways: 1) They become belligerent and try to force people to their way of thinking ("deal with it") 2) they burst into tears so everyone feels sorry for hurting their feelings and backs down, and finally, 3) in a last ditch effort to get what they want, they put on the bravado that they don't care what others think about them. If they get their way great, but if they don't they can pretend publicly that they don't care, while in private they may cry or commiserate with one or two friends who will tell them that exactly what they want to hear to maintain thier feeling of superiority. Taylor did 1 and 2 two weeks ago. When the only adult finally called her on her behavior this week, she tossed in #3. Expect to see the tears fall next week, followed by the "who cares what you think" speech. This not always a negative as children who act like this can also be very focused on their goals to succeed. Unfortunately for Taylor, the editing is only showing the negative affects of her behavior.
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CTgirl 7704 desperate attention whore postings
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10-14-07, 01:30 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: Election projections." |
That is a really good description of her behavior. Do you think she can learn anything from this experience or is she too self-absorbed?
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10-14-07, 01:24 AM (EST)
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19. "RE: Election projections." |
From what we've seen, the 'future husband(s)' will certainly be in the plural form. After all, how long could one man "Deal with it!"?
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10-19-07, 04:25 PM (EST)
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27. "RE: Election projections." |
LAST EDITED ON 10-19-07 AT 04:27 PM (EST)Yup. She'll be agitating for there to be a bathing suit competition, a talent competition, and, of course, a question. "Taylor, can you please tell us what you would do to help with poverty in developing countries?" "Why, yes. I'd tell them...deal with it!" Edited to subtract a period and insert the proper Taylor-like emphasis of an exclamation point. 
"And now the whole nation -- pulpit and all -- will take up the war-cry, and shout itself hoarse, and mob any honest man who ventures to open his mouth; and presently such mouths will cease to open. Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." Mark Twain
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