Lets do our own poll then: Do you plan on voting for Hillary Clinton for president in 2016?

[Omaha Steve]

Edit: I should have mentioned this is from a simple user posted poll on MSNBC: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026516806

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	Yes
	19 (53%)
	No
	13 (36%)
	Undecided
	2 (6%)
	Other please expalin
	2 (6%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[el_bryanto]

1. If she's the Democratic Nominee than I will definitely vote for her

If other viable candidates enter the Democratic Primary than I might vote for one of them.

Bryant

[AuntPatsy]

5. What you said

[Sherman A1]

18. Same here

if she is the nominee.

[Agschmid]

24. This.

[Hepburn]

27. Absolutely. n/t

[DeadLetterOffice]

30. Yes, that ^^^

[FBaggins]

47. That's about the size of it

[deutsey]

53. Same here n/t

[Omaha Steve]

68. Me too

[sharp_stick]

2. Only if she wins the nomination

I will vote for the Democratic nominee for President.

[KamaAina]

45. Well, duh!

[BlueCaliDem]

52. Wel, some on this site swears that if she wins, they'll be making waffles instead of voting

for her. Yeah...I don't get it, either. Then again, I've learned that there is such a thing as a "wishy-washy" Democratic voter.

[KamaAina]

55. I thought it was cookies

[Renew Deal]

3. Haven't decided about the primary yet

But yes if she's the nominee.

[DefenseLawyer]

4. In the general election if she is the party nominee or in a primary against a mystery candidate? n/t

[City Lights]

6. I'll vote for her in the GE if she's the Democratic nominee. nt

[morningfog]

7. Not in the primary.

I fully expect to vote for the Dem nominee in the general.

[11 Bravo]

8. Other: IF she's the Democratic nominee, then HELL YES!

[KittyWampus]

9. had to vote other cause only if she is nominee. Not in primary.

she's definitely qualified.

[geek tragedy]

10. Since she's likely to be the nominee, yes I will be voting for her in the general.

However, I may vote for someone else in the primary.

[demmiblue]

11. Primaries- NO. General- yes. n/t

[Ms. Toad]

12. You might want to qualify that -

"If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, do you plan on voting for her for president in 2016."

As written, my answer is, "No." It is a long time to the Democratic primary and I have hopes a candidate I can actively support comes along so I can vote for that candidate for president in 2016.

If my hopes are dashed, and Hillary Clinton is nominated, I will hold my nose and vote for her.

[Trajan]

13. "If she is the nominee .... "

Even those Democrats who dislike Hillary will most likely support her in the General Election ... So, kind of a silly poll at this point ...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. Thankfully I live in big Blue California --

So I have the option to write-in a candidate of my choice and have zero effect on a Democratic candidate winning the State. I chose O over Hillary in '08, and will choose another Democrat over her in '16.

[Xithras]

21. Same here

Even if she's the nominee, I won't be voting for her. A lot of that goes back to the fact that I live in a "safe" blue state, so the party doesn't really need my vote anyway. I'd probably give her the same treatment that I've given DiFi for years, and just leave that part of the ballot blank.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

60. Yeah, I haven't voted for DiFI since her first run --

she gotten elected since then just fine without my vote. So has Pelosi. And so will Hillary, I suspect.

[old guy]

15. If she is the nominee, yes.

[tularetom]

16. No and maybe

In the primary, no frickin way.

If she survives the primary process and becomes the nominee of the Democratic party, possibly. Depends on which Hillary Clinton emerges from the primaries.

[Savannahmann]

17. I hope to have another nominee to vote for from the Democratic Party.

I may even take up Religion if there is any chance it can help us win.

[Douglas Carpenter]

19. if she is the Democratic nominee - then I would have to.

[LynneSin]

20. Your poll is very poorly done this early in the stage and here is why

We have not had the primaries and there are several scenarios.

You give YES/NO

YES to what? Which election - you do remember there is a primary election first and we have not had it. Hillary is NOT the nominee.

And I think there are a large number of DUers here who have said they will not support Hillary in the primaries but are totally fine with voting for her in the general election if she is nominated.

YES is not a valid reply, that's a bad push poll.

[Omaha Steve]

22. My fault

I edited the OP with thiis: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026516806

OS

[LynneSin]

26. Well there is a reason I do not watch cable news including MSNBC

All those polls are also geared towards getting a specific talking point for their show.

For DU I think it's different since there are poeple like myself who is still deciding for the primaries but more than happy to vote for her in the general election.

But for some of those Undecided/Other Dem supporters here at DU, I think they get annoyed when they see stuff that 'assumes' it's already Hillary as the nominee. I think we should try and do these things in a way that respects that there will be other candidates. I mean people did assume it was Hillary in 2008 and well, we know how that turned out.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. yes

[Orsino]

25. I expect to vote for her, yes, but "plan" is meaningless so far.

My polling place is only four miles from my house; I think I can make it there by November of next year.

My vote is the easy part. Planning whom to support when and under what conditions is the complicated part.

Was that a sufficiently contrarian answer?

[RedCappedBandit]

28. I selected undecided as we have not had primaries. nt

[bravenak]

29. Me too.nt

[whathehell]

31. If she's the democratic nominee, I wil vote for her. n/t

[ileus]

32. I will write her in if I have to...

This time it's too important to turn our backs on her.

[longship]

33. For fuck sake, it's fucking 19 months until the election!

I'm a big fan, OS. But I cannot go down this road with you.

I will not decide until I know more about who is running and what their positions are.

Where is the urgency?

[Omaha Steve]

36. The MSNBC (user posted) poll was so contraversial

I simply used the same question.

[fadedrose]

56. I was curious as to what it looked like in here now

Be interesting to post the poll every month till then, adding names of anyone who announces.

[Jamastiene]

34. If she wins the nomination, I will.

Unless it all really is a sham and has already been decided by TPTB, it's not a done deal that she will make it to the general election, no matter what anyone says. Who knows who might throw their hat in the ring between now and then? If she is the nominee, yes, in the general, I will vote for her.

In the primaries, I will vote for whoever Iowa and some of the other states that always get to choose first leave available for the rest of us, as usual. I just hope those states that get to vote so early and decide what the rest of us have to choose from leave us with some decent choices this time around. That always pisses me off that they always get to eliminate possibly good candidates that I would have loved to have had the opportunity to vote for. It's bullshit. If we ever do reform the political rules, that is the first thing that needs to be changed. Everyone should be able to vote in the primaries on the same day instead of the same damn four states ALWAYS getting to choose first and leave the rest of us with way fewer candidates to choose from. Until that imaginary dream world pops into existence, whatever few choices they leave us, I will choose from that list in the primaries, as usual.

Maybe those of us on the left who want any seat at all in politics and government, most importantly, should form a commune, move to those same four states and vote en masse in the primaries to give the rest of the country a chance to have an actual left leaning Democrat to vote for in the primaries. Otherwise, any Democrats who do lean left will always be eliminated before the rest of the country even gets a damn chance to vote for them. It is bullshit and always irritates me to no end. Damn tradition.

[whatchamacallit]

35. If all alternatives fail

and if she doesn't show herself to be the duplicitous political creature I suspect, then... maybe.

[workinclasszero]

37. Yes if she gets the democratic nomination

Of course if she doesn't Ill vote for the democrat that does get it because I love this country and the 99% of it that are being oppressed by the republican 1%.


Any so called democrat that sits this one out because Hillary/someone else doesn't walk on water will be doing the will of their new masters the koch bros and the republican ayatollah that gets elected.

[seabeyond]

38. you need to clarify, primary, or pres 2016 cause she was nominated. nt

[99Forever]

39. Far too early for loyalty pledges. NT

[Buzz cook]

40. Geez

I am a Hillary supporter and was active in her behalf in 2008. But don't you think its a bit early to opt for any candidate?

[MineralMan]

41. If she is the nominee, then of course.

I am a Democrat.

[MisterP]

42. "You know Billy, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this."

[B Calm]

43. I voted yes, but only if she is the Democratic candidate.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

44. No, but I'm British. N.T.

[KamaAina]

46. "please expalin"?

Oh, if only Sarah were an ex-Palin!

[McCamy Taylor]

48. Yes, and I am going to sing and dance going into and out of the voting booth and then I will

celebrate like its 1999.

[gollygee]

49. Too early in the game

No idea yet. I don't even know what other Democrats will be on the primary ballot. I do know that if she's the Democratic nominee, I'll vote for her.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

50. If she gets the nomination I will (nt)

[BlueCaliDem]

51. Yes. IF she wins the nom. eom

[fairplay]

54. I guess you are ready to forgive

Hillary for giving the Chimp cover for a brutal bloody war that is still wreaking havoc on our all our resources....lives and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$......hospitals schools bridges healthcare ......draining every last citizens bank account for our war mentality suported by Hillary! I will never vote for her, never! I was one on the millions across the globe begging for Hillary, Harry Reid and Biden not to gove cover for Bush and Cheney's war! I am left to conclude that you Hill- billy supporter were also suporters of Bushes war!

[One_Life_To_Give]

58. Only if I have to.

I am hoping to have a better option.

[Ken Burch]

59. Poll should have specified in the primaries or in the fall. n/t.

[Logical]

61. You needed to say general or primary. nt

[BlueStater]

62. With total lack of enthusiasm, yes. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. Who I vote, or even whether I vote is my

damn fucking business.

Nothing personal Steve, but these "polls" are a problem, whether done by a major network, or here, especially this early.

And anyhoo, I now believe truly in the secrecy of the vote as quite a sacred thing, not in a religious way... but you know what I mean. It is nobody's business, let alone DU.

[LeftishBrit]

64. Other: I can't as I am not American; but I think I would

The current Republicans are so terrible that I think I'd even vote for Blair against them, and I can't say stronger than that!

[Shoulders of Giants]

65. No, and I live in Illinois, so it doesn't matter who I vote for anyways.

[Blue_In_AK]

66. Too soon

[lumberjack_jeff]

67. I will definitely vote for the nominee.

I would not bet against it being Clinton, and I think we could do worse.

In fact, I still think she'd have been the better 2008 choice - though that may be faint praise.