Poll shows big 4 issues in primary for both parties. GOP: 1. ending Iran deal, 2. end funding for

[pampango]

Planned Parenthood, 3. send troops to fight ISIS, 4. deport all illegal immigrants.

For Democrats: 1. offer plans like Obama, 2. compromise with republicans, 3. cut size of banks, 4. expand trade agreements.



http://www.people-press.org/2015/10/02/contrasting-partisan-perspectives-on-campaign-2016/

Lots of other interesting information on candidates and their supporters.

[Rex]

1. But both parties are the same.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. "Expand trade Agreements" = +26%. "Compromise with Republicans" = +46%? Well,

reading DU, you'd think the exact opposite is true. More proof that DU, in no way, mirrors the real world.

[GeorgeGist]

3. I gave up on the REAL world when it accepted Bush as President.

[tkmorris]

5. Big fan of that "compromise with Repubs" number, are ya?

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. As opposed to living on the edge, and endless CR's, you bet your ass. Any more questions?

[SunSeeker]

6. You beat me to it. I was just about to post the same thought.

Yep, the vast majority of us Democratic primary voters want a candidate who embraces compromises to get things done. This is of course reviled here on Bernie Underground.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. "This is of course reviled here on Bernie Underground".

Which is why I am convinced, more than ever, that this party will not nominate him. He, and his supporters, believe that "compromise" is a dirty word. Rational people, however, know how divided government works.

A big hurdle for me with BS is that as an avid Obama supporter, I don't trust him on any of these points, especially to "Offer Plans similar to Obama Admin". My advice to anyone, who's part of the Obama coalition, to think carefully & cautiously about this guy, particularly his "Libertarian" following.

[SunSeeker]

11. And that includes compromising with Blue Dog Dems.

Which is how we got Obamacare. Which saved my brother's life.

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. When I hear people who back BS talk about him in such glowing terms, my question remains....

WTF has he done over his decades long career, in the way of relationship building? He votes with Democrats, but I don't know of any who have endorsed him. And we know the Republicans only like him because he might possibly represent a headache for Hillary on the way to the nomination. But, what serious piece of legislation has he authored, worked both sides of the aisle, convinced his colleagues to sign off on, put it on the president's desk, and got signed into law? That ought to be a question for anyone who's considering backing this guy. How persuasive, over these many decades, has he been in bringing his ideological opponents over to his side?

[ananda]

4. Compromise with Republicans ??

A surefire way to lose.

[pampango]

8. I agree with you but many Democrats seem to still view compromise as a part of governing.

Polls for years have shown Democrats more supportive of compromise than republicans who are the party of winning election by saying NO, not of actually governing a country.

I suppose one could make an argument that Democratic voters are more "mature" about the role of compromise in making a democracy work. While republicans are motivated more by fear and hate which makes it harder for them to accept compromise in the interest of making government work.

Of course, the problem is that republicans have made the "no compromise" approach to politics and governing work for them so we almost have to respond in kind.

[whatthehey]

10. Important to know whether these possible primary voters are filtered for support

After all it's possible for me to vote in a Republican primary, and I'd surely like them to compromise with Dems. The fact that apparently more Rep primary voters agree rather than disagree says we are not getting the intensely partisan voters who normally concern themselves with primaries.

[stevenleser]

12. Hillary is well positioned on the issues people care about the most.

Bernie not so much.