Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The Economist/YouGov Poll
Last edited Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:55 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: The Economist
6. If you had to choose one, which one of these individuals would you want to be the
Democratic nominee for president in 2016?
Asked of registered voters who identify as Democrats
Hillary Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61%
Lawrence Lessig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
Martin OMalley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Bernie Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
No preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6%
Democratic nominee for president in 2016?
Asked of registered voters who identify as Democrats
Hillary Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61%
Lawrence Lessig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
Martin OMalley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Bernie Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
No preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6%
Read more: https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/uobybjo8zg/econToplines.pdf
One is an outlier...
Two is a pattern...
Three is ???
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1429 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (6)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
The Economist/YouGov Poll (Original Post)
brooklynite
Oct 2015
OP
And I've just spotted the scores for Obama, McConnell, Pelosi etc. further down
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2015
#4
Gamecock Lefty
(700 posts)1. Three is Baked and Ready to Go!!!
Make America Even Greater - Elect Hillary!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,271 posts)2. Worrying glimpse into people's minds:
asked to place the major candidates on a scale of 0 (very liberal) to 100 (very conservative), Hillary was put further from the centre (28) than every major Republican they asked about - even Cruz (69). Jeb! got 56 - he's the closest to the 'centre' for most people.
brooklynite
(94,367 posts)3. ...and Sanders was only four points further away (24).
muriel_volestrangler
(101,271 posts)4. And I've just spotted the scores for Obama, McConnell, Pelosi etc. further down
even Harry Reid and Joe Biden are rated as further away from the 'centre' than Cruz. And McConnell gets the closest to centre, at 53. Obama is tied with Sanders at 24. I guess that means the years of Tea Partiers screaming "he's a Marxist!!!" convinced someone ...
PosterChild
(1,307 posts)6. Is this yougov?
Do you have a link? - thanks !
muriel_volestrangler
(101,271 posts)7. The link in the OP (nt)
DCBob
(24,689 posts)5. The gap is growing!