Castro, Kaine, Beccera, Warren - Who's The Popular VP Pick? Read This McClatchy Poll From July

[writes3000]

Forgive me if this has already been posted but it's pretty damn informative.

This poll tests the popularity of Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Xavier Beccera, Amy Kloubuchar and Elizabeth Warren among all voters.

See the results for yourself.


http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article89925877.ece/BINARY/Full%20results%20of%20the%20McClatchy-Marist%20Poll

[NorthCarolina]

1. No surprise there, Warren by a mile. Unfortunately,

Wall St. likely won't permit it and they are the ones that write the checks for congressional supplemental income.

[jcgoldie]

2. I'm all for Warren but..

The most I can take from that poll if I read it right is most people don't know who anyone else is except her.

[NCTraveler]

3. Seems the takeaway is that Warren was the only one with descent name recognition.

That changes dramatically when one is picked for VP. I really don't get much more from those numbers.

Palin was even less heard of than the others on your list and she became a household name overnight.

[writes3000]

4. Yes, she has significant name recognition & she's more popular than not everywhere except the South

[Motley13]

5. another scary point

with name recognition

people are not paying attention, probably not even reading the news

But they did watch The Apprentice

[writes3000]

6. He has name recognition but the large majority have made up their minds on him.

That's bad for him.

[TexasTowelie]

7. It won't be Castro.

Last edited Thu Jul 21, 2016, 02:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Note to potential jurors: I previously reported this story on DU. It is a recitation of facts by a liberal news source in Texas and is not intended to bash either Castro or the White House.

White House Won't Punish Julián Castro

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro looks to be off the hook with the White House after the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that Castro violated federal law.

At issue is the Hatch Act, a 1939 law that prohibits some of the political activities of federal employees, and a Katie Couric interview. In an April interview, Castro answered questions from the journalist of a political nature. The problem, according to the Office of Special Counsel, is that Castro gave the interview in his "official capacity" as a Cabinet member.

"I saw the statement from Secretary Castro, who acknowledged the inadvertent error," said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, when asked if a punishment was in store. "And he indicated that he would participate in some additional training and get an additional briefing to make sure that when he’s doing interviews in the future that he understands what the Hatch Act requires."

"I think to his credit, Secretary Castro acknowledged the mistake that he made," Earnest added. "He owned up to it, and he’s taken the necessary steps to prevent it from happening again. I think that’s the expectation that people have when you make a mistake, particularly in a situation like this."

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/19/white-house-wont-punish-julian-castro/

[NewJeffCT]

9. That doesn't seem like much of a violation

While I would rate myself as having a "favorable" opinion on Castro, he would not be my top choice for VP. That said, since he's a Democrat, even a minor violation like this could cause a week's worth of negative headlines.

[TexasTowelie]

11. I don't have anything against Castro, but his lack of experience will leave a question mark.

I also think that Trump would use this incident as part of the "Crooked Hillary" meme. I believe that there are other candidates that have more experience and more likely to help the ticket than Castro.

[L. Coyote]

8. One Yuuuuge problem with this.

Polls are not how to pick the VP.

[writes3000]

10. And yet, I bet every recent Pres political campaign has run polls

To find out how the public feels about th candidates. And they should have this info, no?

[L. Coyote]

12. So, Leiberman would be an example in your scenario? Or Cheney?

Kennedy picked Johnson to balance the ticket, no doubt. But today that doesn't work like it did with a "Southern Dem" party.

This time around, expect the impeachment to begin as the first order of business if the House is still Red. I want to see someone the Rs would truly fear more than Hillary sitting at the head chair in the Senate.

[writes3000]

13. There's no guarantee that EW become head chair. So many have seniority over her.

I have no idea what point you're making with Lieberman. No idea if Gore did polling but I doubt Lieberman energized Democrats at the time.

[L. Coyote]

14. The Vice President chairs the Senate, breaks tie votes.

Written into the Constitution, not?