What Traits Are Democrats Looking For In Their Nominee?

[RandySF]

A new CBS News/YouGov survey gave Democratic voters a series of match ups between hypothetical candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. The survey randomly varied several traits for each candidate and respondents were asked to choose between Candidate A and Candidate B.

The results were fascinating:

GENDER: When given one male and one female, voters selected the female 59% of the time. Men and women both preferred female candidates, but women were especially likely to pick females over males – by over 20 percentage points.

RACE: Voters picked people of color more frequently than whites, by 57% to 43%. Voters had a slight preference for Latino candidates and a strong preference for black candidates.

AGE: Overall, voters strongly preferred younger and middle-aged candidates to candidates in their 70s.

JOB TITLE: Voters had a strong preference for elected officials, choosing them in match ups with a businessperson 63% of the time.

SOCIAL CLASS: Voters of all education and income levels preferred working class and middle class background to wealthy ones.

REGION: There were not big differences by the candidate’s home region.

Matching these results against the 21 actual Democrats running for president suggests that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is probably the best fit.


https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/04/what-traits-are-democrats-looking-for-in-their-nominee/

[uawchild]

1. "Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is probably the best fit."

She might very well end up our nominee.

When you see her in action, like when she grilled Atty General Barr, her acuity and intelligence really gets displayed.

I think the one issue that will eventually effect the other leading candidates, Warren, Sanders and Biden is this one:

"AGE: Overall, voters strongly preferred younger and middle-aged candidates to candidates in their 70s."

Age related cognitive decline is a real and well studied fact, so if the 70-ish candidates don't seem as sharp in the debates as Harris, I think their poll numbers will fall.

[PoliticAverse]

2. (1) Someone that can defeat Trump. n/t

[Butterflylady]

3. I do you gov surveys all the time.

Never got any survey like the one above, not even close.

[kacekwl]

4. Don't care about race,gender,religion,or anything else.

I want someone who will go toe to toe with Trump and all the other pukes . Call a spade a spade a lie a lie and attack with facts, intelligence and strength. Also someone with no baggage they have to defend 24/7.

[VarryOn]

8. Exactly!

The person who can best beat Trump might not meet many of the supposed ideals in the survey.

We need debates soon so we can really see what we've got!

[crazytown]

5. Will.Beat.Trump

That’s it.

[DesertRat]

6. Interesting results

[JI7]

7. Beto and Kamala Harris are the ones i would bet on to win the nomination at this point

Biden is still a strong possiblity but i think the 2 i named will be ones that start catching on as we get closer and into voting.

[SKKY]

9. These are my top priorities...

1. Can beat Trump
2. Can beat Trump
3. Can beat Trump