Just 24% of Florida Dems want primary results to stand

[cali]

Well, this is interesting. kind of blows the Clinton logic out of the water.


by poblano
Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 10:27:10 AM PST
Sorry in advance for the relatively substance-less diary, but I came across something interesting in my daily scan for general election polls. It is a poll from the Mason-Dixon polling agency asking Florida Democrats what they think should be done with the results of the state's unsanctioned January primary:

poblano's diary :: ::
The biggest chunk of the 400 voters surveyed by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research -- 28 percent -- said Florida should hold another vote so the candidates could campaign in the state and earn delegates. Such a vote would potentially end the stalemate over the nomination, as neither candidate is currently in reach of the 2,025 delegates needed to close the deal.

But most party leaders and elected officials in Florida have ruled out a do-over, arguing that it would disenfranchise the more than 1.7 million Democrats who went to the polls on Jan. 29.

The survey found that 24 percent said the national party should allow Clinton's win in Florida to count toward delegates. Another 15 percent said Florida Democrats knowingly broke national party rules and should accept the penalty, while 13 percent said Florida should send an equal number of Clinton and Obama delegates to the convention so they can participate but not influence the outcome.
So to summarize:

28 percent of Florida Dems want a revote
24 percent want delegates seated based on the January primary
15 percent think no delegates should be seated
13 percent want an equal number of Obama and Clinton delegates seated

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/28/125732/235/55/465733

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. 8-(

[madfloridian]

2. 28% don't want them to count toward the nominee.

"Another 15 percent said Florida Democrats knowingly broke national party rules and should accept the penalty, while 13 percent said Florida should send an equal number of Clinton and Obama delegates to the convention so they can participate but not influence the outcome."

[SoFlaJet]

4. I want another vote MF

my daughters for instance didn't even bother voting saying why bother it wasn't counting anyway

[madfloridian]

9. Bill Nelson says you can't have a do over.

And he's the boss.

[SoFlaJet]

11. what a disappointment he

has turned out to be ya know?

[mohc]

7. 76% do not want the primary vote to stand

Of course that is throwing in the 20% that could not pick one of those 4 choices, but only 24% affirmatively want the primary to count. At the very least 56% want the primary ignored including the 28% you cited and the 28% that want a new vote.

[Occam Bandage]

3. So only 24%, huh. I hope Hillary respects the will of Floridian Democrats.

[UALRBSofL]

5. By polling 400 people it's not representative

Of the will of the people. You would need to poll at least 2,000 people to get a better idea of how floridians feel.

[Occam Bandage]

6. That's a 5% margin of error. So, really, it could be as low as 71% of Floridians who don't want

to see these delegates seated for Hillary.

[TexasObserver]

8. I'm ok with a caucus for a do-over, but don't see how they could an election.

That would require Florida State action to facilitate. Simply too big an operation to pull off in too little time. Caucuses could be done, however, with the party running them.

[madfloridian]

10. It's in a judge's hands again. March 17.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/1864