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Tue Jan 29, 2019, 10:37 AM Jan 2019

Poll shows few Democrats have picked a candidate, suggesting wide-open race

More than half of Democrats polled by The Washington Post and ABC did not provide a name when asked who they'd support in next year's presidential primary, suggesting a wide-open race for the right to take on president Trump.

Former Vice President Joe Biden took 9 percent and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) won 8 percent support in the new poll released Tuesday. But no other candidates cleared 5 percent support, and 56 percent of respondents did not name a candidate.

Among other candidates who have declared, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) received 2 percent of support while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro received less than one percent.

The poll did suggest Trump is vulnerable for defeat. Fifty-six percent of all American surveyed would “definitely not vote for" Trump if he is the Republican nominee, including 59 percent of independents and 64 percent of women.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/427398-poll-shows-few-democrats-have-picked-a-candidate-suggesting

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Poll shows few Democrats have picked a candidate, suggesting wide-open race (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 OP
**DUH** 2naSalit Jan 2019 #1
It's too friggin early kimbutgar Jan 2019 #2

kimbutgar

(21,206 posts)
2. It's too friggin early
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 06:33 PM
Jan 2019

I wish the Democrat candidates who announced waited some more time and did it later in the year. Now the repukes got 2 full years to attack and tear down our excellent presidential candidates. I remember when Hillary left as SOS with high ratings and they just tore her down.

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