2016 Postmortem
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Yes, Hilllary is having a Very very good last few weeks--and Democrats are really liking her!!
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Hillary's Had a Really Good Month
The presidential candidate has seen her positive perception among Democrats spike, meaning Bernie Sanders has a lot of work to do.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
As Hillary Clinton surges ahead in favorability, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., can't seem to gain any traction.
By Casey Leins
Nov. 11, 2015 | 3:09 p.m. EST
Democrats are really, really starting to like Hillary Clinton.
The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination has seen her net favorable rating jump 14 points among Democrats and those who lean to the left since the first Democratic debate in October, while her top competitor Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has seen his own rating stay fairly stagnant, according to Gallup polling released this week. Both candidates, along with former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, will take the stage again Saturday in Iowa for the second official debate of the Democratic primary.
Since the Oct. 13 debate, which was largely deemed a Clinton win, the former secretary of state has not only ridden a high from her performance that night, she also was able to maintain her cool and again come out on top from a political perspective while under fire during a marathon hearing before Congress on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
According to Gallup, Clinton now has a 63 percent net favorable rating among those on the left, up from 49 percent just before the debate. Her current tally is her highest since Gallup began tracking views of the candidates in July.
Clinton and Sanders favorable rankings.
The chart reflects the newest Gallup favorable rankings, collected Oct.25-Nov.7, 2015.
Sanders, though, has a lot of work to do.
While many Democrats were impressed with his debate performance, he apparently didn't do enough to change opinions of him. Since just before the debate, his net favorable rating has dropped 1 percentage point to 38..........................
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)You do realize the misrepresentation that graph gives right?
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)Business as usual seems to be what most Democrats want, at least according to these polls. A real systems change will depend upon first electing someone outside the conventional polling/endorsement/media arena, and most Dems don't seem to be comfortable with that idea.
Although "comfort" is really the last thing we can afford if we REALLY want to turn it around.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Ron Green
(9,823 posts)oasis
(49,407 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)redgreenandblue
(2,088 posts)After the dip, Hillary is almost back to where she was two months ago, while Sanders has been seeing steady gains.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary
The Sanders line needs to reach a plateau soon or Hillary is in trouble.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)polls, I did not see that surge in the polls and in Iowa and NH the numbers has gone bad for Sanders, the two states where he was leading, what happened?