2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Is Dominating, But Democrats Still Like Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton Is Dominating, But Democrats Still Like Bernie SandersHillary Clinton may be dominating the polls recently, but Democrats havent stopped "feeling the Bern" just yet, according to recent polling from CNN/ORC and Quinnipiac University.
But Sanders isnt so far behind in other categories - and when it comes to honesty and trustworthiness, more respondents to Quinnipiacs poll thought Clinton was dishonest than thought Sanders was. The democratic socialist struggles with voters, though, when it comes to leadership ability, experience and electability - all things that could hurt his chance at the nomination.
Heres a breakdown of what Democrats think of both candidates:
Voters think Clinton is less honest and trustworthy
When it comes to whom voters think they can trust, Clinton tends to struggle, and Wednesdays Quinnipiac poll was no different. Sanders fared better -- 23 percent of Democratic respondents said they dont trust Clinton, while only 11 percent said the same of Sanders. And the number of people who believe Sanders is honest and trustworthy has the potential to grow - 11 percent of Democrats responding to the poll said they hadnt heard enough about Sanders to be able to make a decision. Only 1 percent said that about Clinton.
Sanders isnt far behind in other categories, either
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The reason for the gap between Clinton and Sanders? Probably the fact that Sanders is less well-known. On each question, around 11 percent of Democratic voters said they didnt know enough about him to be able to make a decision. If those voters decided they liked Sanders after learning more, Hillary and Bernie could be neck in neck when it comes to questions like this.
More> http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-dominating-democrats-bernie-sanders/story?id=35587954
Voters that know Bernie, prefer Bernie!
merrily
(45,251 posts)Why would anyone even bother listening to such a candidate, let alone vote for him or her?
I just don't get it and never will.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Our job is to make Bernie known.
merrily
(45,251 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!
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(12,769 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)How come after every debate Hillary's poll numbers go up?
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(12,769 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Robbins
(5,066 posts)Clinton cares about voters needs more than bernie
Clinton has right kind of exceperence yeah if you want a corporist and neocon
the electabilty arguement makes no sense anymore but for those listening to MSM it makes sense why they think that
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(12,769 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)I suspect that is the opinion of most Democrats.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)Bernie gets my vote even if it is a write in.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Only helps Donald Trump.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)If so please provide. Thanks.
madokie
(51,076 posts)we have a lot of Ole Boys who are registered as a dem because that allows them to vote in our primary. They'll vote for the dem that they see will be the easiest to beat. Then when the general election time comes they almost always vote 'CON.
Many of those people will vote for Hillary in the primary because they know that she will bring out the voters, to vote against her in the general election. Their mission to be and always has been is to get the republiCON nominee into the whitehouse.
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(12,769 posts)to that conclusion.
madokie
(51,076 posts)I wasn't alluding to DU so much as I was to northeast Oklahoma
Most here are good solid Democratic Party members, I do believe that.