Which Democratic Candidate are you supporting?

The United States presidential election of 2008 will be held on November 4, 2008. The Democratic primaries will be held on:
January 14, 2008 - Iowa
January 19, 2008 - Nevada
January 22, 2008 - New Hampshire
January 29, 2008 - South Carolina
February 5, 2008 - Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah
February 12, 2008 - District of Columbia, Tennessee, Virginia
February 19, 2008 - Wisconsin
February 26, 2008 - Hawaii, Idaho

Several candidates have already thrown their hats into the ring. Which candidate are you supporting and for what reasons?

We were big supporters of Edwards in '04 and I still believe that had we elected him in the primary he would be President right now. I'll be supporting him again in '08 and hopefully my first vote will be for him. Not only do I believe he is very electable, but he has also come forward and said "I was wrong" when he voted to approve the war in Iraq. He has backbone and a plan to get America back on track and I support him 100%.

Edwards '08! :D

I like Edwards a lot but if Hillary is gonna run I gotta go for her. Either one would be awesome.

IWR supporters and co-sponsors like Edwards won't get time or money from me...:)

so he's not in the poll ;)

If Wes doesn't run, I'll have more than a year to figure out who it will be, but not today.

I can tell you it won't be Edwards or HRC, though. And if Edwards gets the nomination, I'll leave this board, because I won't be able to support the Democratic nominee. I won't vote Republican, though. I'll just find someone else to vote for and/or write in.

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Here's some info about him:

Mike Gravel, former Senator Mike Gravel, born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts. U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 and an active candidate for Vice President in 1972. He was notable for advocating a guaranteed annual income, which he termed a "citizen's wage," of $5,000 per person, irrespective of whether the person worked. On April 13, 2006, Gravel announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. His policy announcements to date include support for direct democracy, FairTax and withdrawal from Iraq. His is considered a very longshot candidacy since former Sen. Gravel will be 78 years old at the time of the general election and will have been out of federal politics for almost three decades at the time of the election. Interestingly, a Zogby poll taken on November 3, 2006 taken on candidate biographies and accomplishments of potential Democratic candidates had Gravel in second place, tied with John Kerry and slightly behind Hillary Clinton. Mike Gravel filed with the FEC in April according to various news sources. The FEC's site has listed his reports since July.

* U.S. Senator from Alaska: 1969–1981
* Alaska State Representative: 1962-1966 (Speaker: 1965-1966)

Here's his site: http://www.gravel2008.us/

:hi:

:hi:

willing to pound the pavement for him, but Gore is my fav.

i'm really pulling for him this time too :hi:

I'm hoping for a Gore/Edwards or Gore/Obama ticket, in that order. I think (LOL).

But if Gore doesn't give it a go, it's Edwards/Obama for me.

on this list I couldn't get behind with a happy heart, but I still want to see who has what to say and how. I hope we can get through the primary without too much blood letting--and the reverse for the Repubs.

is that i don't think he's electable unfortunately. :(

If you are polling for announced or exploratory committee candidates only, your question is misdirected.

"Of the following announced candidacies, which gets your vote?" is different from polling support for a voter's first-choice candidacy.

:shrug:

all of those that i listed have announced their run or exploratory committees.

...if Gore and Clark jump into the Pres ring, they would be my new #1 & #2 choices!

but I'd still have to pull for Edwards over him. :hi:

Waiting to see if Al Gore or Wes Clark will join the race. If either of them does, they get my vote.

If neither does... ugh, I will hold my nose and vote for the lesser of all the present evils. Likely Obama.

:-)

And as to the issue of him being unelectable. If every primary voter who said that went out and voted for him, he'd be the nominee.



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not the primaries. i'm just worried he couldn't carry over middle of the road and conservative voters and they are the one that won us the '06 elections and will win us the '08 elections.

i do like Kucinich a lot though.

... I just don't think he could get elected.

Just a bit?

She's very sweet.

He's not my choice, but he's honorable. Mrs. K has done a lot of work on behalf of global poverty, which I appreciate.

There are other candidates who I think would be stronger electability-wise, but ideologically I believe I am the closest to Kucinich. Texas's primary is so late in the game that the nomination has already been decided before we vote anyway, so I will likely do as I did in '04 and simply vote my conscience.

unless I have to.

Otherwise, Obama.

in this poll. I favor Kucinich, but realize he will probably not win, but Edwards has a chance. Not inclined to vote for Clinton and IMO Obama has too little experience at this time. I'd vote for Kerry, Gore or Clark also, in a heartbeat!

I'm the one who created the tie.

Good work.

the lead... but that's OK.

M$M is pushing these two candidates ad nauseum? Because they know they will probably not win the general election.

The MSM speaks for mainstream Democrats just as much as DU does, and both cases, thats very little. Although I do think Edwards deserves more attention, DU's influence shows when Kucinich tops the list.

a factor, and is another reason why the M$M is pushing these candidates), I don't think Hillary Clinton will be elected because she has too much baggage and there are too many hypocrisies/inconsistencies in her history for me to be comfortable with (and I'd like to vote for her, and likely would if she had a different stance on the IW) and quite frankly, a lot of people just dislike her! I don't think she will win. Same with Obama...too little experience. His political genius has nothing whatsoever to do with race.

If it were, Wes Clark would be president at the moment.

Edwards or Kucinich.

Something about him reminds me of Bobby Kennedy. I came of age back then and remember him well. After his assassination, I tried to get to St. Pat's to pay my respects, but the lines stretched out for blocks from the church. I often wonder what the world would have been like if he had survived.

Yes, definitely I would vote Edwards in the Primary. Hillary is my Senator and I have voted for her twice. If she is the Democratic Candidate, then I will vote for her. No, she's not my top choice.

Beyond that, I'm not going to pick any of the names you've listed right now.

I see very little that could convince me otherwise.

I like what the man has to say, if you team him with Clark or Vilsak or Obama you have a great ticket.


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We could really use some good non-senators from flippable red states.nt

:)

BTW, you left out Bill Richardson, Gov of NM. He's running, too.

Wow, and look at that early primary in Nevada! We have a lot of work to do here to get in gear for that. It'll be an interesting time here.

Can't have anything close to an accurate poll at this very early stage without it.

Kind of an odd question at this time anyway.

well except Gore of course, so Edwards until Gore, and Clark if he decides to run, that is,with no Gore.

All the way.

and we'll see who's running then.

Not that I have a preference, but ...

Go Gore!

let's keep this discussion going

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Gore/Conyers!

Run, Al run!

Big fan of the Kooch.

I will say, however, that I am not a Hillary-hater nor an Obama-hater.

out of those who are running but if Clark or Gore runs either of them would get my vote above Edwards.

Rated "A" by the NRA, pro-choice, oodles of experience nationally and internationally: What's not to like?

He may not have a chance in hell because he's viewed by most as "too progressive" or "not charismatic", but I disagree on both counts. He's REAL, he's HONEST, and he's STEADY as the day is long. I plan on switching parties to Dem just to vote for him in the presidential primaries this time.

nt

I voted for him last primary; my money went to Dean, but my vote went to Kucinich. I'm still holding out for Gore. I have so much hope that he will decide to run.