Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:35 AM

Nye Bevan (10,768 posts)

Early 2016 Democratic Primary poll

Last edited Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:30 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

If the primary was tomorrow, who would you support?

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	Hillary Clinton
	25 (44%)
	Joe Biden
	7 (12%)
	Andrew Cuomo
	1 (2%)
	Elizabeth Warren
	11 (19%)
	Martin O'Malley
	4 (7%)
	Other (please specify)
	9 (16%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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47 replies	Author	Time	Post
Early 2016 Democratic Primary poll (Original post)	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	OP
Sharod Brown n/t	RDANGELO	Jan 2013	#1
You might want to check the spelling on that one.	MineralMan	Jan 2013	#2
I like Sherod Brown better!	TheKentuckian	Jan 2013	#6
I agree.	broiles	Jan 2013	#24
Too early for this.	MineralMan	Jan 2013	#3
Americans are shallow	Wabbajack_	Jan 2013	#4
sometimes when you see you just know .. like it was with President Obama. nt	srican69	Jan 2013	#7
I'm in chi	Wabbajack_	Jan 2013	#8
Could Tulsi Gabbard be eligible to be president?	Victor_c3	Jan 2013	#11
she's a US citizen	dlwickham	Jan 2013	#27
Actually American Samoans unlike people from other territories	Wabbajack_	Jan 2013	#35
She's more of a Hare Krishna	RudynJack	Jan 2013	#38
Since I'm now categorized as a senior citizen, my personal	Laurian	Jan 2013	#5
As a young(er) guy I think that she is immensely qualified	Victor_c3	Jan 2013	#12
Cue the Hillary groupies	theKed	Jan 2013	#9
Would you describe yourself as an "O'Malley Groupie"?	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	#15
I wouldn't really describe myself	theKed	Jan 2013	#19
Anyone who prefers Hillary (and I'm not one of them) is a 'groupie'?	pampango	Jan 2013	#41
Warren or Clinton would be great	blazeKing	Jan 2013	#10
After watching Biden demolish Ryan in the debate, like a smiling lion toying with a mouse,	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	#16
Dean.	Dawgs	Jan 2013	#13
I Scream for Howard Dean	ellisonz	Jan 2013	#14
What's the question?	Capt. Obvious	Jan 2013	#17
If (and I know this is hypothetical) you were somehow magically granted the ability right now	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	#18
How about another poll with Dean's name on it?	fadedrose	Jan 2013	#44
Not sure yet	bigwillq	Jan 2013	#20
Bernie Sanders/Sherrod Brown 2016	SWTORFanatic	Jan 2013	#21
Really not sure.	NCTraveler	Jan 2013	#22
They're all so good, it's hard to choose.	ananda	Jan 2013	#23
I like both Biden and Hillary a lot. n/t	cynatnite	Jan 2013	#25
I nominate	VAliberal	Jan 2013	#26
I voter for Other -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) is my choice	Larkspur	Jan 2013	#28
It's a long way to the top	lotsofsnowplease	Jan 2013	#29
Um...	BlueStater	Jan 2013	#40
Clinton/Warren 2016	Lizzie Poppet	Jan 2013	#30
Expect the Democratic nominee to be a governor	Lurks Often	Jan 2013	#31
With the field as it is,	theKed	Jan 2013	#32
It's a bit early for this.	HappyMe	Jan 2013	#33
Agreed. Hence the very first word in the OP title. (nt)	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	#34
These last four	AsahinaKimi	Jan 2013	#36
I think we should be focusing our efforts on the man that just took the oath of office.	Glassunion	Jan 2013	#37
Much too soon.	Blue_In_AK	Jan 2013	#39
Hillery got my support in the primarys..	virginia mountainman	Jan 2013	#42
Dean first - second, Biden - then Warren	fadedrose	Jan 2013	#43
Other: Grayson.	redgreenandblue	Jan 2013	#45
Way too early for 2016.	Hard Assets	Jan 2013	#46
Kick	Nye Bevan	Jan 2013	#47

Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:41 AM

RDANGELO (1,155 posts)

1. Sharod Brown n/t

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Response to RDANGELO (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:44 AM

MineralMan (53,791 posts)

2. You might want to check the spelling on that one.

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Response to RDANGELO (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:02 AM

TheKentuckian (17,383 posts)

6. I like Sherod Brown better!

There is always silence on this one, I think the neolibs sense a level of "viability" and a track record that might fend off one of their many worthless turds.

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Response to RDANGELO (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:33 PM

broiles (421 posts)

24. I agree.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:44 AM

MineralMan (53,791 posts)

3. Too early for this.

That's my opinion.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:52 AM

Wabbajack_ (757 posts)

4. Americans are shallow

Would they vote for a woman of advancing age like Mrs. C?

Why is Warren who's been a Senator for 5 minutes considered POTUS timber? And would she be elected? She's no Tulsi Gabbard. Again America is shallow and getting more so. Obama is good looking guy.

Of these choice I don't know, I'd go with O'Malley maybe.

But the answer is I don't know ,there is not an obvious choice I can think of.

Mark Warner?

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Response to Wabbajack_ (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:05 AM

srican69 (710 posts)

7. sometimes when you see you just know .. like it was with President Obama. nt

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Response to srican69 (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:08 AM

Wabbajack_ (757 posts)

8. I'm in chi

I remember him running for the US House in 2000 and losing the primary.

Never could I imagine this guy would be elected President just 8 years later!! Meteoric rise!!

I also wouldn't have guessed that George Bush's retarded son would have came after Clinton either.

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Response to Wabbajack_ (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:11 AM

Victor_c3 (791 posts)

11. Could Tulsi Gabbard be eligible to be president?

I was trying to figure this out. She is an American Samoan and that makes her an US National and not necessarily a full fledged US citizen.

The more I learn about her the more I love her. I love the fact that she is a female combat veteran and has a very anti-war stance. I also love that she is in her early 30s and has the potential for a very long and influential political career. I just hope that I'm wrong on the US national / US citizen thing.

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Response to Victor_c3 (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:47 PM

dlwickham (712 posts)

27. she's a US citizen

America Samoa is part of the US and anyone born there is a US citizen

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Response to dlwickham (Reply #27)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:48 AM

Wabbajack_ (757 posts)

35. Actually American Samoans unlike people from other territories

Are NOT born citizens, they are only "US Nationals". Weird. I heard some people are suing over that now.

But her mother is a natural born citizen therefore Tulsi is as well.

As a Hindu though would the bigots of this country elect her President? I hope so but I don't know.

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Response to Wabbajack_ (Reply #35)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:49 AM

RudynJack (652 posts)

38. She's more of a Hare Krishna

than a traditional Hindu. That would probably preclude her from higher office in the mind of most Americans.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:00 AM

Laurian (1,115 posts)

5. Since I'm now categorized as a senior citizen, my personal

preference is for Hillary Clinton. Not only is she immensely qualified, I desperately want to see a woman President in my lifetime. I think she would be an outstanding president! I thought my opportunity to see a woman President was lost when she didn't win the nomination in 2008, but I enthusiastically supported Obama once the primaries were over. Maybe I can witness a bit more history, after all.

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Response to Laurian (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:16 AM

Victor_c3 (791 posts)

12. As a young(er) guy I think that she is immensely qualified

You can't argue with her resume and the more than a decade of international contact building that she has done as a First Lady and then as a SOS. She would just roll into the job of being president and start running.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:08 AM

theKed (1,220 posts)

9. Cue the Hillary groupies

despite all the evidence to dissuade them.

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Response to theKed (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:46 AM

Nye Bevan (10,768 posts)

15. Would you describe yourself as an "O'Malley Groupie"?

What is the difference between a "groupie" and a "supporter"?

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Response to Nye Bevan (Reply #15)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:05 PM

theKed (1,220 posts)

19. I wouldn't really describe myself

as an Anyone Groupie.

Groupie would be, those who fervently advocate a Clinton 2016 ticket, despite evidence to the contrary from just about everyone, including Hillary herself, except themselves.

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Response to theKed (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 07:19 AM

pampango (13,980 posts)

41. Anyone who prefers Hillary (and I'm not one of them) is a 'groupie'?

Those of us who support someone else are 'informed Democratic activists'. Right?

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:10 AM

blazeKing (276 posts)

10. Warren or Clinton would be great

I have a lot of issues with Biden. I will never vote for the man. He's cute and likable and all that jazz but his record has the stain of Reagan/neocons on it and he still holds many of those ancient views.

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Response to blazeKing (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:48 AM

Nye Bevan (10,768 posts)

16. After watching Biden demolish Ryan in the debate, like a smiling lion toying with a mouse,

it is hard for me to understand how you can slam him like that.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:19 AM

Dawgs (10,755 posts)

13. Dean.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:29 AM

ellisonz (26,317 posts)

14. I Scream for Howard Dean

YEEEEAAARRRRGGHHHH!

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 11:00 AM

Capt. Obvious (1,824 posts)

17. What's the question?

Who do we think? Who we will support?

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Response to Capt. Obvious (Reply #17)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 11:02 AM

Nye Bevan (10,768 posts)

18. If (and I know this is hypothetical) you were somehow magically granted the ability right now

to determine who the 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate would be, who would you pick? (And if you pick nobody you will receive a very painful electric shock).

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Response to Nye Bevan (Reply #18)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 09:24 AM

fadedrose (5,955 posts)

44. How about another poll with Dean's name on it?

If we're lucky, VP would be a great job for him as well...

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:06 PM

bigwillq (59,588 posts)

20. Not sure yet

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Really don't want Hillary or Biden, Cuomo is blah to me, Warren needs to serve in the Senate longer, imo.
Not sure. It's a long way off.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:08 PM

SWTORFanatic (385 posts)

21. Bernie Sanders/Sherrod Brown 2016

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:12 PM

NCTraveler (1,714 posts)

22. Really not sure.

I do think Warren would be good on the ticket. I hope Clinton is relaxing and doing the rounds on a speaking tour. Still a ways out.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:14 PM

ananda (12,478 posts)

23. They're all so good, it's hard to choose.

I finally chose O'Malley because he is personable, intelligent, and will be an experienced governor when the time comes. They tend to do well in campaigns and in office.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:35 PM

cynatnite (27,120 posts)

25. I like both Biden and Hillary a lot. n/t

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:44 PM

VAliberal (258 posts)

26. I nominate

Hillary for top of the ticket and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as VP.

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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 12:52 PM

Larkspur (12,130 posts)

28. I voter for Other -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) is my choice

I don't think Hillary will run in 2016 due to health and age issues.

I think Biden will try but he'll be in his early 70's. Age too will be a factor. Reagan was 72 when he was elected and after he left office we find out that he suffered from Alzheimer's. I just don't see Americans willing to vote for Prez someone who is in their 70's right now.

If Hillary or Biden do run, their VP choice will be critical and will be scrutinized more than any other in the past due to the odds that their running mate could die in office.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:03 PM

lotsofsnowplease (19 posts)

29. It's a long way to the top

if you want to rock and roll.

Clinton would be great cept I prefer a younger woman like Warren.

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Response to lotsofsnowplease (Reply #29)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 06:47 AM

BlueStater (2,978 posts)

40. Um...

Hillary Clinton DOB: October 26, 1947
Elizabeth Warren DOB: June 22, 1949

For the record, I support neither one of them.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:06 PM

Lizzie Poppet (2,345 posts)

30. Clinton/Warren 2016

Relax, gents...we got this.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 02:22 PM

Lurks Often (1,334 posts)

31. Expect the Democratic nominee to be a governor

, not necessarily one listed.

Historically it is VERY unusual for a member of Congress to be directly elected to the Presidency, they are usually either a governor or a vice president. Given Biden's age in 2016, he will be considered too old for the position by many people across the country.

Cuomo and O'Malley probably cost themselves any chance at the Presidency (even if they and some here don't believe so) with their efforts to pass very stringent gun control in their respective states:
FL (29 EV), VA (13 EV), OH (18 EV), PA (20 EV), NV (6 EV), CO (9 EV), NM (5 EV), IA (6 EV), WI (10 EV),
MN (10) & MI (16 EV) are all states that voted Democratic in 2012 and while probably not all of the states would go Republican, many would, especially FL, VA, OH & PA.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 03:12 PM

theKed (1,220 posts)

32. With the field as it is,

I might consider pushing for a Biden or Clinton (most likely Biden, since Clinton has said she isn't running) POTUS candidacy with a younger up-and-comer in the VP slot. O'Malley, or Cuomo, or Warren, who knows? Whoever fits best. Run with that for a term and then move that VP up into the POTUS slot for a two term run.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 03:15 PM

HappyMe (11,702 posts)

33. It's a bit early for this.

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Response to HappyMe (Reply #33)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 03:58 PM

Nye Bevan (10,768 posts)

34. Agreed. Hence the very first word in the OP title. (nt)

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:24 AM

AsahinaKimi (18,070 posts)

36. These last four

Years have been hard enough to get through... and were just starting the next four.. I can't think yet about who should proceed President Obama.. Lets just get though these next four years first.. the Republican dirty tricks will only get worse.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:37 AM

Glassunion (5,054 posts)

37. I think we should be focusing our efforts on the man that just took the oath of office.

His words are still echoing in the air and we are already speaking of his replacement.

How about we look to the present and what opportunities are in front of us, instead of looking to who shall fill his shoes.

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Thu Jan 24, 2013, 03:30 AM

Blue_In_AK (37,715 posts)