Hillary Clinton Remains Most Democrats' Top Choice

[boston bean]

Nearly three months after Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy, she remains the favored choice of most Democratic voters, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds.

Fifty-four percent of voters who are Democrats or lean toward the party say they'd prefer to see Clinton as the Democratic nominee in 2016, while 30 percent would rather nominate someone else. In April, 56 percent had named her as their preferred nominee. Fifty-four percent of those voters in the new poll also say that they'd definitely vote for her, virtually unchanged from the 52 percent who previously said the same.

Seventy-seven percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say they would be "enthusiastic" or "satisfied" to have Clinton as their nominee, a slight dip from the 85 percent who said the same in April.

But she still fares better on that measure than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who's established himself as Clinton's liberal alternative and her foremost -- if still lagging -- rival for the Democratic nomination in states like New Hampshire.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/06/hillary-clinton-primary-poll_n_7738948.html

[Ed Suspicious]

1. Thanks for the reminder. Get it out of your system because you might be running out of

opportunities. Senator Sanders is on the rise in the polls. How long can Clinton hold him off?

[onehandle]

2. 43+ points ahead. Obama was 10 points behind at this time in 2007. Barely won.

If this election can be delayed until 2018, the 'Not Hillary' Party might have a chance.

[Ed Suspicious]

7. I'm in the Bernie Sanders wing of the party, not in the "Not Hillary" party, thank you very much.

[boston bean]

8. And vice versa... Don't go playing all victim, you came in and threw the first punch

in a nothing but POSITIVE Hillary thread.

[Ed Suspicious]

10. You win.

[boston bean]

11. win what?

[George II]

22. What party - isn't he still calling himself an Independent?

[boston bean]

4. Not sure, but that poll shows there is little difference in her polling from

when she announced.

[George II]

20. Probably around March 1 next year when there will no longer be anyone to "hold off"

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

5...4...3...2...1 blast off

LOL

[boston bean]

6. Just rec it up! You can't get hidden for that! LOL

I mean that in all sincerity!

Not as a slight on your post!

[Thinkingabout]

5. Hillary is campaigning hard and she has a strong record to back up her campaign

[boston bean]

9. Absolutely!

[Comrade Grumpy]

12. There seems to some small erosion in her support.

"Clinton's favorability rating, which peaked during her tenure as secretary of state, took a downward turn after she shifted back into candidacy mode. She's now viewed more unfavorably than favorably nationwide, although Democrats continue to rate her highly. Political analysts have also pointed to an increasing faction of voters who view her as dishonest or untrustworthy in the aftermath of controversies surrounding her State Department emails and the finances of the Clinton Foundation.

"That could pose a problem for Clinton in the general election. Only 42 percent of all voters say they'd at least consider voting for her, down from 50 percent in April.

"But that doubt doesn't seem to be affecting her base. More than half of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say they'd rather have her than any other candidate. Just 23 percent of those who'd prefer another nominee, or about 7 percent of Democratic voters overall, cite her character as the main reason they're concerned about nominating her."

And this:

"Seventy-seven percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say they would be "enthusiastic" or "satisfied" to have Clinton as their nominee, a slight dip from the 85 percent who said the same in April.

"But she still fares better on that measure than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who's established himself as Clinton's liberal alternative and her foremost -- if still lagging -- rival for the Democratic nomination in states like New Hampshire."

Then there's this on the recognition factor:

"Sanders remains far more of an unknown quantity than Clinton, with nearly one-third of the Democratic Party's voters not sure what to make of him. He also attracts more dissension: Although Democrats are more likely than not to say they'd be happy with either candidate, 20 percent say they'd be "dissatisfied" or "upset" to have Sanders as their nominee, compared with just 14 percent who say the same of Clinton."

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It would be a huge upset if Sanders can knock off the Clinton machine.

[Man of Distinction]

13. It would not be a surprise if Sanders' numbers shoots up after the debates

after the Summer of Sanders.

I've always thought Clinton's support throughout the years was soft, and like in 2008, it remains soft, and looking for someone who's an upstart like Obama was, but they are looking for authenticity, and Bernie has the creds and very consistent with his policies/issues. People are looking for someone to TRUST, and if they can believe in Bernie, then he can win.

Republicans can't even win, and they have no clear frontrunner. It's like spinning a wheel of fortune, and you'd have to hope for the best.

[NanceGreggs]

26. Were you actually around in 2008?

One could hardly describe HRC's support as "soft". Obama besting her for the nomination was hard-fought, and hard-won.

Hillary's poll numbers speak to the fact that her support is anything but soft, back in '08 or now.

[Cha]

14. Thanks boston bean!

[ibegurpard]

15. for now

[SunSeeker]

16. K & R

[fbc]

17. Bernie's been running a few weeks, Hillary has been running for a decade

It's still name recognition at this point. That will change.

[Bonobo]

18. Hillary polling in swing states is showing a very disturbing trend.

And trends, as anyone who watches politics knows, are what really matters.

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=1484

[George II]

21. As stand alone data points, they're meaningless - Obama is President and his ratings are similar.

It's what how she's doing against her competition, both Democratic (or "Independent&quot and Republican.

On all fronts she's kicking ass.

[brooklynite]

24. Trend are, indeed, what really matters:

That relatively straight line you see for Hillary -- at about 60% -- including the period when Sanders started going up -- is what they call a "trend".

[RoccoR5955]

19. So if things change

And Mrs. Clinton is NOT the nominee, and Sanders is, will you supporters of Mrs. Clinton stand behind Sanders?
Just wondering.

[NanceGreggs]

27. There's nothing like FACTS ...

... to bring out the but, but, but crowd.

But it's too early, but it's all gonna change, but it's just name recognition, but it's all meaningless at this point, but Bernie hasn't gotten his message out there yet, but ... but ... but.

[boston bean]

29. You left out that the polls are skewed. nt

[bob4460]

28. I believe that these polls are skewed

To the over 50 crowd,who have land line,a lot of the people UNDER 50 do not have landlines any more.So they are not represented in the polls and that is where the real support is.Older Americans mostly watch MSM News.