Biden vs. Hillary; 40% of Likely Democratic Voters believe Biden should run...

[Purveyor]

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Worried that the controversies surrounding Hillary Clinton are wounding her chances for the presidency, some Democrats have begun pushing Vice President Joe Biden’s candidacy. Democratic voters are closely divided over a Biden presidential bid, but voters in general think he’d make a better president than Clinton.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 40% of Likely Democratic Voters believe Biden should run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. Slightly more (45%) think the vice president should sit this one out. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided.

Among all likely voters, 36% say Biden should run, but 46% disagree. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Thirty-eight percent (38%) think Biden would make a better president than Clinton. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say Clinton would be a better chief executive. One-in-three voters (33%) is undecided.

Among Democrats, however, the numbers are reversed. Forty-four percent (44%) of these voters believe Clinton would be the better president, while 32% say Biden would do a better job. Twenty-four percent (24%) are not sure.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/biden_vs_hillary

[Lil Missy]

1. Sure, why not?

The Democratic field of candidates is an embarrassment of riches!! (While the GOP field is just an embarrassment)

[Buzz cook]

2. Biden would be Obama's choice

And perhaps the media's.

[Purveyor]

3. That is why I think Joe will jump in. Here is a question, has any sitting VP ran for

the party nomination for President and NOT received the nomination? I don't know this...

[Buzz cook]

5. I can't think of one

But I doubt Joe has the machine in place. If he does run he'll have a lot of catching up to do.

George Clinton: not the funk meister George Clinton just an old white guy.

[MBplayer]

4. Other tidbits from the article:

"Rasmussen Reports last pitted Biden against Clinton and several other prominent national Democrats in November, and he earned just seven percent (7%) support among likely Democratic voters to her 62%."

"Black voters are more supportive of a Biden bid for the White House than white and other minority voters are."

In yesterday's Zogby poll, Hispanics polled at 60% for wanting Biden to run against Clinton. WOW!!!!

Me thinks if that private prison lobby stuff continues to get out, Clinton will lose BOTH the Black and Hispanic vote. We have no chance in the general if that happens.

[Juicy_Bellows]

6. I think he'd have a better go than Hillary.

But I don't see him jumping in unless she implodes, it's their plan B(iden).

[ericson00]

7. Rassmussen, uh huh

What's next, Karl Rove's election 2016 predictions? Lets see a non partisan pollster try this.