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Showing Original Post only (View all)Only 11% of Democrats polled want a more liberal presidential nominee than Hillary Clinton [View all]
_____ Many political commentators have written that Hillary Clinton could face a challenge from the left in 2016. For instance, Noam Scheiber wrote at TNR last year that "the debate over the power of America's wealthiest" would "cut to the very core of the party," and that "judging from recent events, the populists are likely to win." But last week, Matt Yglesias argued that the Democrats aren't really all that split on those issues, writing, "It is impossible to mount a coherent anti-Clinton campaign because there is no issue that divides the mass of Democrats."
Now, a new poll from CNN and ORC International shows us how many Democrats are yearning for a progressive candidate to save them from Hillary 2016 very few:
Since every poll of the Democratic presidential race shows an overwhelming Clinton lead, the CNN-ORC poll doesn't ask about specific alternatives to Clinton. Instead, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are asked about generic, ideologically-different possibilities. Even then, a large majority of Democrats think she should be the party's standard-bearer. And of those who'd prefer an alternative, nearly twice as many want someone more conservative.
This is not a promising situation for a prospective progressive challenger. In contrast, back in early 2007, though Clinton was the front-runner, she reached only 30 to 40 percent in polls of Democratic voters. Her lead now is much more imposing.
read: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/17/5816676/hillary-clinton-primary-challenge-poll
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Only 11% of Democrats polled want a more liberal presidential nominee than Hillary Clinton [View all]
bigtree
Jun 2014
OP
yeah the fair weather so called dems that hate HRC and want to help get another Rep elected
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#76
I think the reality is that since Reagan, America has been brainwashed to fear the word liberal
CrispyQ
Jun 2014
#79
Let's cancel the primaries, and go back to the pre-1968 smoke filled rooms!!!!!
nadinbrzezinski
Jun 2014
#3
I believe that is tattooed on the asses of every knee jerk Clinton hater here at DU!
Walk away
Jun 2014
#90
That's is your objection? Because the overwhelming number of Democrats believe...
Walk away
Jun 2014
#104
Cuomo is even worse but I don't think there is an effective ism to bash folks with so there is that.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#200
I'm objecting to the use of this one - in violation of the tos, I think, not my personal rule
bigtree
Jun 2014
#26
You question any source that puts any shadow on her, which is a problem
nadinbrzezinski
Jun 2014
#27
The 2008 Primary saw a huge increase in Democratic registration and voting in my State and 2010
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#75
Me. I fell for him hook, line, and sinker in the 2004 DNC convention, I'm embarrassed to admit.
2banon
Jun 2014
#119
A full 20% of the party are temporarily embarrassed Republicans, is this the Huntsman fan club?
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#18
well, to a site that is obviously more liberal than Hillary, it represents a challenge
bigtree
Jun 2014
#24
The site has little to do with it, it is reality that dictates actual solutions rather than diluting
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#60
Build it and they will come, destroy the viability of the Turd Way at every turn and someone will be
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#220
Most people polled don't know what fucking liberal means except by what they get from
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#29
This is a poll of Democrats. Do you think that most Democrats get thier news from FOX?
Walk away
Jun 2014
#96
The OP isn't "blowing a gasket" over an old story. The poll was just taken a few weeks ago.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#52
it's bad form for you to come on this thread and start a fight over another thread's nonsense
bigtree
Jun 2014
#56
do you worry that your attacks on anyone voicing any approval or defense of Clinton is 'annoying'
bigtree
Jun 2014
#140
But I haven't seen you criticize the supporters of Warren for boosting her candidacy,
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#191
But where is your pushback on the "boosterism" of supporters of other candidates?
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#197
It's not collective pushback if you only direct it at HRC supporters or posts about her. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#202
you mean not going to stalk me ANY MORE? This is the second thread you've tried to bully me in
bigtree
Jun 2014
#207
I'd think that spending time attacking a Democrat who hasn't even declared yet 'burns voters'
bigtree
Jun 2014
#128
I have seen many, many posters "boost" Elizabeth Warren, and they don't bother me
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#176
There is always a primary. There are always no-name folks on the ballot. Obama had em in 2012
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#147
What kind of a question is that? Ask them if they want to ship more jobs overseas with the TPP, ask
grahamhgreen
Jun 2014
#42
I have been fine with Hillary as the nominee, but this kind of thing is a turn off
Quixote1818
Jun 2014
#49
I have to agree. The tactics being used are what has set me off. I want a Primary, I want candidates
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#78
Yeah. I’m kind of hoping Reich runs, even if I don’t expect him to get too far.
Chathamization
Jun 2014
#110
Well if this poll is true my days as a party member will soon come to an end
Exposethefrauds
Jun 2014
#107
Opinion Research Org is a reputable independent pollster that hasn't been discredited.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#178
You know, the party had better have someone else lined up to substitute Hillary's coronation
2banon
Jun 2014
#117
do they poll people with cell phones yet? If not, this would be biased toward old farts and
yurbud
Jun 2014
#123
Yes they do. Even though "old farts" are more likely to vote than "young farts."
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#179
Then you don't know much about random statistical sampling. 1000 adults is not a small sample.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#219
If reality causes your head to explode, as it has some here, you need a plan of action.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#151
Thank you. I will even offer one piece of advice as part of a plan of action for those folks.
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#157
Based on the poll, in your opinion, is the perception of Democrats of what is "liberal enough"
stevenleser
Jun 2014
#173
On what planet has the Democratic Party been the party of Liberals for the past 20 years?
SomethingFishy
Jun 2014
#165