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Showing Original Post only (View all)ELIZABETH WARREN IS BEGINNING TO WIN THE ELECTABILITY ARGUMENT [View all]
Note: The headline is in all caps. I merely copied it. Please don't react negatively simply due to that.****
Warren is single-handedly shifting the conversation among Democrats about whether a woman can win. New research finds voters are still spooked by the ultimate glass ceilingbut they also think that Warren might be the one to break through.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/elizabeth-warren-winning-the-electability-argument
The emergence of Elizabeth Warren as a frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination has been the story of the 2020 primary. Warren has steadily climbed in the polls, the only Democrat who is assembling a broad coalition voters and growing her support, an obvious indicator of future success. She has parried attacks from her rivals and largely avoided tough questions from the press. Her golden retriever has more Twitter followers than Joe Sestak, who is an actual presidential candidate. Since the beginning of the cycle, Warren has been rewarded for her bold positions and the simple fact that she has a clear point of view that allows her to be on offense every day. No other Democratic campaign can say the same.
But whats remarkable about Warrens rise, and her durability, is that its coming in the face of considerable headwinds blowing within the Democratic electorate. According to new findings from the progressive research firm Avalanche on the subject of electability, Democrats are haunted by the state of the country under Donald Trump and deeply worried about their ability to beat him next year with a woman on top of the ticket. Avalanche found that 53% of likely Democratic primary voters say it is Harder or Much Harder for a female candidate to defeat Trump. But in spite of those worries, Warren is also now perceived as more electable than she was in June, when Avalanche last conducted a survey on electability.
There is persistent belief that gender is a barrier to electability, even though people are choosing Warren, said Michiah Prull, the CEO of Avalanche. Gender being a barrier is a view held as much by Warren supporters as anyone else. But what we are really seeing in Warrens rise is that people recognize that gender is a challenge, but people also think she is up for it, and that she can overcome this barrier. Democrats are worried about winning. And at the same time you have a bunch of people saying, Lets support a bold female candidate with bold progressive ideas, someone who presents optimistic views in the face of a dark view of the country.
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Warrens ascent is coming despite nagging worries among Democrats about electability and gender. In the survey, among the segment of respondents who selected a man for the horse race, but shifted to a female candidate when given a magic wand, 78% reported believing it is Harder or Much Harder for a female candidate to defeat Trump. Predictably, among these Democrats, almost no respondents cited any kind of personal bias or sexism. Instead, 62% reported believing that others are much less or less likely to vote for a female candidate. Above all, the belief that women are hard to elect is most closely tied to how voters perceive their fellow citizens, Avalanche wrote in a memo about their findings. As in June, when Avalanche first conducted an electability survey, women were more likely than men to cite gender as a concern in the general election.
But whats remarkable about Warrens rise, and her durability, is that its coming in the face of considerable headwinds blowing within the Democratic electorate. According to new findings from the progressive research firm Avalanche on the subject of electability, Democrats are haunted by the state of the country under Donald Trump and deeply worried about their ability to beat him next year with a woman on top of the ticket. Avalanche found that 53% of likely Democratic primary voters say it is Harder or Much Harder for a female candidate to defeat Trump. But in spite of those worries, Warren is also now perceived as more electable than she was in June, when Avalanche last conducted a survey on electability.
There is persistent belief that gender is a barrier to electability, even though people are choosing Warren, said Michiah Prull, the CEO of Avalanche. Gender being a barrier is a view held as much by Warren supporters as anyone else. But what we are really seeing in Warrens rise is that people recognize that gender is a challenge, but people also think she is up for it, and that she can overcome this barrier. Democrats are worried about winning. And at the same time you have a bunch of people saying, Lets support a bold female candidate with bold progressive ideas, someone who presents optimistic views in the face of a dark view of the country.
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Warrens ascent is coming despite nagging worries among Democrats about electability and gender. In the survey, among the segment of respondents who selected a man for the horse race, but shifted to a female candidate when given a magic wand, 78% reported believing it is Harder or Much Harder for a female candidate to defeat Trump. Predictably, among these Democrats, almost no respondents cited any kind of personal bias or sexism. Instead, 62% reported believing that others are much less or less likely to vote for a female candidate. Above all, the belief that women are hard to elect is most closely tied to how voters perceive their fellow citizens, Avalanche wrote in a memo about their findings. As in June, when Avalanche first conducted an electability survey, women were more likely than men to cite gender as a concern in the general election.
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MUCH more at the link. This is a very interesting article.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Almost anyone can win, but especially Elizabeth... and Bernie. Together, they're unstoppable.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#10
By your strange logic, all the Biden supporters should give up on their candidate...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#39
LMAO! You obviously didn't read, or ignored, what I said in response to your post...good try though!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#47
Rinse... repeat. Too funny!! I agree with you though, as it applies to Joe.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#50
This! EW if and I say it's still a big if wins the nomination she will need a younger VP
Thekaspervote
Oct 2019
#56
Agree but don't think the nation sees her as the "stability candidate" offering a return to
Thekaspervote
Oct 2019
#59
Here's my hope: that Sanders realizes he cannot reverse the effects of age on his condition and
CTyankee
Oct 2019
#44
As to that point I physically got a twinge when I read this line in the original article
pecosbob
Oct 2019
#32
The vetting you mention will only increase Elizabeth's support and decrease Joe's... just watch.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#63
What electability argument? It was less than four years ago we elected a woman...
TreasonousBastard
Oct 2019
#33
Shouldn't the Democratic Party's strategy be to win the EC? I mean, that's how you win after all...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#64