Poll question: If Obama dropped out today.. Will you be voting in the GE for....

[SIMPLYB1980]

Poll question: Poll question: If Obama dropped out today.. Will you be voting in the GE for....

Lets poll this to while we are at it.

[backscatter712]

1. I'll still be voting for Barack Obama.

not that he's in any danger of dropping out...

[scheming daemons]

2. Um.... the one with an insurmountable lead in all significant categories does not usually drop out..

....

[4_Legs_Good]

5. SIMPLYB1980 said "What if..." !!!!! It's a fantasy question

Guh!

Like, "What if all the stars turned into gumdrops and fell to the earth. How many would you eat?"

You know, like that.

David

[Umbram]

56. To go along with HRC's fantasy prospects...(nt)

[4_Legs_Good]

3. Clinton would be able to earn my vote, depending on how she handled the rest of the campaign

but I would entertain a non-Nader 3rd party vote, probably with my former Peace and Freedom party.

David

[LSparkle]

4. I'll still be voting for Obama -- as a WRITE-IN

[onehandle]

13. So McCain?

Got it.

[theredpen]

15. Seriously...

Nader, write-in, sit-on-hands... they're all McCain votes whoever wins the nomination.

[democrattotheend]

22. The poster lives in California

If I lived in California I might do the same. But since I live in Virginia, my vote might matter and I will vote for the Democratic nominee no matter what.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Push poll much?

geez you folks get more hamfisted every day.
No wonder you're losing.

[SIMPLYB1980]

8. Check it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5159527

[C_U_L8R]

11. yeah, that's not right either

guess we're all hamfisted now : - ))

[Frances]

7. When I voted in the other thread asking who I'd vote for

if Hillary dropped out,

every single person said Obama (including me).

Interesting difference from this poll thus far.

I'm for the Dem nominee because I'm a Dem.

[damonm]

9. People - this is HYPOTHETICAL. Lighten up.

Should Clinton stage a comeback of mythical proportions and get the nod, I WILL vote for her, my support for Obama notwithstanding.
This election is JUST TOO DAMN IMPORTANT to do otherwise.:rant:

[PoliticalAmazon]

40. I don't take this kind of spin lightly...sorry, can't lighten up.

I believe that one would have to have a pro-Hillary agenda to ask what would happen if the front-runner, Obama, bailed from the race. It would have made more sense to ask who we would vote for if Hillary--the current loser--bailed from the race.

These are subtle mind games played on voters. Like the polls, these tactics are designed to manipulate voters.

[housewolf]

10. Where's the "I don't know yet" option?

I'm one who really doesn't know what I would do yet...

[onehandle]

12. Again. I look for the Democrat. I "tombstone" the others. nt

[RYOMYO]

14. I can't answer the poll, it's a ridiculous question.

Why would President Obama drop out of the Race?
I'm voting Obama in the Race.

[theredpen]

16. ISTN

[ericgtr]

17. LOL at #3

[rucky]

18. 1 & 4 n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

19. If Darth Vader were the democratic nominee, would you vote for him?

The options are:

a. Vote for John McCain

b. Vote for Darth Vader

Either way you're horrible. Which will it be? This is very important.

[Johnny__Motown]

20. Not Darth, he was just the muscle... The Sith Lord was the politician

[spoony]

42. That's not hyperbolic at all

Nice critical thinking skills. Did you learn rhetoric at a sci-fi convention?

[MethuenProgressive]

21. Would the 11 Obama supporters who wouldn't vote for Clinton if she's the nominee please step forward

Because I put all DUers who say "I won't ever vote for Obama" or "I won't ever vote for Clinton" on ignore, and I'd like to add you to my list. Defeating McCain is more important than your egos.
TIA!

[SIMPLYB1980]

23. I'm sure they are to afraid to give up their anonymity.

Striking difference between this poll and this one.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5159527

Obama supporters should be ashamed at the way this poll is going compared to that one.

[MethuenProgressive]

24. The forum software knows how members vote on polls, so Admin knows too if they look.

I think that's interesting.

[Johnny__Motown]

38. It is up to 34 now, I voted for the "How dare you" option, but I won't vote for her

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brent-budowsky/hillarys-plan-to-elect-m_b_92142.html




Never Never Never, not under any circumstances....


If McCain dropped out and Cheney ran in his place I would stay home.


Screw her and her enablers

[MethuenProgressive]

47. Thanks for being honest. You're on ignore.

[PoliticalAmazon]

41. You might want to rethink your criteria for "ignore"

Obama and Clinton offer two different Americas. It is highly unlikely that supporters of one could switch to supporting the other.

Even if the DNC pulled their "GOP boogeyman" scare tactics, most Obama supporters will realize that there isn't that much difference between Hillary Clinton and John McCain...in both cases, they will say whatever the audience wants to hear, and do what they want after they are elected.

We've seen Hillary Clinton promise to represent us when she is running for office, then spend her term in the Senate being a neocon collaborator, voting more often to confirm Bush Jr's neocon policies than to vote against them.

Same with John McCain.

I. won't. vote. for. Hillary. Clinton.

I believe there are many, many Democrats like me.

I would bet that Obama supporters would either write in his name or simply not vote.

Not all Democrats are doormats. Not all Democrats will march in lock-step robotic unison to the polling booth to choose the DNC's candidate.

If that means I am on your criteria for "ignore," then ignore away.

[MethuenProgressive]

48. OK. You're on ignore.

[MethuenProgressive]

25. 19? 19 will let their selfishness risk a GOP win?

That's shameful.

[Hawkeye-X]

26. I'll vote for the Democrat whoever wins the nomination..

But truthfully, I'll be holding my nose for Hillary, but enthusiastically for Obama. That's a big iffin' difference. And comparing the poll I posted and did not mind the competing one, I say the difference is a big startling one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5159527&mesg_id=5159527

[Upton]

27. I just made it 23

I have my conscience to live with.

[MethuenProgressive]

30. As I've said before, any DUer who says they won't vote for

Obama/Clinton if he/she is our nominee, will go on my ignore list.
Defeating McCain is more important than your ego, Upton.
Bye.

[Upton]

31. My feelings are hurt

Bye

[bpeale]

62. it's their vote not yours. the only vote you can control is your own.

pisses you off doesn't it? why reward the democrats with a vote when they don't support working class people. they vote to close all avenues of redress so there is no fairness.

i will not reward the dems with a vote if they don't support what i believe in. i will vote independent or vote Edwards as a write-in before i vote for any of them.

as for McCain. that is YOUR PROBLEM not mine. if the dems want my vote they will have to give me a reason to vote FOR them not against them. right now, my vote belongs to Edwards & no one else.

[Political Heretic]

28. Clinton

[invictus]

29. I could not in good conscience vote for someone like Hillary Clinton.

If the Democratic Party somehow allowed itself to be hijacked by the Clintons, then it deserves a period in the wilderness.

[MethuenProgressive]

33. OK, you're on ignore too.

bye

[spoony]

43. And the rest of us could not in good conscience allow a third W term

in McCain. Rethink this. It wouldn't just be the Dem party in "the wilderness"--it would be every American, and then some.

[RoadRage]

32. All depends on why he drops out..

Is he out because one of his girls or Michelle is very sick and he has to focus on that?
Or, is he out because the Clinton campaign used dirty tactics, backroom deals and blackmail to get him to sit out?

If it's the former - I vote for Clinton. If it's the latter - I sit this one out, and my husband votes for McCain.

[totodeinhere]

34. Your premise is absurd.

Obama will not be dropping out today. No way.

[RBInMaine]

35. There is little use in these kinds of "polls".

[GarbagemanLB]

36. If Obama DROPPED out, I'd vote for Hillary. If the Superdelegates OVERRULE the pledged, I sit out.

[Buzz Clik]

37. I'll vote for whoever pisses you off the most.

[MethuenProgressive]

44. McCain, eh?

[Buzz Clik]

49. I don't know. Would a vote for Nader piss you off even worse? You tell me.

[PoliticalAmazon]

39. Subtle spin convincing there is a likelihood Obama will drop out

This is subtle spin to convince people that Obama--with 100 more delegates than HRC and having won twice as many states as HRC--may drop out.

Sorry, won't work. Perhaps Hillary and her supporters are unable to do the math, but Obama and his supporters are able to do the math.

[Vinca]

45. If Obama voluntarily dropped out (won't happen),

I wouldn't vote "for" anyone, I'd vote "against" the Republican.

[BlooInBloo]

46. Most importantly, there is no doubt for whom *Obama* would be voting, were he to drop out....

... The same cannot be said if Clinton were the one to drop out.

[bpeale]

63. right. he's best buds with Lieberman. he'd vote for McCain.

Obama is out to destroy the dem party in his quest for power.

[Orsino]

50. Push poll. n/t

[SIMPLYB1980]

54. In reply to this push poll.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5159527

Obama supporters should be ashamed of themselves. The Clinton supporters obviously can see past their own interests. Obama supporters not so much.

[Orsino]

55. Another possible framing...

...is that Clinton's campaigning has ticked off a greater percentage of Obamites than reverse.

Let's be careful with the broad brush, please.

[SIMPLYB1980]

57. Frame it how you want.

Clinton supporter have as much right to be upset as Obama supporters on here. Clinton supporters can see past that Obama supporters can not.

[Orsino]

59. Why didn't I see that before?

I apologize. All Clinton supporters are good people with vision, while Obama's are selfish assholes.

I'm sure an excellent case could be made to support this statistical interpretation, and with a spell-checker, it might even be legible.

I apologize again. Only a selfish asshole would have dared ask you not to use the broad brush.

[SIMPLYB1980]

64. Thanks for the apology.

:toast:

Edited to appease a spelling Nazi.

[theredpen]

51. ISTN

[LWolf]

52. Other:

Unless a brokered convention offers me a candidate that is neither Obama nor HRC, I will be voting 3rd party. Which 3rd party candidate? I have no idea. I'll make that choice after the convention.

[Tesha]

53. Somebody else.

Surely there's a left-leaning candidate worthy of support.

Tesha

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

58. Looks like Nader would be the only one speaking on progressive issues.

[bpeale]

60. i will still be duly casting my write-in vote for Edwards in November

won't vote for any of the current candidates, although i have seen positive stuff posted about Hillary Clinton so i would consider voting for her.

[Diana Prince]

61. Obama is my choice but...

I know the importance of a Democrat getting into office. Please remember we have possibly 3 SCOTUS appointees, several federal judges, the economy and IWR. Don't give your vote to the Rethugs.