NY Times/CBS Poll gives Democrats a 2/26/14 snapshot of the 2016 Presidential field

[wyldwolf]

* This is no way implies I believe anyone should be 'coronated' or that anyone should run unopposed. At the moment these poll results are little more than entertainment.

More than 8 in 10 Democrats say they want Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016, showing a level of interest in her that no other potential candidates – Democrat or Republican – come close to matching among their party’s voters, according to a New York Times/CBS News Poll.

The potential candidates drawing the most interest after Mrs. Clinton are Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr... Democrats were divided over Mr. Biden, with 42 percent saying they wanted him to run and 39 percent saying they did not, the poll found.

On the Democratic side, a majority were unable to offer opinions on some other Democrats seen as potential candidates. When asked about Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, 56 percent of Democrats said they did not know enough about her to say whether they would like her to run, as did 59 percent when asked about Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York. Even more, 82 percent, said they did not know enough about Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland to say whether he should run in 2016.

Twenty-two percent of Democrats said they would like to see Ms. Warren run, compared with 17 percent for Mr. Cuomo and 3 percent for Mr. O’Malley.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/us/politics/most-democrats-want-clinton-to-run-in-2016.html?hp&_r=1

[RC]

1. At this early point, it is only a name recognition contest.

Let's wait till after the mid terms long enough to see who will be running.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Seems like this is good news for Warren admirers:

>>>Twenty-two percent of Democrats said they would like to see Ms. Warren run, compared with 17 percent for Mr. Cuomo and 3 percent for Mr. O’Malley.>>>>.

22% is a good start-off for a first term senator. Rendered more significant still in comparison to perennial candidate Cuomo, w. "big name", safe, boilerplate politics and humongous media base.

[frylock]

3. brand A seems more appealing