AP: Democratic activists still not quite ready for Clinton

[Omaha Steve]

An audience guest tries to restrain an environmental activist who interrupted Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton during a town hall meeting in Dover, NH, Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f71be1a730f84030b34c2380a3b279b3/democratic-activists-still-not-quite-ready-clinton


By KEN THOMAS and LISA LERER
Jul. 16, 2015 6:53 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Three months into Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for president, there are fresh warning signs she may be falling short with some Democratic voters whose enthusiasm will be essential to her success in 2016.

While Clinton remains the front-runner for her party's nomination, new polling by Associated Press-GfK shows a drop in her favorability rating among Democrats. Financial disclosure documents filed by her campaign show the bulk of her money coming from big donors, hinting at low enthusiasm with average supporters. And she's facing pushback on her positions from some liberal activists on the campaign trail and at party gatherings.

Clinton was noticeably absent from the roster of speakers expected this week in Phoenix at the Netroots Nation convention, an annual gathering of about 3,000 liberal activists and organizers who frequently volunteer on presidential campaigns. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a rival for the Democratic nomination, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren planned to address the conference. Several attendees said the two liberal luminaries were pushing Clinton to the left but that they still had reservations about her candidacy.

"I think a lot of people will talk themselves into thinking what a great president Hillary Clinton will be," said Jose Martinez Diaz, a 36-year-old Democratic digital organizer from Washington, D.C.

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[DanTex]

1. Once Bernie fades from the picture, they'll be ready. nt

[Motown_Johnny]

3. 2024 is to late for her

[Fawke Em]

7. LOL

[DanTex]

22. Nice. You win this round...

[Fearless]

27. That's all that Hillary ever seems to do...fade away.

Starts off "strong" and the moment someone else shows up, she fades.

[London Lover Man]

2. I have always said enthusiasm would be a factor

Hillary is just as inspiring as watching paint dry. In other words, she's pretty predictable and boring, and represents the status quo. In other words, very little to no enthusiasm for Clinton. She has 100% name recognition, and she is losing supporters on a daily basis.

On the other hand, Bernie Sanders is very enthusiasm and appealing on all spectrum of the political system. From Marxist to Teabaggers, they hear Bernie's message and they LOVE it - he's speaking to their soul, and not their dollars. That's what is excites everyone - that Bernie is not thinking about the dollar amount that he can raise, but what he can do for them if he is elected as President of the United States. You can bet your bottom dollar that progressives will be riding on Bernie's coattails and recapturing both House and Senate - yes - even the House, despite the gerrymander - HIGH voter turnout can overcome gerrymandering.

[L0oniX]

4. "new polling by Associated Press-GfK shows a drop in her favorability rating among Democrats"

[LWolf]

8. Oh, the frantic efforts to bury this

under a whole load of manure.

[London Lover Man]

14. They're ignoring the actual source, but claiming the image came from a right wing blog called

Powerline.

I say to them - WHATEVER. It's AP-GFK poll, and they're denying the facts. Period.

[L0oniX]

20. Yeah ...had to LOL at the frantic thread trolling.

[George II]

19. Just today, here, I saw a couple of polls that showed her favorability rating as rising...

....here's one:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/07/16/bernie-sanderss-limited-appeal-even-to-democrats/

I'll try to find the other one, but the "takeaway" from that one (gosh, I HATE that term, this is the first time I've ever used it, sorry!) was that of four candidates (Clinton, Sanders, Bush, and one other republican) she was the only one with a favorability rating higher than her unfavorability rating.

I guess it depends on which poll and which week we're looking at.

[Doctor_J]

32. I think in a vacuum her campaign would be received better

But with a straight shooter like Sanders in the race, her dodging, flip flopping, pandering, and corporate slant are really highlighted.

[DURHAM D]

5. Oh look... lying Lisa Lerer again.

I am shocked !

[BrotherIvan]

6. Why does that man have his hands on her?

And why is nobody trying to stop him? What the fuck??? I don't care what this article is about, that is not ok under any circumstances.

[bravenak]

10. It looks creepy.

[BrotherIvan]

11. It's unacceptable

And people should be very angry about it in the photo but they are not. He's trying to physically force her to sit down (and shut up). That is not good and should be condemned.

[bravenak]

12. Very sexist, imo. My husband would not have any hands after trying to push me down.

[BrotherIvan]

13. LOL!

I would not want to mess with bravenak! I hope your husband would also jump over a few rows of seats to get at any person who put is his hands on you. I know I would.

[bravenak]

15. He would. To save the offender from me. :)

[BrotherIvan]

17. ahahahahahaha

That is true!

[L0oniX]

21. That is what is called battery.

[BrotherIvan]

24. Why isn't someone shouting at him to get his fucking hands off her?

Jesus, that is sad.

[L0oniX]

26. In Florida he would be arrested and charged with battery.

[Doctor_J]

9. there are enough conservative and republican activists on her side

She'll primarily be "reaching out" to them once elected anyway.

[William769]

16. Same with Bernie

Gun nuts love him!

[Fearless]

28. I'd rather get 95% of what I want in a candidate and work on the other 5%

Instead of getting 5% of what I'm looking for in a candidate and work on the other 95%.

[William769]

29. I know some people in South Carolina that would disagree with that.

Just saying.

[Fearless]

37. They're quite free to disagree.

[George II]

30. That's why we're rallying behind Hillary Clinton.

[Fearless]

38. Then we have vastly different views for the future of this nation.

[Scuba]

41. /\_/\_This right here_/\_/\

[sheshe2]

42. 95%?

With a Republican Congress? Good luck with that.

[Fearless]

43. Number one I said 95% what I want in a candidate.

Number two, if you don't try you never succeed. I'm sick of this defeatist garbage.

[Rockyj]

45. Bernie supports background checks and ban on assault weapons

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-votes-for-background-checks-assault-weapons-ban

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. Actually, no

[George II]

18. I can't remember a time when I saw an opinion poll anywhere...

....that had the front runner at 100% and all the others at 0%. There will always be some who are "not quite ready" for a candidate.

We don't need everyone, just one more than the closest rival.

[Omaha Steve]

35. First Lady, US Senator, SoS

They have known her for 25 years and she gets only 50-60% of Democrats?

Other than political junkies not many knew Bernie or O'Malley.

Those backing Bidden that isn't going to run already show she isn't a favorite of theirs. Where do those votes go in the primaries?

As long as she is seen as the front runner the right will keep unfairly singing Benghazi. They will whisper she is a woman. We know how the right thinks about women. They will misquote her. You know the drill.

[WillyT]

25. Re Picture: Dissent Must Be Silenced

& Rec !!! For the thread.

[Unknown Beatle]

31. Bernie might push Clinton's rhetoric to the left,

but that's it, empty rhetoric. If Clinton is elected president, (which I don't think will happen) she will fall back to her old self, which is warmonger and wall streeter, among other things.

[ibewlu606]

33. Rec'd

the guy in the video illustrates how the Clinton campaign feels about us "everyday Americans"........sit down and shut up.

[shenmue]

46. Totally wrong, but if it comforts you,

keep pretending.

[zentrum]

34. Pretty telling that she's

…not at Netroots. Combination of her disdain and fear.

[artislife]

44. Hmmmm....might be something to that....nt

[shenmue]

47. Hysterical

What is this, kindergarten?

[SamKnause]

36. Is that man a relative of the young lady ???

If not, he just assaulted her.

I would not react kindly to a stranger putting

their hands on me.

[Exilednight]

39. This story tells is why we CAN NOT nominate Hillary if we want to win the GE

Republicans have been raising tens of millions of dollars to fuel their own nomination fight, yet they have already devoted significant time and resources to damaging Clinton's image.

They are beating her up so the independent vote peels away from her. Republicans don't want to be her to the point of Democrats not nominating her, but just to the point that undecideds won't elect her.

[sadoldgirl]

40. It does not look as if that lady

is a threat to HRC. So is she using the same
tactics as W did?

That looks really bad.