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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 10:10 AM Nov 2015

WAPO-"Democrats l-o-v-e Hillary Clinton in new WaPo-ABC poll..."






Hillary Clinton maintains a big popularity advantage over Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) among Democrats, but the former secretary of state struggles more with the rest of the electorate, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.

Fully 83 percent of Democrats have a favorable impression of Clinton, compared with 54 percent for Sanders. And despite Sanders's ability to energize the Democratic base -- as shown by huge crowds turning out to see him -- Clinton's edge is almost as large on intensity; 47 percent see Clinton in a "strongly favorable" light, compared with 22 percent for Sanders. So while more than half of Democrats who like Clinton feel strongly, less than half of those who like Sanders feel that way.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/13/poll-hillary-clintons-image-among-democrats-much-stronger-than-bernie-sanderss/
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WAPO-"Democrats l-o-v-e Hillary Clinton in new WaPo-ABC poll..." (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 OP
K&R mcar Nov 2015 #1
... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #2
We need music this morning DSB mcar Nov 2015 #3
This board needs more love... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #5
K AND R! JaneyVee Nov 2015 #4
WAPO wants Hillary. tecelote Nov 2015 #6
O K DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #8
"Democrats l-o-v-e Hillary Clinton..." yallerdawg Nov 2015 #7
This doesn't surprise me. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #9
Love to see the Obama Coalition and every Dem Coalition come together ffr Nov 2015 #26
Voter apathy (laziness?) has gotten so bad that it will take something drastic to snap them out of BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #32
Cherry Picking polls... bl968 Nov 2015 #10
Four swings and four misses DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #11
Let the Hillary fans have their illusions, for now. Gmak Nov 2015 #25
Link to crostabs? Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #12
"O K" DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #13
Your link has NO CROSS TABS Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #14
"O K" Redux DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #15
So you have NOTHING lulz Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #16
I am not going to get in a pointless debate about the efficacy of polling. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #17
HA HA, pretending polling says something you cant defend? Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #18
What part of... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #19
No debate...Just post crosstabs where Hillary has 83% Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #20
You should know by now that ... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #21
More nasty politics. Maineman Nov 2015 #22
What is nasty about citing an article verbatim? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #23
It's not nasty. It's just boring to post the same kind of articles over and over again. Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #24
Well...the more and more I've learned about her... SoapBox Nov 2015 #27
Thank you for your input and may the rest of your life be the best of your life. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #28
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #29
The numbers make sense to those who are not in denial. oasis Nov 2015 #30
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #31
We do! We really do!!! You got this, Hillary!!! Metric System Nov 2015 #33
Who is Name Removed? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #34
Key word..Democrats artislife Nov 2015 #35
To Know Her Is To Love Her DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #36

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
6. WAPO wants Hillary.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:11 AM
Nov 2015

Funded by Washington Post and ABC News.

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

How many of these threads are needed? We know. Hillary is their darling and they conduct poll after poll to convince us.

I conducted a poll and all my friends want Bernie. Polls are worthless.

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Even exit polls are worthless now since how people vote and how their votes are counted no longer coincide.

We don't even have transparency in our "democratic" voting system.

Polls are trash and votes are suspect.

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But that does not mean you should not vote - I'm not saying that - the only way to bring about change is to work within the system, no matter how corrupt.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
7. "Democrats l-o-v-e Hillary Clinton..."
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:14 AM
Nov 2015

Logically, what would we conclude about those who do not l-o-v-e Hillary?

Republicans? Not Democrats?

Just giving her a primary to "sharpen her skills," "move her to the left," "avoid the appearance of a coronation"? OK. Are we done now?

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
9. This doesn't surprise me.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:28 AM
Nov 2015

Hillary Clinton's public embrace of President Obama's policies and decision to expand on them instead of ignoring them, have touched the hearts of Democrats who want a presidential candidate who will continue President Obama's hard work for the country. President Obama enjoys an 83% approval rating among Democrats, higher than even Ronald Reagan's popularity - 79% - among Republicans at the same point in his presidency.

VP Biden had said at his speech...Democrats need to campaign on the hard work they've done. Hillary Clinton listened. Sanders and O'Malley have not. This is why she'll get the nomination, and when she does, President Obama and VP Biden will be out campaigning hard for the Democratic nominee, bringing along the Obama Coalition so that we may say after January 20, 2017, "Madam President".

ffr

(22,671 posts)
26. Love to see the Obama Coalition and every Dem Coalition come together
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 01:00 PM
Nov 2015

for voter recruitment, so we can sweep the GOP out of office. It just takes more voters. We have that. If people would just say they'll vote in this election and vote for Democrats, positive change can happen before January 20, 2017.

COME ON, DEMOCRATS!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
32. Voter apathy (laziness?) has gotten so bad that it will take something drastic to snap them out of
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 02:10 PM
Nov 2015

their comas and get them to exercise their civic duty.

I think a lot can be done when Democrats act more like Bill and Hillary Clinton and confront Republican lies head-on, without mercy. That goes a long way in showing the strength of Democrats and leadership.

I also think something has to be done to snap the American voter out of their perpetual snooze. Only one tactic comes to mind.

Fear. Tell them something that will get their juices flowing and their legs moving. It's not a very nice tactic, but it works. Republicans use it with great success, but unlike Republicans, we don't have to lie. Make the case that Republicans are seriously trying to destroy this country and our government. There are many issues to choose from. Republicans are relentless at trying to dismantle the New Deal and any and all positive policy changes that's benefiting the average American, and they need to be exposed as the unpatriotic anti-American goons that they are.

bl968

(360 posts)
10. Cherry Picking polls...
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:35 AM
Nov 2015

That might be something to crow about except for the fact that of that 54% who have a favorable impression of Sanders, another poll found that 38 percent of Democrats Nationally say they haven't heard enough about Sanders to rate him in favorability questions.

That's not the case for Clinton. That number will change the closer we get to the election and then you won't be crowing anymore.

Then you have the fact that the majority of these polls use landlines, which most people under 60 no longer have.

And Lastly the most recent polls are already showing a marked Clinton dip and resulting Sanders gain, as we head into the debate tonight.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
11. Four swings and four misses
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:42 AM
Nov 2015
That might be something to crow about except for the fact that of that 54% who have a favorable impression of Sanders, another poll found that 38 percent of Democrats Nationally say they haven't heard enough about Sanders to rate him in favorability questions.


54% isn't 83%.



That's not the case for Clinton. That number will change the closer we get to the election and then you won't be crowing anymore.


$500.00 says HRC win the primary. If I lose I will give the person who is so detached from reality $500.00 to do with as he or she pleases. If I win I will give the $500.00 I won to charity. I am not interested in filthy lucre or pecuniary gain.

Then you have the fact that the majority of these polls use landlines, which most people under 60 no longer have.


Most credible pollsters contact landline and cell phone users, including the one I cited, ergo:

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/washington-post-abc-news-poll-nov-4-8-2015/1869/



And Lastly the most recent polls are already showing a marked Clinton dip and resulting Sanders gain, as we head into the debate tonight.


That's not what the aggregate polling suggests:




http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary

Gmak

(88 posts)
25. Let the Hillary fans have their illusions, for now.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:59 PM
Nov 2015

I just got back from volunteering for a week in Ames IA, for the Sanders campaign, and granted, it is a college town, 30,000 students at Iowa State, in a rural area, but I found lots of enthusiasm for Bernie, and lots of hesitancy in the voices of those supporting Hillary that I talked to on the phone. "I THINK I will vote for Hillary, but, I don't know, I am not sure she can overcome all the negatives about her" kind of comments. When told of Bernie's proposals, like free college tuition, or strengthening SSA or Medicare for all, their voices brighten and sound more hopeful. We're almost 3 months out, when a lot of people haven't made up their minds.
Remember, as time goes on, more and more resources will be sent to the early primary states. The region around Ames just went from 4 to 5 paid staff. There were lots of volunteers for the weekend of canvassing-at least 25 in Ames alone-2 of whom drove down from Minneapolis, plus me from IL, just to work for Bernie, and folks regularly stop in to phone bank and do data entry.
The Philosophy Dept. teacher I knocked on doors with, is an adviser to a Univ. Bernie group, and at the first gathering (he has been active in campaigns for 30 years) he expected 10 to show up and had 100 students.
There will be a Debate Watch Party in all 99 counties of IA on Sat. nite, thanks to the efforts of Bernie's staff. Sooooo, by the time of the caucus, despite the lack of corporate media coverage, Iowans will know about Bernie. I did see the Bernie ad on a Des Moines TV channel once, followed immediately by a Hillary ad, but I only had the TV on one day there.
I plan to go back in Dec. for a week if the weather allows, I'm 4 1/2 hours from Ames, and in the meantime, I post every positive article about Bernie that I can find to facebook, as that is where a lot of people get their news now. I don't diss Hillary and I don't do attack pieces on Repubs.

Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
12. Link to crostabs?
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:54 AM
Nov 2015

The link from WP shows
Hillary has a 51% UNFAVORABLE
to a 46% favorable.

Hillary's UNFAVORABLE is CLIMBING
since January 2014!

Hardly signs of *love* from voters.
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/washington-post-abc-news-poll-nov-4-8-2015/1869/

Aside from the graph you posted
do you have any crosstabs?

What I've seen is an 83% based on 318 people
in another thread, is this a repeat of that same poll?

Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
14. Your link has NO CROSS TABS
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:56 AM
Nov 2015

The aggregate is just over 1000
but no breakdown by party affiliation?

So where are the crosstabs?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
17. I am not going to get in a pointless debate about the efficacy of polling.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:02 PM
Nov 2015

I am not going to get in a pointless debate about the efficacy of polling. What part of that don't you understand ?

Oh:


Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
18. HA HA, pretending polling says something you cant defend?
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:05 PM
Nov 2015

Those children hiding their eyes
are anyone who pretends polls
say something they clearly DO NOT.

Either present the data to back your
assertion, or slink.

Hillary has a 51% UNFAVORABLE

I ask dispassionately, of course.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
19. What part of...
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:12 PM
Nov 2015

What part of "No. I will not get in a pointless debate about the efficacy of polling don't you understand?"




#lol@me

Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
20. No debate...Just post crosstabs where Hillary has 83%
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:16 PM
Nov 2015

I'd hide my face too
if I posted a graph and
couldn't back the results
with hard data.

Just post the link to the data.

The WP link does NOT show
any 83% *love*

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
21. You should know by now that ...
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:22 PM
Nov 2015

You should know by now that DemocratSinceBirth is crazier than the proverbial jail house mouse and would literally rather die than give his interlocutor an alterable response. And in that vein:







#lol@me

Maineman

(854 posts)
22. More nasty politics.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 12:50 PM
Nov 2015

People should ignore politics and vote for the person who is most likely to try to solve the nation's most basic problems. For me that is Bernie.

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