Daily Kos straw poll, today...

[RobertDevereaux]

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“Bernie Sanders wins this week’s Daily Kos Straw Poll, coming in with 38 percent of the vote out of over 50,000 cast (down six points from his post-announcement high a month ago). Elizabeth Warren is back in second place (albeit at a distance), perhaps helped by her strong CNN forum performance? Her proposal for universal child care certainly is a winner. Kamala Harris dropped a bit to land just barely behind her in third place, with Beto O’Rourke not far behind her, definitely getting a boost out of his announcement last week. Buttigieg is the only other person cracking five percent and … does anyone really think he’ll stick around that high? He’s riding the high from a viral appearance at South by Southwest. I’d guess it’s temporary.

“My sense is that, broadly speaking, Bernie, with his universal name ID, has little room to grow. Meanwhile, the threats to his candidacy are twofold: 1) Elizabeth Warren matches up ideologically, and can be a source of defections if he falters (or if his more virulent supporters drive people away), and 2) the nonideological part of Bernie’s base, those looking for a fresh new face untainted by the stench of the establishment, are favorably predisposed toward Beto (and Buttigieg could catch sustained fire). Those of you on political Twitter might have noticed that Bernie supporters have an especially pronounced hatred for Beto. Their tactics might be unproductive (hurling invective at detractors wins exactly zero new votes), but they’re not wrong to sense the threat. This poll further suggests that threat is real.”
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/20/1843482/-Bernie-wins-Daily-Kos-straw-poll-Warren-and-Harris-round-out-top-three-Buttigieg-and-Beto-surge?fbclid=IwAR01ikab5dHyAIg9yBsc99Ar6Yp_-RryDU_KkGK_5GYrzxENUvgNpiLpJys

[Hortensis]

1. Farther-left Daily Kos is entertaining, but not for intellectually honest

people. When my husband chortles over satisfying headlines I make him OPEN the articles and read what is even Kos's less-satisfying explanations. In his defense, he reads the LA Times every morning while I scan the NY Times, WaPo and selections from whatever searches on events turn up.

[itsrobert]

2. Looks like Bernie is down 6 percentage points since last poll

While Beto surged up 6 points. No wondering the Bernie campaign is terrified of Beto.

[LonePirate]

3. I'm relieved to see someone else has noticed the Twitter hatred towards Beto from Bernie supporters

I think it has even crept in here to DU.

[namahage]

5. Also that "more virulent" supporters could drive potential supporters away

and into the arms of those with parallel policies without the BoB-stench (such as Warren).

Sadly, recent moves by the campaign seem to indicate that the tone is more "Fuck Your Feelings" than "Yes We Can."

[vsrazdem]

22. I think its the other way around, everyone loves to Hate Bernie.

[emulatorloo]

4. Decent boost for Beto. Good to see Warren's holding her own. Gonna be a interesting primary.

Warren was quite good on CNN, def on my short list.

[Talking Tom]

6. How predictive is this poll?

Historically?

[SFnomad]

9. It's an internet opt-in poll ... it's not worth the straw it's built upon. n/t

[gopiscrap]

23. welcome to DU

[SFnomad]

7. Another Daily Kos Straw Joke ... how cute n/t

[Talking Tom]

11. Here's a new PPP poll from Iowa

https://iowastartingline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PPP-Poll-Toplines-March-2019.pdf

[SFnomad]

12. When the PPP poll prefaces questions like this ...

Super PACs allow wealthy donors and corporations to contribute unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. ...

You're going to get the results you're looking for.

[Talking Tom]

14. The candidate preference question was not worded that way

Was it?

[SFnomad]

15. When numerous questions are clearly biased ... I'm not going to trust anything they do

In real, honest, dependable polling ... questions aren't done in the same order for everyone, so there isn't an unconscious bias in the order of questioning, unconscious leading.

Since it's clear they have biased questions, who knows what other type of biased methodology they have in their poll.

There are more than enough reputable polls out there, that I can ignore this one without feeling too bad about it.

[Talking Tom]

16. So which candidate do you think is hurt by the wording?

?

[SFnomad]

17. All of them n/t

[Talking Tom]

18. Lol

This is very strange. You’re saying this is a bad poll because it is biased against everyone in it?


Okkkkay

[SFnomad]

19. No, I'm saying it's a bad poll because it's clearly biased in a number of questions.

Please don't try to speak for me, because you're wrong.

Why are you pushing the poll so much? Are the results to your liking?

Oh, btw, welcome to DU ... though you're not providing a very good first impression.

[Talking Tom]

20. Biased, but biased against whom?

There is no such thing as a poll biased “against everyone”.

[SFnomad]

21. Buh bye n/t

[SFnomad]

13. And you take this poll seriously? ....

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is the only Democrat running for President who has welcomed the support of a Super PAC. Inslee’s Super PAC is run by a former top aide, and is spending over $1 million in advertising to boost his campaign — But Inslee refuses to disavow this Super PAC. Does this make you more likely or less likely to support Jay Inslee in the Iowa Caucus, or does it not make a difference?

This polling is a joke.

[David__77]

8. Funny analysis.

..

[patricia92243]

10. Full of mud.