DU's population is out of sync with the rest of the Democratic Party. [View All]

[LoZoccolo]

Even liberal Democrats.

Consider this poll question:

Is your opinion of Joseph Lieberman favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?

The latest Quinnipiac poll found that amongst Democrats, the answers were such:

favorable 37%
unfavorable 34%
mixed 26%
haven't heard enough 1%
refused 1%

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11362.xml?ReleaseID=943 (question 7)


My DU poll from yesterday has found thusfar:

favorable 8%
unfavorable 79%
mixed 13%
haven't heard enough 0%

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2755212&mesg_id=2755212

My intention is not to criticize the concept of DU or even netroots, but I think people should note this before they proclaim that their opinions are in line with "the people" or "the party".

In the Quinnipiac poll, even amongst Democrats who consider themselves "liberal" (despite the explanation that people give here that the number of self-proclaimed "liberals" is tainted by the vilification of the label), the numbers still show a big divergence:

favorable 28%
unfavorable 43%
mixed 28%
haven't heard enough 1%