Can you name one candidate? A national poll says you can't!

[littlejoe]

In an article by Dick Polman, from Knight-Ridder newspapers, a national poll (he won't name what the polling source is) states that 45 percent of registered democrats can't name one single candidate for president.

That was just a small portion of the article, titled "Nine-sided debates dilute the Democratic candidate's message".

Can anyone spell Agenda?

[arewethereyet]

1. Its a followup fromthe prior poll that had it at 67%

who could not name a dem candidate.

I guess things are looking up.

[goobergunch]

2. Candidates are as follows:

Carol Moseley Braun
Wesley Clark
Howard Dean
John Edwards
Dick Gephardt
John Kerry
Dennis Kucinich
Joe Lieberman
Al Sharpton

[Piperay]

3. I can name them all but

it's probably true unfortunately that most Democrats can't :-(, politics just happens to be something I love and have a deep interest in. :-)

[Fla_Democrat]

4. This isn't the place to ask

Of course everyone here could name at least one candidate. Everyone here could name all nine, and for extra credit, tell you the name of the one that dropped out.

The question is, can can the average registered voter name one. I'll tell you, from some of the conversations I have had off line, I think the 45% number is low.

[littlejoe]

5. I tend to disagree. This to me smells like a three day old carp.

The entire article was slanted against democrats. Just what was the real purpose for such an article in the first place? Hmmmm.....

Of course, everyone here can name at least two. Their candidate and Howard Dean.

[Fla_Democrat]

6. One way to test it

Ask around tomorrow. I know what it is in my neck of the woods, maybe it's different where you are. :shrug:

[arcane1]

7. maybe if they got some equal goddamned airtime!!

ya think? Wouldn't the NUMBER ONE REASON for this be the meida?

lesse... pull their reporters from the Kucinich, Braun, and Sharpton camps, talk Dean and Clark 24/7, then ponder why nobody knows all of the candidates...


fuckin rocket scientists in the media, arent they?

[pansypoo53219]

8. gee, if i can name all the supreme court justices

then i bet i can mame just about all of the candidates.