Posted on 03/10/2015 9:31:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
More Americans are clamoring for change in the upcoming 2016 presidential election than they were in the "Hope and Change" year of 2008, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
That desire for change is a potential roadblock for two of the leading frontrunners - Democrat Hillary Clinton (the former first lady, presidential candidate and secretary of state) and Republican Jeb Bush (the former Florida governor whose brother and father served as president).
View the full poll results here.
But it might be a more significant challenge for Bush, given that fewer than half of Republican primary voters believe he would provide new ideas and a vision for the future, versus nearly three-quarters of Democrats who think the same of Clinton.
In the poll, 59 percent of all voters prefer a candidate who will bring greater changes to current policies, even if he or she is less experienced and tested - up from 55 percent who said this in July 2008 during the general-election contest between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Sixty percent of registered voters (including 42 percent of Republicans) say that Bush represents a return to the policies of the past, versus 27 percent (and 49 percent of GOP voters) who say he will provide new ideas and a vision for the future.
By comparison, 51 percent of all voters (but just 24 percent of Democrats) think Clinton represents a return to the policies of the past, and 44 percent (including 73 percent of Democrats) say she'll provide new ideas for the future.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Probably not.
Yes, there will be “change” in 2016 it is named-HILLARY! Our Republic is dying.
Electing Hillary won’t change anything.
In fact, much of the 008 Obama administration came from Clinton staff.
“Change” is like “cold”.
The word has no meaning without a qualifier to give it relevance. That was the genius of Obama’s 2008 campaign. “Change” was whatever change the voter wanted.
Ya got to love these MSN frauds
"Those stupid clamoring children".
They're waiting for the deceitful career corrupt in government to change?
As the audience of fools applaud...
The only “change” will come with electing someone like Walker or Cruz. However, the media will sell Hillary and Fauxcohontas Warren as change, and maybe Jeb Bush up until the primary. I mean really, who are we kidding?
We already got it, you idiot journalist.
Have most all those in D.C. not repeatedly demonstrated they could care less what America wants and have been operating like a typical controlling tyranny?
They're talking to America like it's their stupid 6 year old.
Doubtful
Barack already gave you...change you can bereave in.
ping
No.
I’m telling you he isn’t stepping down; Mark Belling said yesterday the Dems don’t have anybody...you think that isn’t on purpose?
Yup. We’ll change from Left to Far-Left.
60% of the country needs to prepare for disappointment.
With people being as dumb collectively as they are, and with both parties essentially being the uniparty. I think there will be no change.
Sadly.
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