Iowa Democrats don’t know what they want but they know it’s not Hillary

Hot Air ^ | 12/15/2018 | Jazz Shaw

[simpson96]

Since it’s never too early to start the 2020 election cycle, CNN got out ahead of the pack this week and put a poll in the field in Iowa, the first caucus state for the presidential election. They were looking to see who the hot prospects for the nomination are. The results aren’t all that much different from some national polls we’ve already looked it, but there were a few juicy bits of goodness in there.

At the top of the pack (as usual) were Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. The only real shocker was to see Beto O’Rourke moving up into third place. But there was one name missing from notable contention and Chris Cillizza read the tea leaves. Iowa Democrats have pretty much no interest in seeing Hillary Clinton darkening their doorways for a third try. (snip)

This clearly not a case of Hillary Clinton just being “less interesting” to Iowa voters than others. Her favorable numbers are underwater, with nearly a quarter of them seeing her “very unfavorably.” And that figure regarding whether she would “add to” or “detract from” the race by being in it at all is just brutal. She lost that one by more than 70%. So it’s not just case of liking someone else better. Iowa Democrats don’t even want her on the stage.

But if it’s not Hillary, then what about the Year of the Women? Well… anyone hoping for that outcome in Iowa has a lot of work to do. The top four candidates are all men. Biden gets 30%, Sanders pulls 14, O’Rourke gets 9, and Cory Booker gets 5%. The first woman we see on the list is Kamala Harris who ties John Kerry (!) with 4%. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar show up with 3% each.

[Theodore R.]

I suspect the Hawkeyes will develop a major bout of Beto-mania. After all the GOP caucus goers chose Cruz just three years ago.

[Theodore R.]

Yea, they are in many cases cult-like but in every case a leftist or a confused person.

[VietVet]

Ye Ghods and the little catfishes! This is best they can come up with?

Biden and Sanders: two old men who are of an age that they may not live to see 2020.

O’Roark: a loser

the others: a collection of has-beens and/or never was phonies.

[ssaftler]

If people you are talking to try to insist on a nickname, then call him “Whitey” O'Rourke.

I like the nickname. Hopefully he despises it as much as James "Whitey" Bulger. He's not using it anymore, might as well go to another Irish thug who tries to say he's something different than what he is.

[knighthawk]

Too bad, knowing the DNC the fix is in already and it will be Hillary with Beto as running mate.

[cnsmom]

New England liberals loved Kasich in 2016 and still like him now.

[Cronos]

I hope and pray that Hilary Clinton is once again nominated to be the Democrat's nominee for President in 2020.

please Democrats, give her another chance, please, please

I'm looking forward to the electoral map going one better than the map below

[AFret.]

Too bad, knowing the DNC the fix is in already and it will be Hillary with Beto as running mate.

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Very possible, perhaps probable. With Florida delivering the Felon Vote, and Beto carrying the rapidly becoming blue Texas, HRC could in fact stumble/trip/crawl into the White House.

If that happens, they will be hunting us down with dogs.

(Now, where did I leave that can of red pepper?)