Posted on 02/04/2019 3:34:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Spooked by the 2016 election, Democratic voters say they want above all else someone who can beat President Donald Trump, according to a new poll Monday.
The only problem is they disagree on how you beat Donald Trump.
The poll from Monmouth University found that an unusually large number of Democratic voters are prioritizing "electability" over values as they begin to think about whom to support in their 2020 presidential primary.
"In prior elections, voters from both parties consistently prioritized shared values over electability when selecting a nominee," said Patrick Murray, the director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. "It looks like Democrats may be willing to flip that equation in 2020 because of their desire to defeat Trump. This is something to pay close attention to when primary voters really start tuning into the campaign."
In the survey, 56 percent of potential Democratic voters nationally said they preferred someone who would be a stronger candidate against Trump, even if they don't agree with that candidate on all issues. Meanwhile, 33 percent said they would prefer someone who aligns better with their beliefs, but who might have a harder time beating Trump.
Just 10 percent rejected the question, saying there is no tradeoff between the two.
The problem for Democrats is that, after Trump’s shocking upset in 2016, there's widespread disagreement on what electability even looks like....
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Happy BD to you!
I suggest they re-nominate Hillary.
Everybody’s in Iowa! Around 20 Dems are looking for Iowa volunteers, and some more Dems are definitely running but will skip Iowa. It’s a jungle out there!
Well, Northams career is in the toilet.. next? Steny Hoyer?
Not surprising - values are nothing, power is everything to leftie/’rats.....
If the H-1B policy was changed, it would be invincible. It’s that program that undercuts employment for many well-educated U.S. citizens because they can just pull in a foreign worker with the education and pay them less.
Democrats only want power and control...of everything.
JoMa
Joe B. is their only, albeit minuscule, hope...
As Uncle Creepy the serial child molester, Biden will be going uphill against some really bad optics.
Uncle Joe Biden will get the nod but will have to run the final days of his campaign from a hospital bed since the 79 year old will likely have a stroke when he see the beating awaiting him.
Values.
The word died when the Clintons first used it in the 90’s.
This is a hilarious story, and of course it'll lead to Biden after he takes the Whitebread 5 (and probably SC too) before California...
They have one person in their party who has actually won a Presidential election and is eligible to run again, but they won't nominate him because he is a white male. Jimmy Carter.
what they say they want to do, and what they ultimately do, will be very different things.
All the comrades will get into goose-step when the call arrives. What else they gonna do? Vote Trump? Ha!
fat chance the SorozNazi puppetmeisters controlling the D party Machine will permit ANY nominee other than what they want
which will be far far far far far commmie/nazi leftist and very very very obedient to the puppetmeisters in charge
True, none of the names being floated NOW have any chance of winning an election. But rest assured, the SorozNazi puppetmeisters will FIND or MANUFACTURE a far more sale-able puppet to run..... they do want to win, yes....
maybe a hollywood type or?
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