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Poll: Dems want 'electable' challenger who can beat Trump. Values come second.
NBC News ^ | February 4, 2019 | Alex Seitz-Wald

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....

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2020election; businessasusual; election2020; howardschultz; monmouthu; patrickmurray; starbucks
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Happy BD to you!

I suggest they re-nominate Hillary.


21 posted on 02/04/2019 3:57:24 PM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: colorado tanker

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!


22 posted on 02/04/2019 3:59:28 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Well, Northams career is in the toilet.. next? Steny Hoyer?


23 posted on 02/04/2019 4:05:13 PM PST by Ikeon ( You may be right, I may be crazy.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not surprising - values are nothing, power is everything to leftie/’rats.....


24 posted on 02/04/2019 4:10:46 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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.


25 posted on 02/04/2019 4:11:31 PM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Democrats only want power and control...of everything.

JoMa


26 posted on 02/04/2019 4:24:38 PM PST by joma89
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Joe B. is their only, albeit minuscule, hope...


27 posted on 02/04/2019 4:37:18 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: SuperLuminal

As Uncle Creepy the serial child molester, Biden will be going uphill against some really bad optics.


28 posted on 02/04/2019 4:41:01 PM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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.


29 posted on 02/04/2019 5:06:22 PM PST by Combat_Liberalism
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Values.

The word died when the Clintons first used it in the 90’s.


30 posted on 02/04/2019 5:09:02 PM PST by lurk
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Happy Birthday to you, 2DV.

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...

31 posted on 02/04/2019 5:13:54 PM PST by StAnDeliver ("Mueller personally delivered US uranium to Russia.")
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To: BenLurkin
They are so fixated on identity politics that it's hard to see how they can nominate a white male (even one who is gay).

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.

32 posted on 02/04/2019 6:24:01 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

what they say they want to do, and what they ultimately do, will be very different things.


33 posted on 02/04/2019 6:59:15 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Can't be white, can't be male. Beyond that, they are willing to be very flexible, as long as the candidate adheres to the basic dogmas.


34 posted on 02/04/2019 7:17:00 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They still don't even know how they lost the last one.
35 posted on 02/04/2019 7:19:46 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All the comrades will get into goose-step when the call arrives. What else they gonna do? Vote Trump? Ha!


36 posted on 02/04/2019 10:38:54 PM PST by vpintheak (Stop making stupid people famous!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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?


37 posted on 02/07/2019 3:11:04 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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