Posted on 08/22/2014 5:26:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I’m surprised, not because I think Hillary’s wildly more popular than O but because, in year six of an increasingly lame lame-duck presidency, you’d think “anyone but Obama” sentiment would be high on both sides. And since Hillary’s the Democratic nominee-in-waiting, she’s the obvious “anyone” in a poll like this. Democrats can idealize her and pretend that she would have avoided all of the mistakes that Obama’s made; Republicans, having concluded that no one could possibly be worse than The One, can prefer her on those grounds alone.
But that’s not what we see.
The obvious explanation for the Democratic numbers, I suppose, is loss aversion. They made a choice with momentous consequences in nominating Obama; given the size of their investment in him, it’d be wrenching psychologically to admit now that they backed the wrong horse. And of course liberals are suspicious that Hillary would have been/will be a hawkish Clintonian centrist once in office. They might prefer O on principle, for the same reason they prefer Elizabeth Warren to her. (Check the crosstabs and you’ll find that self-identified liberals are slightly less likely than Democrats to say they wish she had won in 2008, 21/59 versus 26/59.) As for Republicans, I thought “anyone but Obama” sentiment would be so intense that a clear majority would say they wished Hillary had been president six years ago instead of him. Instead, 31/49. That may be proof that GOPers are already getting into battle mode for 2016, convincing themselves that Barack Obama is the worst conceivable person we could have as president except of course for the person the Democrats are likely to nominate next.
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LOL. Poor Hillary!, always the bridesmaid but no one wants her for the bride. I’m surprised at this too. I would have rather had Hillary! as president than Obama, not because I want Hillary! as president, but because Obama is such a freakin Communist disaster.
People like Hillary: A myth perpetuated by the MSM.
Today’s Democrat Voter is a Liz Warren fan. Their next campaign will be all about unabashed calls for class warfare. Hillary is too corporate and too establishment for them.
she’s the wrong color!
blacks are the biggest racists left in the world.
Had Hillary been elected in 2008, you wouldn’t be reading this.
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