Lies.
If the progressives lose, they hope a left of center Republican wins so that they can consolidate their gains.
2016 will be particularly brutal since it’s predicted that 3 or 4 Supreme Court Nominations may come up in the next term, certainly over the next two terms.
Actually, I’m heartened by this poll, if it’s even close to accurate. First, Jeb is probably leading due to a lots of coverage and a famous name (no one in history has ever run for president with a father & brother who’ve already had the job) and the fact that he was governor of a large, populous state and part of the hanging chads episode. Ben Carson isn’t going to happen and Don Trump probably won’t either. That leaves Ted Cruz in the top four.