2016 Postmortem

Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2015, 09:29 AM Jul 2015

Pretend Bernie doesn't exist

Just for the sake of this poll.

Why? Because for many Americans, he still does not yet exist - they have not yet heard of him - So I'm thinking this poll might give us some idea how the entry of Webb and the anticipated entry of Biden might affect the overall race.

I am a Sanders supporter all the way, so if you're like me this might not be an easy exercise but just humor me ok? (That means, don't vote "pass" because you wanted to vote for Bernie!)

No write-ins for Elizabeth Warren either!

14 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Hillary Clinton
	2 (14%)
	Martin O'Malley
	9 (64%)
	Lincoln Chafee
	0 (0%)
	Jim Webb
	0 (0%)
	Joe Biden
	3 (21%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Pretend Bernie doesn't exist (Original Post) Flying Squirrel Jul 2015 OP

Probably Biden just because I can't wait to see what he says next. tymorial Jul 2015 #1

I'm guessing most voters haven't heard of Webb, Chafee, or OMalley either. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #2

^^ This. If Biden enters the race, the initial effect will likely be a reduction in HRC's numbers, winter is coming Jul 2015 #12

Pass will likely win here... Agschmid Jul 2015 #3

Tough choice. Vattel Jul 2015 #4

Of course the other one did have an option for none of the above ... Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #5

Pretend Hillary doesn't exist onehandle Jul 2015 #6

I'd much rather Hillary didn't exist. 99Forever Jul 2015 #7

O'Malley is the closest to Bernie IMO Kalidurga Jul 2015 #8

We I picked pass, it's still early so maybe someone else will decide to Autumn Jul 2015 #9

I like Hillary more than Webb, Chafee, and O'Malley. DemocraticWing Jul 2015 #10

If Sanders doesn't exist then O'Malley must be a barely cobbled together legend TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #11

Okay. LWolf Jul 2015 #13

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

1. Probably Biden just because I can't wait to see what he says next.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 09:34 AM

Jul 2015

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

2. I'm guessing most voters haven't heard of Webb, Chafee, or OMalley either.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 09:43 AM

Jul 2015

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

12. ^^ This. If Biden enters the race, the initial effect will likely be a reduction in HRC's numbers,

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 12:51 PM

Jul 2015

but that's a name recognition issue, IMO.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

3. Pass will likely win here...

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 09:45 AM

Jul 2015

Vattel

(9,289 posts)

4. Tough choice.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 09:49 AM

Jul 2015

I voted Chafee only because the only thing I know about him is that he voted no on the Iraq War Resolution. My problem with Webb, Clinton, Biden and O'Malley is that I know too much.

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

5. Of course the other one did have an option for none of the above ...

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:10 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251422221

Not too many people choose it though

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

6. Pretend Hillary doesn't exist

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:18 AM

Jul 2015

Oh, wait. She does.

Moot poll.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

7. I'd much rather Hillary didn't exist.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:24 AM

Jul 2015

And not for pretend.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

8. O'Malley is the closest to Bernie IMO

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:26 AM

Jul 2015

I could be wrong. But, he seems like a genuine honest person. I think he would be a good president.

Autumn

(45,136 posts)

9. We I picked pass, it's still early so maybe someone else will decide to

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:38 AM

Jul 2015

run.

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)

10. I like Hillary more than Webb, Chafee, and O'Malley.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 12:19 PM

Jul 2015

None of those 3 are exciting. I don't actually think any of them have substantial differences with Hillary Clinton, and all of them are boring white guys with no excitement. Biden has a better argument, but I still think Hillary is a better candidate. Bernie is the only candidate in the race who has substantial policy differences from the mainstream Democratic Party, and all of these other people are pretty mainstream.

TheKentuckian

(25,044 posts)

11. If Sanders doesn't exist then O'Malley must be a barely cobbled together legend

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 12:47 PM

Jul 2015

from oral histories from a dead language and Webb and Chaffee doubly so.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

13. Okay.

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 03:31 PM

Jul 2015

I do not want to select any of the options provided.

If Bernie were not running, I'd have no interest, because I have no interest in supporting any of the Democrats on that list. They do not bring to the table the things I'm looking for. It is not "attacking" or "bashing" them to point that out; I don't "hate" them. I just don't want to nominate them.

There are Democrats out there that I'd be thrilled to support, but none of them are running for president. That's one of the reasons I was so thrilled to support Sanders...his jumping in to the race gave me a reason to hope.

If I were asked who else I wanted to support other than Sanders, I would have said Russ Feingold or Barbara Lee.

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