If Dean, Clark, and Kucinich dropped out, who would you vote for?

[JohnLocke]

Currently they're the top three. If they bowed out, who would you prefer?

[Hep]

1. Edwards

He's my number 2 anyway.

[JohnLocke]

13. Whoo!

:yourock:

[Kathleen04]

2. John Edwards n/t

[JohnLocke]

14. Whoo!

:yourock:

[Dookus]

3. Do you mean Kerry?

I haven't seen any recent polls that put Kucinich above 2%.

[JohnKleeb]

9. the top three here at DU

[Kathleen04]

10. He's in the top 3...

of popularity on DU.

[JohnLocke]

22. No, he's not.

[GreenArrow]

57. yes, he is

.

[Padraig18]

67. NO, he is NOT!

He consistently finishes fourth or fifth in EVERY Presidential preference poll, GreenArrow.

[Desertrose]

79. YES...he is...and why

does it bother you so much when he is mentioned as a major candidate??

If you are so sure of your man, why get so upset about a minor non candidate...HMMMM???

just curious..

Oh, and don't give me the same old crap how he takes away from your guy...puhleeese!

at this point...I say they all should have a voice...I'm not letting polls or media or money tell me who I should choose...or for that matter another DUer who is sure he/she has all the answers.

Peace
DR

[corporatewhore]

4. Sharpton(if only for the reason to see him go after w in a debate)

if not sharpton gephardt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

65. Thanks for the input.

[mandyky]

5. Carol Mosely Braun or Sharpton

Edwards or Gephardt might be able to sway me, with LOTS of work.

[IndianaGreen]

43. Ditto on Sharpton and CMB

I can't see all a scenario, outside of assassination or plane "accident" in which Clark, Dean, and Kucinich will not be in Boston next year with their delegates.

What are the chances that the pro-IWR candidates will be conciliatory to antiwar Americans and admit the war was wrong? Not likely.

What are the chances that antiwar independents will support a prowar candidate in 2004? Rather iffy. You are dealing with people that opposed the war on moral and ethical grounds. They are no more likely to vote for a prowar candidate than a pro-life voter is to vote for a pro-choice one.

[Darranar]

6. Sharpton.

[TexasEditor]

7. I'd vote for...

Bill Moyers.

[JohnKleeb]

8. Kerry

[oasis]

63. Kerry here too. (n/t)

[uhhuh]

11. Edwards

of the candidates running.
If those three weren't in the picture, I think Gore might have been. I would go Gore in that case.

[MercutioATC]

12. Edwards. If just Dean dropped out, I'd vote for Edwards.

I'm 100% behind Dean. At this late date, my primary vote is pretty much sewn up. However, Edwards has been my second choice for some time, and I'd happily support him should he be chosen as the nominee.

[meti57b]

15. I would vote for the remaining Dem candidate who was leading

in the polls in hopes of getting a popular consensus candidate for the general election.

[citizen snips]

16. Edwards.

[otohara]

17. Dick

Gebhardt -

[Clark4Prez]

18. Kerry

I have always liked John and very early on leaned towards him.

I'm not really sure what happened to his campaign, I know the IWR vote may have hurt him, but it seemed to implode a little quickly. But, the game is far from over so who knows, he may be the nominee yet.

[pscot]

19. Kerry

Which I may do anyway, not being entirely convinced that Dr. Dean is the second coming.

[rucky]

20. Kerry

n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. Kerry. n/t

[Killarney]

23. Kerry n/t

[Maccagirl]

24. Kerry

because of the incredible Teresa Heinz Kerry, his experience and because the general election will be different than the primaries. I honestly believe he'd give Bush real trouble. I can't explain his current problems. however. John Edwards is a class person all the way-I just don't think it's his time.

[Bucky]

25. OK. But if Dean,Clark,Kucinich,Gep,Braun,Al,Lieberman,& Kerry dropped...

THEN who would you vote for, huh? Who then? Yeah, I thought so.

[Maccagirl]

29. If Kerry drops out

then my vote goes to Edwards...okay?

[JohnLocke]

36. LOL

[ThirdWheelLegend]

26. Sharpton or Kerry even if....

Dean and Clark stayed in the race, If Kucinich dropped I would still go with my original second choice(s).


TWL

[deminflorida]

27. John Edwards

probably the second best out there...

[YellowDawgDemocrat]

30. Easy for me....

My first choice would still be in the race, Gephardt. In my mind he is the no-brainer candidate. Whether you like him or not, he has the best chance in a National election...closely followed by Lieberman. Of course, I'm interested in only winning the election, which makes this kind of response unpopular among my fellow DU participants.

Before any of us are going to see the kind of changes we want, we must first win.

[AntiCoup2K4]

28. Edwards.

In that scenario, he's the only one who would have a prayer.

[arewethereyet]

31. Edwards, always my first choice

n/t

[Mz Pip]

32. Edwards

I really believe we need a Southerner at the top of the ticket to carry some of those pesky Southern States.

MzPip
:dem:

[dkf]

33. Carol n/t

[Zorra]

34. Carol or Al n/t

[Indiana_Dem]

35. Braun n/t

[sujan]

37. Green party candidate

[isbister]

38. In or out - Kerry

Kerry's the best candidate for the Democrats and the only that can beat bush in a general election.

[Brian_Expat]

39. Carol n/t

[LouisFC]

40. Kerry n/t

[carols]

41. Kerry

[kerry-is-my-prez]

42. Kerry, then Edwards, then Gephardt

n/t

[Logansquare]

44. Edwards n/t

.

[ryharrin]

45. Carol, definitely.

Though Sharpton and Edwards wouldn't be too far behind.

[LWolf]

46. They aren't bowing out.

The question is moot. I don't have a definitive choice for the highly improbable. If Dennis Kucinich actually dropped out, I would mull over the following possibilities:

1. Write in Dennis Kucinich
2. CMB
3. Kerry or Edwards

Dean or Clark dropping out wouldn't make any difference.

[mermaid]

47. Won't Happen, But

if that hypohetical situation did occur, I'd go back to Edwards.

I was an early Edwards supporter, became a Dean supporter when I realized he had the best chance at beating Bush.

[sleipnir]

48. Sharpton.

The rest are damned due to their support of pre-emptive war or the support continuing use of US troops in the Mid-East (CMB).

[jsw_81]

49. John Kerry

No doubt about it.

[Crunchy Frog]

50. Tossup

between Kerry and Edwards. I like Edwards more, but I'm not sure that he has sufficient gravitas or foreign policy experience.

I don't like Kerry as much as I like Edwards, but I think he has a stronger resume.

[Castilleja]

51. John Edwards

for sure.

[TexasSissy]

52. Kerry.

[Jerseycoa]

53. Kerry nt

[INTELBYTES]

54. I'd just sit at home. Cynide tablets ready....

[dogman]

58. Smith & Wesson

Four more of B*** would be a killer!

[Terwilliger]

55. CMB

[Walt Starr]

56. Nobody

I'm serious, no Dean, no vote.

[leyton]

59. Edwards...

Actually, I'd probably pick him over Clark or Kucinich anyway.

[cryofan]

60. why so many online Kucinich supporters, but so few in the polls?

strange....

[leyton]

62. Perhaps

I think this board is not representative of the Democratic party as a whole; I think it's more liberal, due to the fact that the people willing to spend time online discussing Democratic politics are more likely to hold more party positions (as opposed to centrist positions). Kucinich, being on the liberal end of the spectrum, probably appeals to this chunk of Democrats more than to Democrats in general.

[Desertrose]

80. I have a lot of folks who just aren't online

and aren't polled- period. Doesn't mean they aren't out there...just means they aren't counted in that way.
What counts is voting time...
Peace
DR

[JVS]

61. Gephardt. The man is very solid on labor issues.

[PAMod]

64. Edwards, but only after a period of national mourning...

because that's the only way Dean, Clark, and DK are all getting out of the race.

[Cheswick2.0]

66. Carol

no doubt about it

[IndianaGreen]

68. The unspoken question is whether we would vote for a prowar candidate

The answer is that no matter what 100% of all registered DUers say about ABB, the reality is that there are millions of Americans that will never vote for a candidate that supported the invasion of Iraq, and that includes those that voted "Yes" for IWR regardless of the rationale they give for that vote.

Under normal conditions those millions of deeply committed antiwar voters would not make much of a difference on an election. However, if 2004 turns out to be as close as 2000, if not closer, the refusal of those voters to vote for the prowar Democratic nominee will be more than enough to bring defeat.

Let this be a warning to those supporters of the Washington establishment!

[nickgutierrez]

76. I disagree.

If these millions of Americans that oppose the war refuse to vote because there's a D opposing Bush that didn't oppose the war, then they would be making a big, and rather surprising mistake.

Those of us that oppose the war, I think, certainly know that one of the reasons we're in Iraq now is because of the lies told by the administration. People don't like to be lied to.

I can't see people refusing to vote for a "pro-war" democrat while knowing that there's a good chance that their refusal means four more years of Bush, Inc.

And four more years of unjust war.

[IndianaGreen]

78. Although the Left is fragmented on the ABB issue

Although the Left is fragmented on the ABB issue, for example CPUSA is strongly in favor of ABB, there are many leftist that argue that socialists have no obligation to save capitalism--which is exactly what electing a Democrat (other than Kucinich) will accomplish. They are convinced, and I agree with this analysis, that America is on the last stage of capitalism before its inevitable collapse. Since the collapse of capitalism, particularly the virulent American variant, would be good for the world and for America, why should anyone lift a finger to save something that should be allowed to die of natural causes.

The reason I mention Kucinich, who is still a bourgeois candidate despite his progressive leanings, is that Dennis is willing to change the paradigm of America using her military might to subjugate and exploit other people. Dennis is willing to embark on a journey that inevitably will lead to socialism. A socialist America will be characterized by a just and caring society and responsible world citizenship.

Then there are those that oppose the war in Iraq, as they opposed US activities in Latin America and other regions, on moral and ethical grounds. They are the least likely to vote for a candidate that is prowar. To them ABB is a rehash of "the lesser of two evils," which invariably results in choosing evil.

[GregorStocks]

69. If I could vote, I wouldn't.

Course, I'm 13.

Or just the Green.

Or write in Kucinich.

Or assassinate Bush. ;-)

Yeah, that works.

[Sean Reynolds]

70. Braun!

Who happens to be my second choice right now.

[Padraig18]

71. Damn, that's a TOUGH call!

I would likely vote for Gephart or Kerry, and in that order...

[Toucano]

72. Kerry then Edwards. n/t

[MODemocrat]

73. John Kerry

Actually, it wouldn't bother me to vote for anyone of them. After
Kerry, I'd probably pick Edwards. (He's really easy on the eyes too).

[revcarol]

74. Edwards or Sharpton.

x

[KaraokeKarlton]

75. Braun

n/t

[One Taste]

77. Edwards

or Kerry

[arewethereyet]

81. Edwards irrespective of any other comings or goings

same as it ever was.