Informal poll: YOUR CHOICE FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT

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Poll question: Informal poll: YOUR CHOICE FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT

Just curious about how DUers are feeling about all this today.

(n.b.: Gore isn't included because as of today he's still not running.)

So... In alphabetical order (to avoid any hint of bias):

[saltpoint]

1. John Edwards for me.

Happy in degrees with all 8, however, and with none of the Pukes.

That said, I'm drawn to Edwards' emphasis on domestic issues, and especially with his preparation and energy of commitment.

On New Orleans, for example: Edwards gets it; Bush abandoned it.

In a general election, I feel an Edwards-at-the-top ticket is more competitive in redder regions.

[Tennessee Gal]

36. Edwards/Biden or Edwards/Dodd should be the ticket!

Although, I also think Dodd as Majority Leader would be great.

[saltpoint]

37. Hi, Tennessee Gal. I like all three of those people. If John Edwards

is not the nominee, I'll be disappointed but if either of the others there are instead, I'm still in the hunt to defeat as many Republicans as possible.

I don't hate Harry Reid but would welcome Dodd or Dick Durbin for the Majority Leader's role. I think Reid will be challenged for the 111th Congress, in any case.

[Seabiscuit]

42. Edwards/Biden or Edwards/Dodd is exactly how my wife and I have been thinking lately.

[surfermaw]

99. Funny thing, that is what my husband said today

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104. So... what do you say?

[2hip]

50. Whaddaya' think about Edwards/FEINGOLD?

Now That would be one helluva' Dynamic Duo!


Pssst…show your support!

[Seabiscuit]

85. Indeed, it would.

We do need Feingold in the Senate right now - one of the few there with spine.

[surfermaw]

100. I agree

[murbley40]

64. kick

[DesertRat]

2. If Gore isn't running, I'll vote for Kucinich. n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

3. No Clark, Kerry, or Gore? Bill Richardson!

Bill Richardson:
www.2013IsTooLate.com
www.TheDifferenceOnIraq.com
www.richardsonforpresident.com
:kick:

[FreeToys]

4. Dennis is cool

Kucinich, even without playing the First Lady card

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5. The results so far might explain the following phenomenon:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2519327&mesg_id=2519327

[cynthia]

40. my thoughts exactly

the results of the poll reflect the strong sentiment here in favor of John Edwards,

which is fine with me!

[Grey]

6. Joe C. Wilson/ Patrick J Fitzgerald n/t

[emilyg]

7. Sen. Clinton

[oasis]

56. ditto (eom)

[Seabiscuit]

8. Remember, folks: to get a good cross-section here we've got to keep this poll kicked

so people can see it.

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9. In the past hour and a half I would have thought Edwards' lead would be shrinking, but

it's actually increased from 45% to 49%.

Wow.

[Nimrod2005]

10. k

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11. Way to go, Nimrod2005!

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12. Yo, poll: are you getting that sinking feeling?

Well, here's a boost! :)

[Seabiscuit]

14. And here's another one!

:)

[bigwillq]

13. DK!

:bounce:

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15. Bully for Chris Dodd!

He just got a second vote!

[Kucinich4America]

16. Dennis!

:bounce:

[Nutmegger]

17. Only John Edwards for me.

I strongly, and proudly, support him.

:kick:

[sandyd921]

18. Strongly committed John Edwards supporter here.

n/t

[Diamonique]

19. For me it's all Edwards all the time! n/t

[MrSlayer]

20. In a perfect world Kucinich would be the guy.

However the world is not perfect so I'm for Edwards.

[DutchLiberal]

21. If I were an American, I would pick Dennis Kucinich.

[mirrera]

22. Kick for Edwards/Kucinich or Obama n/t

[FlyingSquirrel]

23. Quite a few responders to this poll. Good sampling.

P.S. Richardson would make a good VP

[hayu_lol]

24. Made my decision a couple of weeks ago...

see no reason to change it at this point:

CLINTON

I note in this poll that the Dennis folks must be napping at this time of day. Edwards, on this poll so far, has creamed Dennis.

[Seabiscuit]

26. Yes. Thanks, everyone. Nice to see. 212 votes so far.

[DurShar]

25. Kucinich n/t

[Hieronymus]

27. John Edwards can save the Democratic party .. and the best

chance of winning.

[onehandle]

28. JE. nt

[asdjrocky]

29. Wow. 101

[FlyingSquirrel]

30. Someone notify the mainstream media!

tee hee

Who is it that likes to do little news junkets on the blogosphere's opinion?

[asdjrocky]

31. The light is starting so bright, that they can't look away. n/t

[FlyingSquirrel]

32. Wouldn't it be something if Edwards beat the others by this margin in Iowa?

Now THAT would be kinda hard to spin as a fluke.

[Seabiscuit]

34. The way he's been taking off, he just might.

Perhaps not quite by this margin, but in the eyes of the MSM, still be a "landslide".

[Seabiscuit]

83. 180 now. If Tweety saw this, his big round yellow head would explode.

And this poll would be splattered with gobs of icky green Oobleck.

[Seabiscuit]

33. 250 Votes? WOW!

KICK FOR THE LATE-NIGHT CROWD. :kick:

[Jennifer C]

35. Biden. nt

[robcon]

38. Hillary.

I trust her judgment.

[cali]

39. LOL! Another DU poll that

reflects the opposite of the real world. What a shocker.

[waiting for hope]

41. John Edwards - All the Way to 1600 Penn. Ave!

[FraDon]

43. Today? Before the "nose-holding moments" in the voting booth: Mr. Kucinich, natch! n/t

k&r

[Seabiscuit]

120. One of my "nose holding" moments came when DK asked his supporters to support Obama as a second

choice in case DK didn't make the 15% cutoff in Iowa.

[Desertrose]

44. DK!

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45. I don't even know if I should be surprised at Bill Richardson only receiving 1 vote.

But 2 votes behind Mike Gravel?

Wow.

[highflyingbird]

46. John Edwards

I haven't felt this strongly about a candidate in many, many years.

JRE is the change we need.

[Steely_Dan]

47. Biden! n/t

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48. Aw, heck, I'm going to come out of the closet and change my avatar to John Edwards

With one vote shy of 300, and Edwards still leading with 42%, why not?

[2hip]

49. Chevy Chase voice -- "Gore is STILL not running!"

Sorry, but the OP made me think of Chevy's recurring comedy bit on early SNL....."Generalissimo Francisco Franco is STILL dead!"


As for the Poll, Edwards is my guy!


Pssst…show your support!

[Seabiscuit]

51. Kick for the Christmas Eve crowd....

And Merry Christmas to y'all out there... :)

[BenMarbleMD]

52. ELECTABILITY

The Hillbeast and Obama are BOTH 'unelectable' so of the top 3 I'd choose Edwards but I like Kucinich the most. Ron Paul, of course, will be the next president.

[Seabiscuit]

53. Merry Christmas!

[balantz]

54. Kickin' for John

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[saracat]

55. Go John! From our mouth to God's ear! Merry Christmas

[Plucketeer]

59. Go

Go, Go Johnny GO! YAHOOTIEE!!!!

[Seabiscuit]

57. With 333 votes, in, I'm beginning to think we'll see these results again in Iowa.

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58. Will somebody please wake up Chris Matthews?

[Seabiscuit]

86. With 438 votes, the percentages are still the same. Can we have 12 more?

[Seabiscuit]

87. I guess not today... :(

[Seabiscuit]

89. We got 2 more. Can we have another 10 before next year?

[Seabiscuit]

60. Final kick.

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112. LOL!!! WTF was I thinking?

[Infinite Hope]

61. Edwards always. n/t

[Bill Todd]

62. Aw, hell

Since I only got here last night for the first time in over a year I hadn't seen this.

And since I like the result (to which I just contributed), I'll bump it.

- bill

[Seabiscuit]

65. Well, I'll be. I thought this poll had sunk to page 10, at least.

And I wake up to find 3 more posts and 6 more votes. Wow.

[youthere]

63. Biden.

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66. Final Tally: 1. Edwards, 153; 2. Obama, 62; 3. Biden, 50; 4. Kucinich 48; 5. Clinton, 44; 6. Dodd &

Gravel, 5 each; and 8. Richardson, 3.

You know, I really thought there were a lot more Clinton supporters on DU - maybe they just post more than others.

[Seabiscuit]

114. Amazingly, the percentages have held up since I posted this.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

67. Edwards, the only REAL Democrat who can win in November.

[Seabiscuit]

68. Good grief! Every time someone kicks this poll it gets more votes!

It was started a week ago!

[Catchawave]

69. Bet ya can keep it going for another week :)

:kick:

[Seabiscuit]

70. Ya think?

But after January 3, I think it will be pretty irrelevant.

[Catchawave]

73. Sure....go for 500 !

[Seabiscuit]

75. Oh, alright...

Besides, I thought there were more Kucinich supporters here - maybe they need a little help. :)

On edit, I noticed that Edwards has as many votes now as Obama, Biden, and Kucinich combined (172).

[Seabiscuit]

105. Only 34 more to go!

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119. 13 to go, but the caucus is tomorrow!

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124. We're at 504. Should we go for 600 (in time for the New Hampshire primary)?

[Blue_In_AK]

71. Biden, Edwards or Dodd. n/t

[Seabiscuit]

81. LOL!

So, did you cast a vote?

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72. Can we have 2 more votes to make it 400?

[Seabiscuit]

82. How about 3 more to make it 430?

[dragonkeep]

74. keep it going

Edwards for me, with Dodd or Biden.

[Seabiscuit]

76. If ya say so...

:kick:

[Seabiscuit]

77. I don't think this thing's working this morning...

[antiimperialist]

78. 1-) Kucinich 2-)Edwards

The best two candidates.

[Seabiscuit]

79. So how did you vote?

[ChazII]

80. Another Biden voter. n/t

[Stop Cornyn]

84. kick

[skipos]

88. BIDEN! nt

[Seabiscuit]

90. Mike Gravel steams ahead of Dodd(5) and Richardson(4) with 6 (!) votes!!!

[Seabiscuit]

91. Final kick for 2007!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[frogmarch]

92. Edwards nt

[FlyingSquirrel]

93. And first kick of 2008

[Seabiscuit]

94. For the past several hundred votes, the percentages have amazingly remained the same:

Edwards 42%

Obama 15%

Biden 14%

Kucinich 13%

Clinton 12%

The rest at 1%

[Seabiscuit]

95. Now that it's 2008, can we get up to 500 votes in this poll?

We're just 1 shy of 450 right now.

[Seabiscuit]

96. BING! BAM! BOOM! The 450th vote... just like that~!

Yeah, I know... I seem to like talking to myself. :)

[laugle]

97. Interesting.....a lot of Edwards supporters......I'm a

Hillary supporter, but all year I have had this feeling that Edwards will win in Iowa, followed by Hillary and Obama.

My husband and I have made a bet, he thinks Hillary/Huckabee, I bet Edwards/Romney.

It should be interesting......I have a feeling Obama's numbers will turn out to be a lot like his candidacy.....more hype than substance...but of course I could be wrong..............

Frankly, I am sooooo sick of Iowa, can't wait till it's over.................

Good luck to all of them!

[Seabiscuit]

98. I'm on your side...

on the Edwards/Romney race idea. I hope your husband's wrong, because a Hillary/Huckabee contest would cause me to lose all interest. And I also agree about Obama - all hype, no substance.

Meanwhile, I join you in wishing all the candidates well in Iowa.

[laugle]

101. It's sooo nice to get someone that

agrees with me....the last 2 times I was on, I got flamed/deleted. I took a nice longgggg break for the holidays......but it's 2 days before the Iowa election...and I couldn't resist checking in today.

Happy new year to you and yours, at least, we won't have to worry about the idiot in the WH attacking Iran, I hope.....that was one of my major concerns in 2008!

November 2008, will be the year of the democrats!! "POWER TO THE PEOPLE"

[Seabiscuit]

102. Thank you.

Sorry you've gotten flames. Unfortunately some of the people on DU go around flaming others who support a different candidate. In fact, I think there are a relative handful who spend all their time here doing nothing like that. IOW, if you haven't been targeted by one of them yet, you just haven't spent enough time here.

I find the "ignore" button quite useful in these situations.

Happy New Year to you and your family.

I'm dreaming of a new Camelot in White House. Maybe it's our time, at long last.

[Seabiscuit]

103. 462 votes. Wow. I'm beginning to believe we might reach 500 by caucus time.

[Alter Ego]

106. You have no option for Waffles With Syrup.

I feel disenfranchised.

[Seabiscuit]

107. Ahhh... if only I could still edit my original post.

[momto3]

108. Biden. eom

[Tarc]

109. Polls like this really need an "Undecided" option

Because honestly at this moment I still am. The only certainly at the moment is that I will be choosing one of those names in November. There's going to be a lot of sore losers...candidate and supporter alike...around once this thing wraps up, but I sincerely hope that all who have voted so far will think the same.

[Seabiscuit]

110. There's a reason I left out "undecided".

This is primary season, not the general election. It's time for us to decide who we'll vote for in the primaries. Iowa is just a day away.

If you're still undecided by the time your state's primary comes around, will you simply stay away from the voting booth?

This poll is about seeing who DU favors in the primaries among those who've made up their minds. It assumes the undecideds won't vote in this poll.

[Tarc]

113. I'll decide by then

Plenty of time between now and the 8th. :)

[Seabiscuit]

117. True. No one's forcing you to vote in this poll if you're truly undecided.

[Seabiscuit]

128. The 8th is just 2 days away now. How are you doing?

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111. Edwards just hit 200 votes!

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115. I'm beginning to think there are only 480 DU'ers who post on GD Politics.

The total number of votes has been stuck at 480 for hours now.

[Seabiscuit]

116. Is this poll dead, or is DU dead?

[Seabiscuit]

118. Kick for the night before Iowa caucus. 14 votes to go to reach 500.

[lonestarnot]

121. I'm sorry Dennnis.

[Seabiscuit]

122. Whoaa... 497 votes! Can we have 3 more in the next 6 hours before the Iowa Caucus?

[Seabiscuit]

123. 500 VOTES!!! DING! DING! DING! DING! WE DID IT!!!

And with over 5 hours to go before the Iowa Caucus!

[Seabiscuit]

125. On to New Hampshire, where I hope there are a lot of DU'ers.

:)

[Seabiscuit]

126. 510 votes. Edwards 43%, Obama 16%, Clinton 12%

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127. Post-NH ABC Debate kick

[balantz]

129. Kick!

[Seabiscuit]

130. WTF? People are still voting in this poll? I thought it had sunk to page 10.

[balantz]

131. Well since it's up

I'll kick it again!