2016 Postmortem
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With the Democratic presidential nomination contest all but officially a two-person race, Hillary Rodham Clinton appears vastly better positioned than Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to persuade party primary voters that she would be more effective at passing her agenda and dealing with international crises, according to a New York Times/CBS News survey released Thursday.
Mrs. Clinton even undercuts Mr. Sanders on his core political message, with 62 percent of Democratic primary voters saying she could bring about real change in Washington, compared with 51 percent for Mr. Sanders.
The promise of change, always a popular lure in politics, is at the heart of a striking paradox in the Democratic race. Democratic primary voters say that the ability to deliver needed change is the most important quality they seek in a candidate, and Mr. Sanderss popularity is highest with voters who want change. Yet 60 percent of Democrats also want their nominee to continue President Obamas policies, and these voters support Mrs. Clinton over Mr. Sanders by about a 2-to-1 margin.
This advantage for Mrs. Clinton may reflect all-around skepticism that Mr. Sanderss leftist candidacy can prevail: Her partys primary voters expect Mrs. Clinton to be their eventual nominee by more than a 4-to-1 margin over Mr. Sanders.
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VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)tecelote
(5,122 posts)Don't believe everything the networks tell you.
Take a drive.
Bernie bumper stickers, signs and t-shirts tell a different story.
Just ask anybody. Seriously, people are talking about Bernie more.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)tecelote
(5,122 posts)Seriously. Corporate money buying our elections. No way.
I agree. Nothing to see here. Move on.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)He has done a good job increasing name recognition but the larger group of voters still don't have familiarity. Then comes the question many will ask themselves. Can he lead or will he get run over? I think that's very fair and Sanders is going to have to sell it quickly.
SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)dirtydickcheney
(242 posts)I have little doubt that Hillary will be more "effective" in getting pro-Big Business, status-quo policies passed than the Democratic Socialist from VT.
But the thing is I likely won't want many of those "gettin' things done" policies for me or almost anyone on the planet in the first place.
I truly think George W. Bush was a very effective president, his policies sucked though.
Just my 2 cents.