New Poll: Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America
Aug 24 2017, 5:04pm
A new poll found that among all other notable American senators, representatives, and even the president, Bernie Sanders reigns supreme as the most popular politician in the nation—the only one a majority of voters on both sides of the aisle view favorably, the Hill reports.
The Harvard-Harris Poll—an online survey conducted from August 17 to 22—culled responses from 2,263 voters who lean both left and right, along with those who identify as nonpartisan. It asked about their feelings on the Democratic and Republican parties, the biggest political moments of the past few weeks, and what issues matter most to them. It also quizzed them on America's politicians, asking how favorably or unfavorably they viewed certain lawmakers.
Unsurprisingly, Sanders—who's long held the distinction of the country's most popular politician—earned the honor once again. The poll found 54 percent of voters view him favorably, while just 36 percent feel the opposite. No other politician netted support from a majority of US voters from both parties. The closest contender—Vice President Mike Pence—earned a favorability rate of 44 percent.
The Vermont senator's success could be based, in part, on how active he's remained since the primaries. He's kept up his unrelenting drive to reach voters where they live, meeting with folks at events in 15 states since the election, the New Yorker reports. He's continued to push for universal healthcare, bash the GOP over its inability to pass legislation, and pounce on Trump every time he says something controversial. He called Trump's Charlottesville comments "embarrassing," slammed his "fire and fury" threat to North Korea as "bombastic rhetoric," and told the president he was "on the wrong side of history" when Trump announced his intention to ban transgender personnel from the military.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xww4ek/bernie-sanders-is-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-poll-says-vgtrn
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I'm OK with what you said, it's how you feel and though I may like Bernie more than you it doesn't bother me that you don't agree.
now on that we can agree. 
He has a wonderful way with language.
One of my best friends spent hours and hours with Bernie and Jane when they were here. My friend said he was absolutely wonderful to spend time with, both he and Jane. This is all I know anyway, he probably can be really grumpy and often boring. Dealing with our government cannot be all fun and games!
That made me laugh out loud
I mean really, can we stop with this--refighting the primaries, pointing fingers at who or who is not the most sensitive or thin-skinned??
News Flash: the only thing that matters at the moment is the 2018 mid-terms. If we want to kick the Trumpster in the nuts, send him back to the Stone Age where he belongs, 2018 is our first and biggest opportunity. Not to sound overly grandiose, but it might be our only chance to save the GD country from the fascist currently occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I believe in Mueller but I also believe in voting. In huge, huge numbers so there's no question who or what Americans favor: open, democratic governance or a freaking maniac, The Man Who Would Be King.
For Democrats, there should be nothing more important than that single mission: winning in 2018. And voting for Democratic candidates, everywhere. The losing strategy is focusing on popularity polls or replaying old and useless odes to the past. 2016 is over, done, fini. Leave the obsessive nonsense to the Trumpsters; they're better at it anyway.
And DUzy worthy 
Am I even allowed to say this? 
But how useful. 
Our SAVIOR! ......for lack of a D in parentheses 
From Daily Kos (back in February this year):
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/21/1636308/-WTF-is-the-Harvard-Harris-Poll-anyway
WTF is the "Harvard-Harris Poll," anyway?
I’m sure we’ve all been besieged by this barrage of information purporting to come from the “Harvard-Harris Poll.” Headlines like Poll: Americans overwhelmingly oppose sanctuary cities, and Poll reveals majority of Americans want Democrats to work with Trump, and Harvard Poll: Americans Brimming With Confidence on Jobs, Economy are drawing rapturous responses from the likes of Kellyanne Conway and Rush Limbaugh. According to one Hill article, “Harvard-Harris Poll is a collaboration of the Harvard Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll.” Its “co-director” appears to be Mark Penn, apparently of Hillary Clinton 2008 fame. The “Harvard-Harris Poll” offers a lot of slick graphics to go with its snazzy numbers, but lacks that most elementary of internet accoutrements: a website.
(my note, that may have changed since February)
So I looked for information about the “Harvard-Harris Poll” on the Harvard Center for American Political Studies website. Not a peep about this epoch-making collaboration. The same is true of the Harris Poll website, which looks like it might have died last month. I also checked to see if the Hill itself had announced the rollout somewhere along the line, but no dice. The "Harvard-Harris Poll” came online with no fanfare and just spouting some seriously strange looking numbers. I can’t believe that a site of the Hill’s quality has been catfished. I know for a fact that Mark Penn exists. But I can’t escape the feeling that something hinky is going on here. Somebody please clue me in.
It's his supporters I tend to dislike. Like the ones who didn't vote for Hillary so now we're suffering. I thought Bernie told them not to do that, but they didn't listen to him--so what does that tell us about his leadership? It's complicated, and it's all been said before, but the damage. Oh, the damage. 
And why shouldn't they? He's an important progressive voice, FIGHTING for US! 
People like leaders who FIGHT FOR US- like Senator BERNIE SANDERS!
and you see where that got her
