Outside of the DU echo chamber... Enthusiam for candidates...

[TipTok]

What have your experiences been with folks being genuinely excited about a presidential candidate through this primary season?

I've met rabid Bernie and Trump supporters relatively frequently. I have yet to meet anyone really excited about Hillary or any of the former primary candidates.

Have you experienced something different? If you've seen the same, do you think that is a sign of the general dissatisfaction with the status quo? Which is itself something that Bernie and Trump have tapped into with great success.

Thoughts?

[Cosmic Kitten]

1. Same thing here, minus the *rabid* part

If not for the teevee
I wouldn't even know
Hillary was running.

[djean111]

2. I never bring up Hillary. But almost all of the time, when I talk about Bernie, I am told

NO to Hillary, or I hate Hillary or anyone but Hillary, with - great enthusiasm.

I see a lot of Bernie stickers, a few Trump stickers, no Hillary stickers. I have even seen old Romney stickers.

[kgnu_fan]

4. So far in Boulder, CO (a Dem city), I only saw Bernie stickers

[TipTok]

7. I should have clarified... positive enthusiasm...

I've lost count of folks who are in the 'Never Trump/Hillary/Bernie' camps.

[djean111]

11. Never met anyone in real life who supported Hillary, much less enthusiastic about her.

All of the young people who work with my grandson at a large grocery store are quite enthusiastic about Bernie, and will also talk your ear off about issues. TPP, college debt, jobs.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I've met a number of enthustiac Sanders supporters,

and a lot more that absolutely loathe Hillary, probably more women than men.

Trump supporters tend to not let their preference be known, at least publicly. They lurk in the shadows.

[yourpaljoey]

5. Same as you.

I always wear a Bernie button.
I hear Sanders or Trump.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I have met only one Trump supporter so far.

When he mentioned he liked Trump, the other guy he was with rolled his eyes and suggested he'd lost his mind. I have not yet met a single enthusiastic Hillary supporter (though I did see one on Facebook), and I've seen exactly one Hillary bumper sticker. Everyone I hang out with who has expressed any preference has expressed it for Bernie, with enthusiasm, accompanied with dislike for Hillary and intense loathing for Trump.

[TipTok]

10. As an Army guy...

I've noticed an interesting divide.

Of those who let their opinions be known, the Bernie supporters fall exclusively in the Officer camp and the Trump folks are universally enlisted/NCOs.

Topped off with an overall aversion to all things Hillary.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Surprising, given that Trump would love to privatize VA health care ...

converting to health insurance and non-government hospitals.

He's no friend to military, officers or enlisted.

[apcalc]

8. You haven't met the right people!

I know three enthusiastic Trump supporters and 1 Sanders supporter. I know seven enthusiastic Hillary supporters. The rest of the people are a few marginal Trump but don't really like him, Hillary ok, none Sanders.
Guess it's the crowd you hang with...

[SamKnause]

9. I have not met a single person who supports Hillary.

I know and have met people who support Bernie.

I know 1 person who supports Trump. (sad)

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. About the same and for god sakes we cover this crap

so we are going to walk into rooms full of rabid supporters for insert candidate here often.

[hibbing]

13. Caucus

The caucus in my state seemed not to have much enthusiasm for Hillary. Including myself, but I'll vote if she's the nominee, it will be the least inspiring presidential vote I've ever made.


Peace

[TipTok]

14. This turned out to be more Hillary focuses than I expected...

I'd be interested to hear from the Hillary folks here, who seem to buck the trend by being very enthusiastic about her.

Do they run in packs outside of DU?

[pdsimdars]

15. enough said. . . . .

.

[Mnpaul]

16. I don't know anyone in the real world that supports Hillary

at the last county precinct caucus(2008) almost everyone was in the Obama camp or Edwards camp. Out of 487 delegates, about a dozen were in camp Hillary.

[Vote2016]

18. My friends divide between mostly Sanders to the end and some switch to Hillary if she gets the nod.

No one is enthusiastic about Hillary. Maybe we're not old enough to settle and be glad about settling. No one thinks Trump will "barely win" - the consensus is Sanders will crush, Hillary ought to pull it off if nominated unless she doesn't, and if she doesn't, it will be a Trump landslide not a narrow win.

If you are the American version of a Labour Party person who neverlheless celebrated Maggie Thatcher's election as the first female prime minister, you're probably excited about Hillary. Otherwise you're not excited unless your last name is Clinton.

Oddly, I HAVE met Republicans who are excited about Hillary being a likely nominee, but no Democrats