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Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(48,959 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:40 AM Apr 2019

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538 tweet: Biden has the highest favorable ratings in the field & relatively low unfavorable ratings

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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538 tweet: Biden has the highest favorable ratings in the field & relatively low unfavorable ratings (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2019 OP

This is important. CentralMass Apr 2019 #1

Not surprised a bit. nt oldsoftie Apr 2019 #2

Buttigeig has a better raito, but that appears to include around 50% "don't know" LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #3

Really? ChiTownDenny Apr 2019 #4

Wow you're really fired up about that. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #5

Why aren't you? ChiTownDenny Apr 2019 #7

He won't win a general. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #10

Thats's an honest debate. ChiTownDenny Apr 2019 #11

Did you see the undecided number? Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #8

Please read more carefully. The favorability rating is in green. Unfavorable numbers in pink. highplainsdem Apr 2019 #12

It looks like there is lots of room for growth for all candidates except Biden and Sanders. femmedem Apr 2019 #6

They are both in great shape..the others not so much. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #9

K&R Scurrilous Apr 2019 #13

And best in matchups Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #14

Pete's homosexuality is not translating into unfavorables. crazytown Apr 2019 #15

Which is amazing with Cha Apr 2019 #16

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

1. This is important.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:04 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

oldsoftie

(12,523 posts)

2. Not surprised a bit. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:11 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LongtimeAZDem

(4,494 posts)

3. Buttigeig has a better raito, but that appears to include around 50% "don't know"

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:15 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)

4. Really?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:34 PM

Apr 2019

Looks like Mayor Pete has the highest favorable rating and Biden is near the top, as 538 claims. WTF is this OP?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

BannonsLiver

(16,352 posts)

5. Wow you're really fired up about that.

Reply to ChiTownDenny (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:37 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)

7. Why aren't you?

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:41 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)

10. He won't win a general.

Reply to ChiTownDenny (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:45 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)

11. Thats's an honest debate.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:48 PM

Apr 2019

This OP, not so much. BTW, I would be thrilled with either becoming POTUS.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)

8. Did you see the undecided number?

Reply to ChiTownDenny (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:44 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,959 posts)

12. Please read more carefully. The favorability rating is in green. Unfavorable numbers in pink.

Reply to ChiTownDenny (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 01:00 PM

Apr 2019

Biden has average favorabily of 74%. Buttigieg has 42%.

The high ratio there for Buttigieg, the number you're wrongly focused on, is because only 50% of the responders offered an opinion on him, compared to 89% responding to these questions on Biden.

Btw, if you're just going by ratio, Harris is quite close to Buttigieg...with a lot more voters, 67%, responding. Though her ratio is still lower than Biden's.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

femmedem

(8,201 posts)

6. It looks like there is lots of room for growth for all candidates except Biden and Sanders.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:38 PM

Apr 2019

The others, with the exception of Warren, still aren't terribly well known by these voters, and although Warren's favorables are stable, her unfavorable are trending down.

Edited to add: the good news is that Democrats are viewing all of our candidates favorably, albeit some more than others. Bodes well for the general.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)

9. They are both in great shape..the others not so much.

Reply to femmedem (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:45 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

13. K&R

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 01:19 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

14. And best in matchups

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 02:10 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

15. Pete's homosexuality is not translating into unfavorables.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 02:17 PM

Apr 2019

This is very good news for his campaign.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cha

(297,089 posts)

16. Which is amazing with

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 04:56 PM

Apr 2019

all those who are trying to bring him down.

Good on ya, Joe Biden!

Mahalo, highplainsdem

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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