CURRENT TOTALS for "Stand Up And Be Counted" poll as of JAN 1

[FlyingSquirrel]

To vote in this poll or change your vote:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3906119&mesg_id=3906119

Current totals for this "check-in" thread as of Jan. 1:


First choice:

Edwards 36% - 55 votes
Kucinich 19% - 30 votes
Biden 18% - 27 votes
Obama 14% - 21 votes
Clinton 10% - 16 votes
Gore 2% - 3 votes
Richardson 1% - 2 votes


Second choice:

Biden 32% - 22 votes
Edwards 25% - 17 votes
Obama 16% - 11 votes
Dodd 9% - 6 votes
Kucinich 7% - 5 vote
Clinton 6% - 4 votes
Richardson 3% - 2 votes
Gravel 1% - 1 vote


Overall popularity: (including all choices listed and "ties")

Edwards 31% - 76 total votes
Biden 22% - 56 total votes
Kucinich 16% - 39 total votes
Obama 15% - 38 total votes
Clinton 8% - 20 total votes
Dodd 4% - 10 total votes
Richardson 2% - 4 total votes
Gore 1% - 3 total votes
Gravel 1% - 3 total votes


Note: "Undecided" or "Ties" for first or second choice were not included in
first and second choice percentages, but WERE included in overall popularity.

[cali]

1. Honestly, I can't imagine anything much more irrelevant than

this.

[FlyingSquirrel]

2. Thanks, cali. n/t

[FlyingSquirrel]

3. As promised: "THE SQUIRREL COUNT" (differs slightly from above)

So anyway... as some may know, I've been doing my own private count of
supporters for each candidate. Here's how my count compares to that of
the "check-in" thread:


First choice
("Check-in" Poll):

Edwards 36%
Kucinich 19%
Biden 18%
Obama 14%
Clinton 10%
Gore 2%
Richardson 1%

First choice
("Squirrelly Count"):

Edwards 37%
Kucinich 20%
Obama 15%
Biden 13%
Clinton 11%
Richardson 2%
Gore 1%
Dodd 1%


Main difference is slightly lower support for Biden


Second choice
("Check-in" Poll):

Biden 32%
Edwards 25%
Obama 16%
Dodd 9%
Kucinich 7%
Clinton 6%
Richardson 3%
Gravel 1%

Second choice
("Squirrelly Count"):

Edwards 31%
Biden 22%
Obama 14%
Kucinich 13%
Dodd 9%
Clinton 7%
Richardson 2%
Gravel 1%


Main difference is higher support for Edwards vs Biden
And higher support for Kucinich vs Dodd


Overall popularity
("Check-in" Poll):

Edwards 31%
Biden 22%
Kucinich 16%
Obama 15%
Clinton 8%
Dodd 4%
Richardson 2%
Gore 1%
Gravel 1%

Overall popularity
("Squirrelly Count"):

Edwards 35%
Kucinich 19%
Biden 15%
Obama 15%
Clinton 10%
Dodd 3%
Richardson 2%
Gore 1%


Main difference is higher support for Kucinich vs Biden


And that's about where we stand on DU today, Jan 1, just before Iowa.
Should be interesting to see how it changes afterwards!

FS

[FlyingSquirrel]

4. ALSO check out Seabiscuit's poll (currently 464 votes)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3880163&mesg_id=3880163

which has been ongoing since Dec. 23 - can't change your vote in this one but it's the kind where you just click on your choice.

Seabiscuit's numbers as of Jan. 1:

Edwards 42%
Obama 15%
Biden 13%
Kucinich 13%
Clinton 13%
Dodd 2%
Gravel 1%
Richardson 1%

[FlyingSquirrel]

5. Iowa kick! :-)

[FlyingSquirrel]

6. More "CREEPY" results - Second choices:

From the Squirrel Count:

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DU'ers CHOOSING Clinton/Edwards/Obama as their first choice:

Second choice - Clinton/Edwards/Obama 38%, Biden 35%, Kucinich 19%.

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DU'ers NOT choosing Clinton/Edwards/Obama as their first choice:

Second choice - Edwards 54%, Obama 13%, Clinton 4%.

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DU'ers choosing Biden:

Second choice - Edwards 41%, Obama 24%, Dodd 15%, Clinton 12%.

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DU'ers choosing Clinton:

Second choice - Biden 52%, Edwards 20%, Obama 12%, Kucinich 8%.

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DU'ers choosing Edwards:

Second choice - Biden 30%, Kucinich 30%, Obama 25%, Clinton 9%.

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DU'ers choosing Kucinich:

Second choice - Edwards 72%, Biden 6%, Clinton 4%, Obama 2%, All others combined 17%.

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