2016 poll: 85% of Dems and leaners say they’d be at least somewhat likely to support Hillary
According to a CNN/ORC International poll released Sunday morning, 85% of Democrats and independents who lean towards the Democratic Party say they’d be very or somewhat likely to support Clinton if she runs for the Democratic nomination. There’s a slight gender divide, with 93% of Democratic women saying they’d be very or somewhat likely to support Clinton. That figure drops to 79% among Democratic men…
Romney’s running mate tops the current GOP list of 2016 hopefuls. Three-quarters of Republicans or independents who lean Republican say that they’d be very or somewhat likely to support Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan if he runs. At a recent conservative awards dinner Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, joked about running for the White House, saying “know any good diners in New Hampshire or Iowa? I’m sure the press won’t read too much into that one.”
Fifty-nine percent of Republicans say they’d back Chris Christie. The tough-talking New Jersey governor considered running for the 2012 nomination but eventually ruled it out and backed Romney.
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Not surprised since you can’t fix stupid. No reason to believe these knuckleheads would do anything differently.
HotAirian on December 30, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Umm.. I swear that we must be abused spouses. Seriously people.. Why is Krispy Kreme not getting mud thrown at him?? He is the reason why Romney lost. However.. it is nice that Ryan is getting so much love as Rubio or Ryan are the only two people I will vote for and I will have to hold my nose with Rubio as he is really not that smart.
Illinidiva on December 30, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Benghazi.
Othniel on December 30, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Hillary looks like death warmed over. I doubt in 4 years she will look much better.
Blake on December 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Why should we make Hillary president? She can’t even show up for the job she has now because her head hurts, or something.
Unfit for command.
steebo77 on December 30, 2012 at 7:20 PM
P.S. Benghazi.
steebo77 on December 30, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Notice how with Democrats… it is never a search for the “most electable” and “less extreme” candidate?
Hillary, Cuomo, etc… are as liberal as can be and yet we don’t hear of party bigwigs trying to push in some DINOs.
I sure hope the GOP is learning from this.
We need a candidate that the party base can support wholeheartedly in 2016… and not another Dole, McCain, or Romney.
TheRightMan on December 30, 2012 at 7:29 PM
The republicans need to learn from the dems. If you want to win nominate a minority or a woman. We have plenty of conservative minorities and women republicans out there
mrscullen on December 30, 2012 at 7:32 PM
Actually I am not as scared of Hillary as others are. She is kind of a female version of Mitt Romney. The only weapon she is Bill, and yea that is a problem, but both are getting up there in age. The rest of the Dems listed are a bunch of losers and stiffs. The Elizabeth Warren mention was funny, god I can only hope the progressives would force her to victory for their nomination.
Even though a lot of our best 2016 contenders are not perfect, some more than others, but I feel confident that we have a great chance to pick someone who will be more charismatic (yes that does matter) than anyone of the top Dem contenders in 2016. That has not happened in a long time, in fact not sense Reagan will our side at last have that advantage. Does not mean victory, but it is a big deal.
What worries me is someone will come out of no where for the Dems, they have done it before with Obama. a Cory Booker for instance would scare me more than Hillary. She just is too stiff and lacks what it takes to move people, and she will be too old.
William Eaton on December 30, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Who is Ben Ghazi? /
Caper29 on December 30, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Hillary needs to be figuratively and literally married to Benghazi for the rest of her life — and beyond.
Maybe Rush or somebody of influence will start a trend and eventual permanent paradigm shift by referring to her as: Hillary Rodham Benghazi Clinton or something …
ShainS on December 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM
I agree with every word you wrote. We need to make sure Cory Booker, and the San Antonio Castro brothers meet with something politically….unfortunate.
Hillary is white, white baby. The Democrats interviewed were probably not the low-info vote-for-the-black-guy Big-Bird-in-a-binder voters that put 0bama over the top.
Sekhmet on December 30, 2012 at 7:50 PM
AP’s reporting that Hillary was just admitted to the hospital with a blood clot
steebo77 on December 30, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Also notice something else about Dole, McCain and Romney…
(1) They did not inspire people with speeches
(2) They did not communicate their positions well
It is not just the GOP establishment picking RINOs or the “most electable” but they also have history picking boring and stiff people. I think the key word is they like people who do not scare them, and having some charisma and strength on the stage scares the heck of them for some reason. Look at how they opposed Reagan in 1980 because they liked Bush more. They only got on board because Reagan won despite their best efforts.
Lets face it look at all the losers of elections since 1980 and more often than not the more inspiring, charismatic presidential candidate won.
Presidential Election Losers:
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: McCain
2012: Romney
Everyone of those losers lost the charisma battle to the other guy. Now that is not to say that policies and other factors did not matter, they did. But the charisma factor does matter if you want to be the leader. Sadly boring people, even those who were better men and had better policies have a hard time overcoming that.
So the lesson is we need to find the most conservative person we can who is also charismatic. A hardcore conservative who is not charismatic is not going to get it done anymore than a un-charismatic RINO.
George Washington was not the greatest general this country ever had tactically or strategically, in fact he lost more battles than he won, but he kept the army together not just because he had great strength, moral character, etc….but he could inspire those soldiers to hang on just a little longer, to fight one more fight, to march just a little farther, to forgo just one more meal…
Charisma does matter…
William Eaton on December 30, 2012 at 8:02 PM
It’s 3:00 A.M. and Hillary has a concussion and won’t be able to take the call.
OxyCon on December 30, 2012 at 11:50 PM