60% of Iowa voters value "Ideology" and "Charisma" most; 25% value "Experience" most.

[calteacherguy]

7. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, what are you looking for most in the candidate, charisma, experience, or ideology? (Democrats Only)
Ideology 32%
Charisma 28%
Experience 25%
Undecided 15%

Oh, and Obama is leading by 7% in this poll...well outside the MOE :-)

http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/iowa_poll_120607.htm

[ClarkUSA]

1. Hmmm... I wonder who they could be talking about?

:-)

[calteacherguy]

2. Maybe...

The FRONTRUNNER?!

:think:

[ClarkUSA]

8. Heh

Bless those Iowans. :toast:

[Pirate Smile]

3. They need to use the term Judgment because that isn't really covered by any of the other options.

[calteacherguy]

4. I concur...judgment should be on the list! nt

[napi21]

5. There was another poll that shocked me the other day!

During the Situation Room the other day, Jack Cafferty referred to a poll that "80% of Iowa Repubs believe Shrub is a successful President and stull support him and his policies!"

Dear God! I knew Iowa was considered a red State, but 80%????? The hell with "What happened to Kansas", what the hell is wrong with Iowa?????

[fujiyama]

7. Remember that's 80% of REPUBLICANS

That too republicans that will participate in their caucus. That's probably fairly accurate. You're talking about the 24-29%ers here. The true believers.

They aren't abandoning Bush.

Iowa is firmly a battleground state and I have no doubt that Bush's overall approval rating in the state is any higher than his national approval of around 28%%.

[napi21]

10. Are there really only 29% of Iowans Pubs? I hope you're right!

I just always remembered Iowa going to the pubs in past Prez elections and when he said 80% completely supported Shrub, I was shocked! I honestly didn't believe Shrub maintained 80% of anything except detest by the Dems!

[rodeodance]

14. yes, I heard that. very depressing!

[11cents]

6. So you're grouping "ideology" and "charisma" together

...and contrasting them with "experience?"

Why?

To my simple mind, "ideology, "charisma," and "experience" are three different things, each of which garners between 25% and 32% of people saying they value it most.

[MadBadger]

9. I think Ideology should be the most important factor.

[Beacool]

11. When charisma rates higher than experience

it explains how we ended up with Bush and why Onbama is now ahead in Iowa.

[Maven]

12. I really wouldn't go down the "ideology" road vis-a-vis Obama.

Unless you want to discuss how his ideology really consists of elaborate branding to disguise his bland policy ideas as vehicles of Change (TM).

[rodeodance]

13. seems to me this is why we got the good ol boy in office last 7 years!!

[Maven]

15. Yup.

:thumbsup: