Time for yet another unofficial DU '08 straw poll--vote early and often!

[smoogatz]

Fifth in a series of quick snapshots of DU's current mood, '08 presidential-run-wise. The likely top ten prospective candidates are listed alphabetically, without comment. Don't worry--I won't argue with your choices or dispute your rationales--this isn't one of THOSE polls. If I've left out your favorite (Dean, Boxer, Sharpton, Pelosi?), be sure to let me know.

[WI_DEM]

1. Get ready for the inevitable..."It's too early" and "We should be

concentrating on other things"...It's funny how those people can take time off of all the concentrating on more weighty issues to provide their feedback.

[smoogatz]

2. kick

[bobsputer]

3. Let's for once forget 'electability'

Let's please forget 'electability' for once. Our victories in the Nov elections are not a result of finding 'electable' candidates, they were a result of espousing our principles!! VOTE KUCINICH

[elocs]

12. No, VOTE McGOVERN! He's still alive. Doesn't he deserve another chance?

Yes, forget electability. McGovern had principles and still does. I cast my first vote for a presidential candidate for him. He deserves to lose in a landslide (again) as much as Kucinich. Welcome to Oz because we are not in Kansas anymore.

[skipos]

19. Nobody espouses my principles better than me. Should I vote for myself in 08?

nt

[newyawker99]

21. Hi bobsputer!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Buzz Clik]

4. Joe Biden?

[smoogatz]

5. I've included Biden in past polls--

and he's never done better than 2 or 3 votes. Plus he's undeclared. Thought I'd give Bayh another shot, since I've excluded him the last couple of times. Biden will be back in future polls, most likely.

[Jack_DeLeon]

6. Bill Richardson gets my vote...

to bad he probably either wont run or wont get the nomination.

My 2nd would be Wes Clark.

[DRoseDARs]

7. You left out Dean...

...and Boxer and Sharpton and Pelosi. Just thought you should know. :shrug:

;) :P

[smoogatz]

8. Thanks

for pointing that out. Heh.

[patrice]

14. Though there are those of us (including me) who would love for Dean

to run, he's definitely needed to manage the Democratic bench for 2008 and re-building the party has only just begun.

Kucinich is a candidate that you can be sure supports and will work for real Election Reform and real Campaign Finance Reform. This is a major reason I will support him.

[DRoseDARs]

15. A Dean/Kucinich ticket was my personal fave for '04. n/t

Did it have a snowball's chance? Nope, but dare to dream...

[smoogatz]

9. Self kick.

[smoogatz]

10. and again...

[smoogatz]

11. One more time...

[VenusRising]

13. I voted for Gore in this poll, but

if he chooses not to run, I will vote for Kucinich again.

[smoogatz]

16. kick.

[smoogatz]

17. last time...

[smoogatz]

18. let's do this one more time...

[smoogatz]

20. 1-2-3-Kick!