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. Given the current crowded Dem field (and the fact that DU polls only have room for ten options), I'm forced to reserve space for those who have already declared, those who have officially expressed interest in running, and those who, when asked, have not ruled out running. Also, I've omitted Vilsack this time around in favor of the recently announced Dodd.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. early and often? you from Chicago, too?

where the dead come to vote

[smoogatz]

3. Ah, Chicago--

Not from there, no, but what a great city.

[LSK]

47. do you visit the IL section????

We are sorta trying to get a meetup going.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

49. rarely, but I shall.

meeting? meet the meat? as tony the tigger said,

Grrrrrrrrrrrreat!

[Ammonium]

2. We're screwed

If these are our only choices for democrats, we're screwed. There is no way that anyone who voted for the war in Iraq should be in the presidential race.

[smoogatz]

5. Well, if that's your main criterion--

You've still got Clark, Gore, Obama, Kucinich and Richardson. Half the field.

[BlooInBloo]

19. Why answer ignorant doomsdayers?

[smoogatz]

30. I'm a social anthropologist at heart.

The behavior of trolls is moderately interesting to me.

[BlooInBloo]

33. best. answer. EVER.

[Ammonium]

54. Here's the deal

Clark and Kucinich are the only people I could vote for a feel good about.

I don't think Gore has a shot and Obama has no experience(less than 100 weeks in congress and he's never even presented a bill).

And I'm not a troll. I don't post a lot because most of the time I agree with what most people post, I just happen to be in slight objection this time.

[smoogatz]

57. Gore has a shot.

Hell, he won in 2000. And if you weren't a troll, you'd know that the proper declension is "we're screwn."

[Ammonium]

58. I know Gore is your man

And he's a great guy I'm sure...if he's finally figured out where he stands on abortion. Go back and watch some of the interviews he gave in '92 about his stance on abortion. The film "Spin" is a great place to start.

Saving the environment is great and all but it's going to take more then that to save us from everything Bush has fucked up. If Gore is our guy come '08 than so be it, he'll have my vote, but can't we do better?

[smoogatz]

59. Gore isn't "my guy."

But I do think he's smart and serious and has his priorities right, and I'd support him if he decided to run (and I'd support any of the above if/when they win the nomination). He was right about Iraq from the get-go, and will do what can be done to slow/stop/reverse global warming, which to me is the mega-issue for our generation, and for the next several generations to come. I don't really give a rat's-ass about abortion this election-cycle; it's pretty much at the bottom of my list of things-to-do, as is flag-burning, gay marriage and prayer in school. I don't think Gore is perfect as a human being, politician or campaigner, and I don't expect him or anyone else to be. And no, I don't think "we" can do better. As far as I know, Superman isn't running. Again.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. I disagree

better choices than usually get.

[seabeyond]

14. granted this is your opinion. a lot of people disagree with you n/t

[Auggie]

4. I'm still an Al Gore guy. Best chance to win on '08.

[mod mom]

22. He was elected in 2000 and is much more popular now!

[Dinger]

6. Clark's My Guy, But I Sure Like Gore A LOT! (nt)

[smoogatz]

7. Kick.

[sakabatou]

8. Toss up between Clark and Gore for me

[Greyhound]

48. Since Al still isn't running your choice should be easy.

Too bad the General has little chance to get through the primaries, I think he would be great.

[smoogatz]

9. Kick.

[smoogatz]

And again.

[Ready4Change]

10. We could only get one term out of Gore.

After all, he's been elected President once already.

[smoogatz]

11. Ha!

No doubt the Republicans would make this claim if he ran for re-re-election.

[BlooInBloo]

29. i BETCHA a jillion bucks republicans would argue EXACTLY that if he got re-elected!

[lildreamer316]

50. Ok; but then they have to declare EVERYTHING Bush did to be without authority.

INCLUDING all laws he signed etc etc.
Ha HA.
(Yes.....I'm dreaming. But it's true...)

And it doesn't matter...one term is better than none at all. Anything is better at this point.

[Ready4Change]

55. To keep a Democrat from having those powers? They might.

Fairness is not on their agenda.

[mdmc]

53. lol

:kick:

[smoogatz]

13. Kicksville.

[smoogatz]

15. Kick for New Orleans.

[smoogatz]

16. Kick for no WMDs.

[BlooInBloo]

17. What a difference a candidate makes.... From the true view of people's feelings here...

... To the false view of people's feeling at Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/1/16/105611/138

[smoogatz]

18. I wonder what Kos's selection criteria were/are?

He doesn't say. Excluding Gore does seem like an odd choice at this point--perhaps Kos is waiting on an official expression of interest from Gore, I don't know.

[BlooInBloo]

20. It doesn't matter why all that much. The end result is a massively false view of prevailing opinion.

[smoogatz]

24. It's early on.

Here's a question for you: who the hell is Mike Gravel? No fair googling.

[BlooInBloo]

28. Never heard of him.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

51. Meteor Blades posted a straw poll @ Kos...

that includes Gore. Gore's cleaning house. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/1/16/11102/1182

[smoogatz]

56. That's interesting

isn't it? Gore is around 60% in that poll, with over 4840 votes. Now THAT's a sample.

[smoogatz]

21. If you vote, please take a second to kick, too--

The more votes we get, the more meaningful the sample. Thanks!

[BlooInBloo]

23. Maybe even Kos will take notice.

[smoogatz]

25. Doubtful.

I think DU is a bit too "people powered" for Kos.

[BlooInBloo]

27. Agreed. One can hope, nevertheless.

[burythehatchet]

26. .

[Ian David]

31. Gore / Boxer 2008! n/t

[smoogatz]

32. Kick for 9/11

[smoogatz]

34. Kick for Iraq-nam

[smoogatz]

35. Stuck at 99...

kick!

[smoogatz]

36. Kick for 3000 dead and counting

[Hosnon]

37. My preference: Gore, Obama, Edwards...

Gore is the perfect combination of 1) who I want to win and 2) who can win.

Obama is a former Con law prof and I would love to see how he interprets Article II. Plus I'd like to see an African-American President.

Edwards is a "mini" Gore to me (see 1 and 2, above).

As for the rest, I either don't want (Clinton), don't know enough about (Dodd, Richardson) or don't think can win (Kucinich).

[porphyrian]

38. I'm not deciding until I see who makes progress in the coming year. - n/t

[Change has come]

39. kick

:kick:

[GreenPartyVoter]

40. Dennis and Al for me. Edwards comes in third.

[Mabus]

41. First Gore

then Kucinich for me.

[PreacherCasey]

42. Gore

[scubadude]

43. Kick!

nt

[ourbluenation]

44. Look at our top 2 vote getters...I'm telling all y'all - Gore/Clark 08

[jarnocan]

45. GORE#1 but would be HAPPY with a couple others too. nt

[LSK]

46. Gore, then Edwards

then meh.

[sweetladybug]

52. Gore is our man in 2008

He beat Bush in 2000. And EVERYTHING that Gore said would happen if Bush got into office, has happened. (he could say "I told you so")