Friday Straw Poll: Who's your candidate?

[jgraz]

I'm just curious where DU stands today. I'm only including announced Democrats, so if you're waiting for Goredot you'll have to pick "other".

[AtomicKitten]

1. kick in exchange for an explanation of what "Goredot" means

[That Is Quite Enough]

I think it's reminiscent of "Waiting for Godot" except with Gore.

[AtomicKitten]

5. Apparently that was a good guess!

thanks

[jgraz]

2. Mostly an expression of my fear that he's never really gonna run

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot

[AtomicKitten]

4. oh, the pain

Nietzsche: "Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man."

:)

[jgraz]

9. It would suck, but I'd be OK with Edwards

He's not ideal, but he's starting to look better than all the others.

[Swamp Rat]

3. Al Gore/Anybody Else 2008

:)

[WindRavenX]

6. Gore/Someone else

NT

[ElizabethDC]

7. Hillary! n/t

[UrbScotty]

8. We need leadership. Only Obama has that. (nt)

[jgraz]

10. How do you figure that?

It seems like many of the candidates have that quality. Hell, I'll even admit Hillary has it, as much as I hate her politics.

[chemp]

11. Relect President Gore

I didn't like him in 1988, I abstained from voting for president in 2000 (my state vote 63% dem anyway)
but he has realllllly proven his liberal cred with me now.

Let's make him the next president for real.

[JFN1]

12. Gore is the only one worth it in my view

Go Gore!

[teamster633]

13. Still holding out for Clark.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. i think

a Gore/Clark ticket would be fantastic

[rzemanfl]

15. President Gore. n/t

[emilyg]

16. Sen. Clinton

[phylla]

17. Hope springs eternal for Wes Clark

[jgraz]

18. And for Gore, but I don't see any postive signs from either one

[jgraz]

19. One...more...rec

Let's hit the greatest page and get a real sample.

[Breeze54]

25. I gave you a sympathy rec! lol!

I'm in a good mood (by the poll results so far!) ;)

:kick: & Recommended

(But these daily straw polls are getting *yawn* old)
but I am glad you didn't include unannounced this time! ;)

[jgraz]

26. Sympathy recs are acceptable

But they're not as good as make-up recs. ;)

[flying rabbit]

28. Grudge recs aren't bad either.

[DutchLiberal]

20. Again: Dennis, my man! (Well, if I was allowed to vote that is. ;-)

[B Calm]

21. I like Edwards, but my first choice is Dennis Kuchinich!

[Geek_Girl]

22. I like Kucinich

Edwards
Obama
and Hillary is starting to appeal to me too

[wildhorses]

23. other -- gore/clark

:patriot:

[huskerlaw]

24. Edwards.

:hi:

[Dj13Francis]

27. First choice, Kucinich!

If not him, then my preferred candidates in order from best to worst:
Obama
Edwards
Richardson
Biden
Dodd
Gravel
Clinton

[ThomWV]

29. Gore

[Phrogman]

30. Look at Clinton just running away from all the other candidates here on DU

No wonder the MSM, Fox News and the Bush family are moving to her side, she's obviously going to run away with all the Dem and independent votes.

Golly, I better learn to like her, eh?

[jgraz]

What are you, some kinda communist?

It's not about what WE want, it's about who the media and the pundits tell us to vote for. Clearly, the market has spoken.

[Phrogman]

32. Hell, if I was a communist, I'd already be a Clinton supporter

but I'm just an American so I'll have to have a little more indoctrination.

But I'm willing....

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[jgraz]

33. Gotta say, I'm surprised that Kucinich is in the lead

Not a bad choice, but surprising.

[kster]

43. Its the counting of the ballots, Nothing Else Matters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erPnyi90cIc

[Sparkly]

34. Another diehard Clarkie who'd also go for Gore. nt

[CTD]

35. Other- Gore or Clark

[ms liberty]

36. Gore all the way! n/t

[slick8790]

37. Edwards all the way!

I'm surprised he's coming out on top or close to the top almost every poll we take on DU.

[tblue37]

38. Gore/Clark (eom)

[jgraz]

39. We really need multiple choice polls on this board

I get the feeling that if Kucinich or Edwards were to drop out, the other guy would run away with the voting.

[deacon]

40. Recently moved solidly behind Edwards.

[bvar22]

41. Looking at the embarrassingly low support....

....for Hillary/Obama here at DU, how can there be so much noise?

[jgraz]

42. Embarrassing? Maybe for Hillary & Obama.

I think it's a point of pride for DU as a whole.

[bvar22]

46. That's what I meant.

I am delighted that the overwhelming majority of DUers are informed enough to support Kucinich or Edwards. I am DK all the way, but could vote for Edwards in the General.

Hillary and Obama each have only a handful of supporters at DU, but it seems that the board is dominated by their spamming and hilacking of Edwards & Kucinich threads. For such a small group, they make a lot of LOUD and offensive noise.


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[Hatalles]

57. Obama had a lot more support...

... but it seems to me he's been in free-fall mode ever since those Pakistan comments.

[Colobo]

44. OBAMA!!!

[Kira]

45. Gore

please add him.

[warrior1]

47. Al Gore

[the other one]

48. Kicking for Edwards!

[liberalla]

49. GORE, of course!

[Blackhatjack]

50. K & R Edwards into the lead!! AS IT SHOULD BE!

[Anwen]

51. Gore.

Still hoping he jumps in the race.

[jgraz]

52. Wow -- look at Kucinich and Edwards

I wonder how many of the Edwards supporters would support Kucinich and vice versa. It seems these two really represent the progressive wing of the party right now.

[Blue Belle]

53. Gore

There really isn't another candidate up to his par.

[Vidar]

54. Kucinich, but Gore would be great, Edwards acceptable.

[DesertRat]

55. Gore. n/t

[jgraz]

56. Heh -- the two "frontrunners" are losing to "other"

Gee, that's gotta hurt. :rofl:

[Nutmegger]

58. I like Edwards, but I have to vote for Kucinich.

He's been 100% right on all the issues. If America weren't so tied up on the M$M Presidential popularity contest and look at the issues, Kucinich would win hands down.

The most important question I ask myself is: Which candidate will be able to undo most of the crap left over from Bush Inc? Time and time again, Kucinich has proven himself.

(I can't :thumbsup:, but I can :kick: )