New Emerson poll: And the most electable Democrat as of today is...

[Yosemito]

Joe Biden.

Without Schultz, he leads Trump by 10%.
With Schultz, he leads Trump by 9%.
Feb 14-16

http://emersonpolling.com/2019/02/16/majority-of-americans-disagree-with-trumps-national-emergency-despite-a-plurality-agreeing-with-border-wall-extension/

[spin]

1. Chances are that Biden would have beat Trump in 2016. ...

He should also be able to beat him in 2020.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. Had Biden run, it would not have been close... he would've stomped tRump!!

So here we are... still bummed!!

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Coffeebeanman needs to bow out soon

and not become a distraction.

[Merlot]

5. He has to much ego to bow out, plus he needs to protect his billions

from being taxed. That's the only reason I can see for him running.

[mucifer]

3. I think it's because most people don't recognize the names of the others running.

[Yosemito]

15. I disagree

In all polls I've seen, Biden is more favorable than say, Kamala and Beto among voters who do know them.

[The Wizard]

4. Biden has snark

He can throw Trump's crap back at him without reservation. Biden could give Trump a negative identity frame right out of the box. Biden's record of public office at the highest stations in government is exemplary .

[smirkymonkey]

34. This is one of the reasons that I am favoring Biden.

He is the candidate that I can most see putting Trump in his place and making him look weak and foolish during the campaign without it blowing back on him.

[BadgerMom]

6. Who the actual h*ll are the voters

who comprise the 1% voting for Schulz rather than Biden? Seriously. Who are those guys?

[CentralMass]

7. Sanders is still in 2nd.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

10. Yes, but don't you know... he's not a Democrat. In case anyone forgot!

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. There are those who are quick to remind us in case we do forget.

[QC]

38. !!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

42. hahahahaha!!!

[pnwmom]

8. He's not the most electable. He's currently the most well known because he was Obama's VP.

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We won't know till we have the primaries who's the most electable.

[Control-Z]

13. Other than he was actually Obama's VP

I'm right there with you. Btw, I'm not sure at this point if I do or don't want Biden to run. I love him so much. It's just too early and there are so many great Democrats to be considered.

[pnwmom]

14. LOL, yeah, right. At this point there's only one person I really can't imagine supporting

and that's Tulsi Gabbard. She only stopped expressing anti-LGBT views for her 2014 campaign, and in a 2015 interview she said that her personal views hadn't changed -- just her political positions.

And she visited Assad on her own and came back saying she didn't believe he'd used chemical weapons on his own people (as the UN and all our intelligence agencies say.)

And she visited Trump in the Tower a few days after his election. And Bannon has spoken highly of her, and a bunch of other right-wingers.

But other than Tulsi, I think we have a number of strong candidates to choose from. It will be interesting.

[madville]

17. He's certainly the most qualified

or has the best resume, whichever way you want to look at it.

[pnwmom]

18. And look how well Obama did, at a much younger age

and with a much shorter resume.

It turns out Obama's intellect and other qualities outweighed his relative lack of experience.

[dsc]

24. in point of fact his lack of experience did show on many issues

He was utterly unprepared for the GOP obstruction that happened. He got too few judges through, he wasted months trying to work with them on health care, gave them too much on his stimulus bill and then got virtually none of their votes. He did a good job, but his lack of experience was harmful on more than one level.

[pnwmom]

37. Obama was being advised by his wonderful, highly experienced VP, on how to proceed.

Too bad he didn't get better advice.

The truth is that no one would have been prepared for what the GOP did, because they'd never done that before. They met in secret the month of the inauguration and made a plan to obstruct every piece of legislation Obama put forward.

[dsc]

39. actually one of Hillary's points in the primary was just how naive Obama was being

about the behavior of the GOP.

[pnwmom]

40. Obama was being conciliatory in public, which was a reasonable PUBLIC way to behave,

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and Biden also plays the nice guy in public. That was his whole problem with Anita Hill. He wanted to be seen as non-partisan.

Biden was also more moderate than Obama on issues, so he was closer to the GOP in the first place. For example, his plan for health care stopped short of providing universal insurance.

He also supported Republican bills to make student debt not able to be wiped out in bankruptcy.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21437164/ns/politics-decision_08/t/biden-unveils-health-care-plan/#.XGm8luJKigw

[Doodley]

11. I remember when Trump was at one percent.

[Yosemito]

22. He was never so one percent

In a Presidential matchup poll against a Democrat.

[yaesu]

12. Its all about name recognition at this point and uninformed voters nt

[tblue37]

20. Remember "Joementum"? At the start of the 2004 campaign season Lieberman led the

pack because of name recognition. I think Harris will soon make up the difference. My favorite candidate is Warren, but I think she might not appeal to enough voters beyond the liberal base.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

25. I think you're wrong about Elizabeth... the more people hear her speak and advocate for the people,

the more they gravitate towards her.

[tblue37]

26. I hope you're right. nt

[yaesu]

33. I'm thinking Sen. Warren could easily be the leading candidate & I believe in the theory

that after the country is exposed to an extreme right candidate it will swing extreme left when it comes to the next presidential choice. In that I'm saying all the normal restrictions are off, that a progressive women in the White House sounds pretty damn good after 4 years of fascist old angry white dudes. Not saying she is extreme left but she may be the most progressive candidate of the mix.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

36. No question about it!! Elizabeth would kick the Dotard's ass!!

[Yosemito]

21. Then why is Beto doing better than Bernie?

The name recognition theory doesn't fit there.

[JudyM]

44. Huh?! Bernie's way beyond Beto in this poll.

[calguy]

19. Biden/Klobachar is my top ticket choice

[Kahuna7]

29. I like that one too. Or Biden/Beto. nt

[calguy]

41. Although Beto has impressed

I'm not sure if he's ready for prime time on the national stage just yet. At this point Amy is much more qualified than Beto.

[WheelWalker]

31. Mine too at this point in the campaign.

[sellitman]

23. I'm all in for Kamala at this point but..

I like Joe. I'd be fine if he won the Primary.

[OBrien]

27. Beto/Harris

[Kahuna7]

28. I think Biden's biggest asset is that he can restore our relationships with our allies.

That's important. Biden brings the gravitas on the world stage that none of the other candidates have.

[LongtimeAZDem]

32. +1

[smirkymonkey]

35. +1000

[PubliusEnigma]

30. Say it's so, Joe!

[Duppers]

43. Biden/Harris

Been saying for awhile.