Voters chose Hillary for “honest and trustworthy” as trait they seek when deciding to support a

[riversedge]

Nice!! Happy Thanksgiving



...............Honesty wins

Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate, followed by “takes strong stands” (20.8 percent), “cares about people” (17 percent) and “has the right experience” (16 percent). The least frequently selected reason for choosing a candidate, other than “don’t know” (3.7 percent) was whether or not the candidate “can win the election” at 10.7 percent.


- See more at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2015/11/25/caucussurvey#sthash.IEke2KAe.dpuf



***Note the paragraph entitles "Honesty wins"


"Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate,...." and nearly 50% chose CLINTON. All these months of calling her a liar did not work!!!

She has been in Iowa a lot--interacted with people face to face during her listening tours and smaller town halls. Her strategy worked.


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Clinton, Carson top votes in new Iowa State University/WHO-HD poll, with weeks to go before the Iowa
Source: iastate.edu



Clinton, Carson top votes in new Iowa State University/WHO-HD poll, with weeks to go before the Iowa Caucuses

Posted 3 hours ago

AMES, Iowa – If the Iowa Caucuses were held this month, 27.2 percent of Republicans likely to attend would support Ben Carson, and 49.5 percent of Democrats likely to attend would favor Hillary Clinton. That’s according to a new Iowa State University/WHO-HD caucus poll out today.

Respondents who said they would probably attend the Democratic caucuses were asked, “If you had to decide today, which of the candidates seeking the nomination for president would be your first choice?” After Clinton, Bernie Sanders came in a distant second (27.8 percent), “don’t know” third (13.7 percent) and “other” fourth (6.3 percent).

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ISU political scientists weigh in

“The contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination delegates in Iowa seems to have settled down to being in Hillary Clinton’s favor, barring some major personal or policy issue arising between now and Feb. 1,” said Mack Shelley, University Professor and chair of political science and professor of statistics. “Another consideration for the Democratic caucuses is that it’s not clear at this time whether there could be a surge of support from younger, and particularly first-time, potential caucus attenders, who are likely to support Bernie Sanders. If the Sanders campaign can galvanize young voters and have a strong organization on the ground to get their supporters to the caucuses, the results may look different on Feb. 1.” ..................

[Thinkingabout]

1. Primaries are getting close to beginning. Thanks for the info.

[daleanime]

2. Well, we can agree that she's got a good chance and I'll tell you why....

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Too many powerful(rich) people are making too much money to let rats like us get in the way.

[riversedge]

3. oh my. Calling yourself a rat is not good.

[daleanime]

4. Have a great Thanksgiving.....

avoiding the truth.

[riversedge]

7. You too. Rose colored glasses will add to the holiday for you.

[daleanime]

11. Prefer the look....

of rolled up sleeves, there's tons of work to be done and I'd like to help with it. Can't stand to pretend that the status quo is acceptable. But feel free to marginalize me, you know you want to.

And now it time to join the final cooking rush.

[NurseJackie]

5. And all this time I thought the winner was determined by votes.

Oh well! Looks like she's got this in the bag no matter how one looks at it. :-P

[daleanime]

8. Which is why you're in such a rush to declare the primary over?

Months before the first vote is cast? Have a great Thanksgiving.

[NurseJackie]

15. I'm also eager for Christmas and many other days of the year. That' just how it is.

I can't quite figure out why it is that others (you excluded, of course react so strongly whenever I've mentioned how eager I am to get this over with. My eagerness doesn't change how quickly it gets here. What is it about my excitement, confidence and anticipation that some find to be objectionable.

• "I'm eager for March to get here. Can't wait for Hillary to win!"
• "Why do you hate democracy? Let's just call off the election and proceed with the coronation!"

As if my confidence changes the fact that people still get to vote. The calendar isn't moving faster simply because I wish it were true. When the appointed day arrives, people can still vote in their state's primary or caucus. (Not that it will matter, because Hillary has this thing in the bag anyway.)

[daleanime]

21. "Not the it matters..."

finally some truth.

[NurseJackie]

23. Finally, someone gets me.

[riversedge]

10. Thanks Well said.

[SunSeeker]

6. K & R

[99Forever]

9. Bwahahahahahaha.

Kewl story bro!

[Live and Learn]

35. +1000 nt

[Ron Green]

12. This post is sad in many ways.

What it says about polling.
What it says about voters.
What it says about Hillary supporters.
"Honest and trustworthy?"

[riversedge]

16. Mary Poppins - A Spoon Full of Sugar

Enjoy

Mary Poppins - A Spoon Full of Sugar with lyrics



Mary Poppins - A Spoon Full of Sugar with lyrics

[Juicy_Bellows]

50. Yeah - it is very sad.

What the hell is wrong?

Civics and ethics should be taught in school and an occasional lesson on the nightly news wouldn't hurt either. I am always amazed by my disappointment at how much I assume other people know.

[ucrdem]

13. Voters aren't as easily fooled as some would like to think.

[Orrex]

14. But wait! Just yesterday I read that Hillary is "scared" of Bernie!

This must be one of those polls that's invalid because it doesn't favor Sanders.

[SoapBox]

17. Nope.

No trust and not honest.

I hear it from neighbors and co-workers...they get red in the face when I ask them about her...the Hill dislike runs deep.

[mythology]

33. Because it's more likely the polling agency just made it up than your group of friends is

similar to you?

[ejbr]

18. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027382247

[MattSh]

19. Looks like America is more delusional than I thought possible.

Maybe America and deserves Hillary?

[riversedge]

20. Iowa voters are wise.

[Juicy_Bellows]

49. Indeed.

There are people with blind allegiance, they'll never shake it - never think critically - just skip to the grave with blinders on all the while going against their better interests.

We always opine about Republicans voting against their better interests but fail to look at our own house.

Hopefully, Sanders wins the primary and we can get down to business. If Hillary gets it, I am completely out of national politics - fuck it. Too tired and old to keep fighting for a party that has left my ass behind.

[Bjorn Against]

22. You seem to be reading numbers into this poll that are not there

I see where the poll says that 38% chose honesty as being the primary virtue they look for in a candidate, but I don't see anything that suggests that those 38% are Hillary supporters. Some of them are no doubt Bernie supporters and some are no doubt Republicans as well (Republicans actually believe their candidates are honest even if the rest of us know better). Do you have any crosstabs that show how many of that 38% support Hillary?

[aikoaiko]

41. My thoughts exactly.

[seabeyond]

24. Not having particularly liking clinton over the last two decades, mostly reading the criticism

and my view on Bill Clinton, I find this the most interesting over the months, reading the many accusations, fabricated accusations, and being schooled on the truth of what she really supports, believes and says.

I have learned my lesson well to research all accusations against Clinton because inevitably, they are false. And mostly poorly done.

I am glad the less than aware voter hasn't bought into that garbage.

[Hekate]

25. Happy Thanksgiving!

[OnyxCollie]

26. Naive and gullible is no way to go through life. nt

[riversedge]

42. That does not describle the voters in this poll

[SHRED]

27. Well she's honestly a third way triangulator

[Politicalboi]

28. ROFLMAO!

I guess they forgot about Sniper Fire, and the Rose Law firm papers.

[BootinUp]

38. 64 rofl smilies

There must be a cosmic significance.

[Juicy_Bellows]

48. 2 to the 6th - computers like powers of two - binary is hot! nt.

[cantbeserious]

29. So Say You - Others See The World Much Differently

eom

[RichVRichV]

30. So because 38% of all respondents (Democrat and Republican) say honesty is most important

without any link to specific candidates, that implies the people in the poll see Hillary as honest.



Now there's a valid logical conclusion for you.

[whereisjustice]

31. Almost as funny as Hillary claiming to be an "outsider", lol. What a whopper!

[William769]

32. Kick & highly recommended!

[freshwest]

34. She reminds me of Obama in that regard. He says the facts, not the soundbites people want to hear.

There's a saying goes something like this:

If everyone on the left and right is hating you, you're doing something right.

Truth is in the eye of the beholder in politics, those who grasp at only a few words or facts, miss the real context of what is going on. Andre Gide said:

Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it.

I am a true skeptic in that regard, but not about the real meaning behind the words being said.

This is the secret tshe and Obama share, letting the opinions of others flow through you, or hold onto them long enough to see what they mean. In the meanwhile, holding to the long view and the best for all, not just the popular to one side or the other.

That's being honest with yourself. She has a sense of humor about herself like Obama. She also can see when others try to bait her with false narratives.

She thinks it's funny for them to think they are going to score a 'gotcha.' Their bias and ignorance is so obvious, it screams for a guffaw or laughter.

[BootinUp]

46. +1

[NurseJackie]

36. So Bernie was viewed as LESS honest??

[BootinUp]

39. I am starting to think that her 11 hour face off

in the Benghazi hearing is having some longer term benefits than we might have expected. Recall that her favorability numbers where awesome before all that was thrown at her. She has passed through the fire.

[NurseJackie]

43. I agree. America wants a leader like that. (Not an angry short-tempered hot-headed finger-wagger.)

Hillary's got it! She's learned a lot since 2007/08 and that experience is paying off BIG TIME now. People see it, and that's why her polling and endorsements are leaving Bernie in the dust.

[mcar]

37. K&R

[Jester Messiah]

40. I think you're reading it wrong.

They said they value honesty and trustworthiness. There's no implication they'll vote for Hil, and this actually doesn't bode well for her.

[BainsBane]

44. That same poll has Clinton leading by 20 points

It isn't the OP who read it wrong.

[Cha]

45. Thank you, rivers!

[Motown_Johnny]

47. .