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jeff47

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12. What's popular?

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 11:30 AM

Jun 2015

Whether or not someone is "popular" would depend on what poll question you feel is a proxy for "popular".

Is "Would you vote for Clinton?" popular, or is there a lot of pragmatism involved?
Is "Admired" popular, or can people admire people they don't like?

To my mind, favorability is the closest proxy to popularity. She's got higher favorability than the other Democratic candidates, mostly due to the very large "don't know" of the other candidates while her "don't know" is miniscule. So you could argue that makes her "most popular".

But her unfavorability rating is higher than her favorability rating. So more people don't like her than like her. That would seem to cut against the claim of "popular" via favorability rating.

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It's time for the media to admit that Hillary Clinton is popular [View all] n2doc Jun 2015 OP

The media likes a fight even if there isn't upaloopa Jun 2015 #1

Hillary is popular and it is not only the media that needs to realize this. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #2

No doubt workinclasszero Jun 2015 #28

Yep! hrmjustin Jun 2015 #29

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #38

She's still a rock star. Orsino Jun 2015 #3

She has far more name recognition than others. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #4

I don't quite understand your post. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #6

She has name recognition among voters, HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #9

I understood that part. I quoted the parts I didn't understand. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #10

The last time she lost because of her war vote. This time people are pissed at her donors. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #15

As reported by "the media" discussed in the article. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #16

The media feels it's not their job to report facts.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #22

Apparently. Or they've been "bought off." Cerridwen Jun 2015 #26

Some of them are wearing a suit that cost more than most people make in a month. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #27

...or in a year. Yep. Our "Fourth Estate" has been auctioned and sold at a premium... Cerridwen Jun 2015 #36

That's it whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #25

I don't think she intends to BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #43

If it bleeds, it leads HassleCat Jun 2015 #5

. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #7

Their paradise would be a dozen on each side, all polling the same. onehandle Jun 2015 #8

No, what they're BANKING on is a horse race.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #18

You are so right! workinclasszero Jun 2015 #30

It must be maddening to the mad mass media that they can not control the message on Clinton...how can a Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #11

What's popular? jeff47 Jun 2015 #12

Polls can be useful tools. zeemike Jun 2015 #14

It's all name recognition ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #13

That was not a finer moment in DU history. Rex Jun 2015 #19

Or rather, ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #21

Popular? Gamecock Lefty Jun 2015 #17

"It�s true � the more folks pile on, the more I dig in for Hillary! " DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #20

You would think her enemies would learn. No one likes to see a dog pile on a woman. McCamy Taylor Jun 2015 #33

You would think her enemies would learn. No one likes to see a dog pile on anybody. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #34

You figured it out! workinclasszero Jun 2015 #31

Me too. juajen Jun 2015 #37

she's popular with dems cali Jun 2015 #23

You mean the same MSM that dismesses anyone else running for democratic nomination Robbins Jun 2015 #24

She is using her witchy powers! McCamy Taylor Jun 2015 #32

It's probably fair to say .... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #35

I would also say that republicans posing as Democrats Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #39

Hillary's popularity is inversely proportional to her exposure Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #40

Hmmm ... do you have BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #41

From my own personal experience, I can tell you BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #42

An important aspect of Hilary is her vital international experience. olegramps Jun 2015 #45

Totally agree! BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #46

K&R! stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #44

All three major declared Democrats are popular DFW Jun 2015 #47

because we're a nation of adolescents. nt LWolf Jun 2015 #48