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11. The Democratic base never just sits back and relaxes

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 07:01 PM

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Obama 89% Favorable, Hillary 86% Favorable, Sanders 47% Favorable (the base loves Obama & Hillary) [View all] Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 OP

surf's up! ucrdem Jun 2015 #1

Surfin Safari DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #8

LOL, better than '94 at least ... ucrdem Jun 2015 #21

I spoke to people who said there were some people who were so spooked they never moved back./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #24

Nope, she never did either. ucrdem Jun 2015 #31

These people left the state. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #34

It's nice... ucrdem Jun 2015 #54

I live in Woodland Hills but definitely not the tony part... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #56

Yes it was... Also deadly for some... n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #42

Lol! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #15

Hang ten! ucrdem Jun 2015 #18

I'm loving those numbers. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #2

Then you guys can sit back and relax, right? Cool! djean111 Jun 2015 #3

The Democratic base never just sits back and relaxes Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #11

Obama's popularity is why Clinton will support TPP. joshcryer Jun 2015 #4

Guess Bernie's low numbers is because he doesn't support TPP. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #36

You cannot expect a shift until the debates. joshcryer Jun 2015 #40

But you can't say his will be better after the debates, Hillary knows how to handle herself. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #43

We'll see in a little over month. joshcryer Jun 2015 #45

OK, then the candidates has to sell themselves, favorably rates just may determine their votes. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #48

Sure you can demwing Jun 2015 #115

Oh, wow, quiet a complement to Hillary, thanks, she is great. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #116

It's true - she's famous demwing Jun 2015 #117

So he wins the debate because he gets on stage with Hillary. I don't see you saying this because Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #119

It's SO BASIC demwing Jun 2015 #120

I know Hillary is great, it is still Bernie's responsibility to sell himself. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #121

Lol "riding on Hillary's back" demwing Jun 2015 #123

You are the one who said it would help Bernie if he got on the stage with Hillary, maybe Bernie Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #124

And you are the one exhibiting conversational myopia demwing Jun 2015 #125

Why bring it up? If it is a problem for you then don't bring it up. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #129

This is hilarious JonLP24 Jun 2015 #78

Yes once one is polling in the 80's it is harder to rise above this. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #82

OK but I doubt TPP is of big importance of the Iowan vote JonLP24 Jun 2015 #83

Then it might be a problem in giving the voters in Iowa a good reason to support Sanders based on Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #96

I don't see it JonLP24 Jun 2015 #97

Time will tell, I wonder where all the union support during the polls? Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #118

I wonder if that will be true if the WTO or ISDS court sues the U.S. for farm subsidies... cascadiance Jun 2015 #130

Well, the TPP is supported by a majority of Democrats. Sanders can possibly persuade them Recursion Jun 2015 #98

Hmm... ALL of the Republican senators support TPP, and only 13-14 Democratic senators support it. cascadiance Jun 2015 #102

I was talking about voters, not elected officials Recursion Jun 2015 #104

Public "support" of the TPP as put out by the corporate media is also rather mythical... cascadiance Jun 2015 #110

Hillary is going to take that 86% workinclasszero Jun 2015 #5

Democrats love them both! William769 Jun 2015 #6

Democrats LOVE: freshwest Jun 2015 #44

awww, KMOD Jun 2015 #47

I forgot about that pic. Thanks for that beautiful reminder. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #108

The president is Teflon! workinclasszero Jun 2015 #7

Yes but she's horrible according to some here. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #9

This is very good for all Democrats. MineralMan Jun 2015 #10

I sincerely hope you are right workinclasszero Jun 2015 #14

Trust me on this~ sheshe2 Jun 2015 #17

I will and workinclasszero Jun 2015 #25

Dayum! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #32

Lolz workinclasszero Jun 2015 #35

You are welcome! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #38

Obama has been taunting Fux Noise with that for years! freshwest Jun 2015 #46

IKR? workinclasszero Jun 2015 #49

I want those coat tails to reach all the way to the State Houses ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #76

Yes yes yes workinclasszero Jun 2015 #77

2020 being a Presidential year is good for us in the State Houses Recursion Jun 2015 #99

I want, am working, to get a 2016 head start. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #122

+1 JoePhilly Jun 2015 #63

Every single candidate for the Dem nod will be BEGGING for Obama's endorsement Number23 Jun 2015 #65

Good point, MM.. of course it is! Gotta Love it! Cha Jun 2015 #91

Watch Sander's numbers go up and HRC's go down.... PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #12

These aren't poll numbers, they are favorable, unfavorable. BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #26

A lot more people know of him now than last week when the poll was taken. arcane1 Jun 2015 #57

That's a good, and fair, point ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #80

Be careful. TM99 Jun 2015 #107

Definitely later BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #111

Hillary in Iowa-January: 56% Hillary in Iowa-May: 57% brooklynite Jun 2015 #53

Hillary in Iowa in 2008! BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #58

Is Obama running in 2016? brooklynite Jun 2015 #60

Well, we will see BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #64

BERNIE: 47% favorable, 12% unfavorable, 41% unsure (don't know him). AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #13

^^^this^^^ eom Purveyor Jun 2015 #27

Thanks for this! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #79

And Carter, Dukakis, and even Obama and Bill Clinton started lower than Bernie in some stats... cascadiance Jun 2015 #103

Yeah, kind of important. Hissyspit Jun 2015 #112

Yep. Good news for Sanders, too. n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #128

"Contrary to what the media keeps reporting, there’s a clear front-runner" Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #16

Kickity kick! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #19

Folk will like Bernie when they find out who he is.... he's good people uponit7771 Jun 2015 #20

sanders is an unknown JI7 Jun 2015 #22

Cool! Anyone know Bernie's "not sure" number? cyberswede Jun 2015 #23

Check out post#26 with all the data BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #29

Thank you!! cyberswede Jun 2015 #33

Yes, since they get so much face time with candidates, this is a good situation for Sanders BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #37

You mean the names are recognized to that extent. Warpy Jun 2015 #28

We have an embarrassment of riches./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #30

Iowa huh CTBlueboy Jun 2015 #39

Yep! She won third place! It's where she lost the primary. morningfog Jun 2015 #69

Yes Obama and Hillary are favorites, Iowa will be the first state voting and we need to be sure Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #41

From the poll DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #50

Biden is burying Bernie and he's not even running . . . ucrdem Jun 2015 #52

The last two graphs tell all... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #55

The last one is the question in polls people rarely pay attention to JonLP24 Jun 2015 #73

If 87% of likely IA voters... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #87

I remember having debates over "not seeing" Webb & O'Malley voters abandoning them JonLP24 Jun 2015 #88

If you plot the candidates on an ideological plane Biden and Webb would be closer to Clinton ... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #90

The debate I was having several months were they don't see Webb or O'Malley voters JonLP24 Jun 2015 #94

Polls are snaps shots... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #95

Sanders has a higher "never" than any other candidate Recursion Jun 2015 #100

And that's with ten times as many not sures 30% as HRC 3% DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #101

Count me in the "Never". I'm a lifelong Democrat. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #105

I'm not a Sanders "never" by any means Recursion Jun 2015 #106

I have my 1st, 2nd & even 3rd choices, and he's not among them. But I see his appeal to some. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #109

*Shrug* I don't base my vote on polls. Or likeability, or hair style, or types of underwear. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #51

While I agree with you in part rpannier Jun 2015 #59

Arkansas seems hopeless as does much of the Old South./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #67

Oh goodie another poll. Fearless Jun 2015 #61

love me some obama. love me some clinton. love me some sanders. nt arely staircase Jun 2015 #62

Locozollo, is that you? OnyxCollie Jun 2015 #66

What does that mean? You don't like President Obama's numbers out of Iowa? "President Obama topped Cha Jun 2015 #93

One way of looking at the poll JonLP24 Jun 2015 #68

K&R I am overjoyed knowing how much our president is beloved in the party Number23 Jun 2015 #70

Yeah, it's good to hear from the Real World! Cha Jun 2015 #72

Ask 1000 people to rate three flavors of ice cream: demwing Jun 2015 #71

That is a very impressive analogy JonLP24 Jun 2015 #81

LoZo did it better hobbit709 Jun 2015 #74

:) Hissyspit Jun 2015 #113

I don't think that "Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa" = "the base" Spider Jerusalem Jun 2015 #75

HRC has a 85% favorability among Dems in a nat'l poll. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #84

And only 57% would vote for her if the primary were today. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2015 #86

She has broken sixty percent in several national polls: DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #89

"Only"??? pnwmom Jun 2015 #114

The average of polls is about 62% and not 57% DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #127

We will see in 9 months AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #85

"President Obama topped the list of 89% favorable to 9% unfavorable." THank you, Iowa! Cha Jun 2015 #92

They have spent so much of their lives working toward positive results. nt. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #126

America will get what it deserves. Gregorian Jun 2015 #131