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Showing Original Post only (View all)Clinton Voters Like Obama More Than Sanders Supporters Do [View all]
Nate Silver's site has some good polling on this important difference between Sanders and Clinton supporter. I admit that I think that President Obama has been an outstanding POTUS and that is one reason why I am supporting Hillary Clinton http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/voters-who-like-obama-like-clinton/
The bottom half of the table shows attitudes that were measured in the wake of the 2012 election, between November 2012 and January 2013. We see, for instance, that Clinton and Sanders supporters differ little on questions about overall government spending or targeted assistance for African-Americans. Like the Iraq War, the Affordable Care Act may divide the candidates (paywalled), but it does not seem to split their supporters. Nor do immigration attitudes or measures of prejudice against blacks or Latinos.1
But notice the Obama feeling thermometer. Even back in the aftermath of Obamas 2012 victory, those who would become Clinton supporters in 2016 rated Obama at 0.82 on the 0-1 scale, as opposed to just 0.72 for those who would become Sanders supporters. That difference remains sizable even when looking only at non-black respondents. In recent debates with Sanders, Clintons embrace of Obama has been striking. But more than a tactical play for black voters, that embrace may reflect deeper differences in the two candidates bases of support.
And its not just about Obama. As the tables final line shows, Sanders voters were markedly more likely to agree that at present, I feel very critical of our political system, scoring 0.66 on a scale from 0 (strongly disagree) to 1 (strongly agree). Sanders backers are notably more disaffected, a fact which might explain their reluctance to back a longtime insider like Clinton.
It is always tempting to see the current campaign in light of past ones, especially when one of the same candidates is on the ballot. But the divisions between Clinton and Sanders are not simply a reflection of those between Clinton and Obama eight years ago, with Sanders stepping into the role of Obama. Voters orientation toward the political establishment in this case, Clinton and Obama is an issue that wasnt present in 2008. And while Edwards has left the political stage, the appeal of his economic populism lives on.
But notice the Obama feeling thermometer. Even back in the aftermath of Obamas 2012 victory, those who would become Clinton supporters in 2016 rated Obama at 0.82 on the 0-1 scale, as opposed to just 0.72 for those who would become Sanders supporters. That difference remains sizable even when looking only at non-black respondents. In recent debates with Sanders, Clintons embrace of Obama has been striking. But more than a tactical play for black voters, that embrace may reflect deeper differences in the two candidates bases of support.
And its not just about Obama. As the tables final line shows, Sanders voters were markedly more likely to agree that at present, I feel very critical of our political system, scoring 0.66 on a scale from 0 (strongly disagree) to 1 (strongly agree). Sanders backers are notably more disaffected, a fact which might explain their reluctance to back a longtime insider like Clinton.
It is always tempting to see the current campaign in light of past ones, especially when one of the same candidates is on the ballot. But the divisions between Clinton and Sanders are not simply a reflection of those between Clinton and Obama eight years ago, with Sanders stepping into the role of Obama. Voters orientation toward the political establishment in this case, Clinton and Obama is an issue that wasnt present in 2008. And while Edwards has left the political stage, the appeal of his economic populism lives on.
Sanders supporters and Clinton supporters have very different viewpoints on President Obama.
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