NBC/WSJ poll: Hillary way ahead of Jeb/Romney in favorability

[IceSpear]

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/WSJNBCpoll01192014.pdf

[Skill and Chance]

I am intrigued as to whether we really are setting up a 1936 environment for 2016.  Of course, 60/38 incumbent party isn't happening in the modern world, but how good would the economy have to be for 55/43 incumbent party?

[Tender Branson]

Not really impressive numbers for Hillary and she hasn't even announced yet.

Good for her that the GOPers are even bigger jokes in the eyes of the voters.

All this probably leads to a low turnout election in 2016, similar to 2000.

[bobloblaw]

I am intrigued as to whether we really are setting up a 1936 environment for 2016.  Of course, 60/38 incumbent party isn't happening in the modern world, but how good would the economy have to be for 55/43 incumbent party?

Well not since 1904, has the incumbent party won more votes when going for their third consecutive Presidential victory. Of course no one in modern history ever won re-election with fewer votes, but Obama managed to do it.

[senyor_brownbear]

Not really impressive numbers for Hillary and she hasn't even announced yet.

Good for her that the GOPers are even bigger jokes in the eyes of the voters.

All this probably leads to a low turnout election in 2016, similar to 2000.

The whole "first time a female has ever been a candidate" thing is probably enough to keep that from happening.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I don't know why people keep thinking it will be a low-turnout election. The 2008 hype over electing the first black president is going to return at least a little for electing the first female president. And this time Hillary will know enough to capitalize on it. I could see superfeminism being a big part of the 2016 cycle. Hillary will make feminism look popular.