Rasmussen: 22% of Dems want Clinton to drop out... 22% want Obama to withdraw
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Trilobyte
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« on: March 26, 2008, 07:30:41 PM »
« edited: March 26, 2008, 07:32:35 PM by Trilobyte »

Democrats don't seem to agree with the Obama people's claim that the race is done. 62 percent of them want both Clinton and Obama to stay in the race.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/22_of_democrats_want_clinton_to_drop_out_22_say_obama_should_withdraw
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2008, 01:29:46 AM »

Democrats are working even harder than usual to lose in the fall.
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2008, 09:58:28 AM »

I don't think that's a poll you can read too much into.  It's pretty obvious that if you're a strong supporter of one candidate and a pollster asked you if you wanted to see their rival drop out, you'd say yes. I'm actually surprised the numbers are so low.  This is why I avoid looking at most poll questions other than straightforward 'who are you voting for' ones.
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2008, 10:57:57 AM »

If come the end of the primaries, Hillary Clinton is both 1) behind in the pledged delegates and 2) behind in the popular vote, then she should withdraw and superdelegates move the nomination for Obama

If she finishes ahead in the popular vote, but behind in pledged delegates, she'll continue to argue her case to the unpledged superdelegates. Then there's the question of what to ultimately do about Michigan and Florida?

The last thing Democrats need is an acrimonious and contentious Democratic National Convention in Denver. Because that is what the Republicans are hoping for!

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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2008, 12:54:11 PM »

I don't think that's a poll you can read too much into.  It's pretty obvious that if you're a strong supporter of one candidate and a pollster asked you if you wanted to see their rival drop out, you'd say yes.

Not only that, but you've also got to consider that the average voter knows next to nothing about how many primaries are left, the current delegate spread between Clinton and Obama, how the superdelegates work, etc.  But those are the things that determine how much of a chance each candidate has, which in turn determines whether or not they "should" drop out.  So basically, this is a poll question that asks people to offer an opinion on something that most of them are fairly clueless about.
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2008, 01:00:04 PM »


I say they should both drop out.  That should solve all their problems.  hahaha
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