PolWatch
06-30-2015, 07:21 AM
Surprise! The dem base is not excited about the potential candidate for 2016. While laughing about the number of GOP candidates they seem to have just noticed that their base is not leaping for joy. I have wondered if Hillary is the throw-away candidate. The dems realize that 2016 should be the year of the GOP so they are not putting a lot of effect into finding a better candidate.
'Democrats believe they have a winning agenda heading into the 2016 presidential election. And for the first time, the “base” of their party – unmarried women, people of color, and young voters – represents a majority of voting-eligible citizens, according to survey data released Monday.
But none of that matters if Democrats don’t turn out. As of now, 16 months before Election Day, that’s the challenge for them: The Democratic Party faces a big enthusiasm gap with the Republicans, according to a poll (http://www.democracycorps.com/National-Surveys/) sponsored by Democracy Corps and Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund.
Among Republicans, 67 percent reported the highest level of interest in the 2016 elections – rating it a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 – compared with 52 percent of Democrats. Among the so-called rising American electorate (unmarried women, minorities, and Millennials), only 48 percent responded with a 10.
“Even though they’re giving the Democrats big numbers, their lack of enthusiasm is grounded in an analysis of the way the political system operates,” Democracy Corps founder Stan Greenberg told reporters Monday at a breakfast hosted by the Monitor.'
http://news.yahoo.com/poll-democrats-face-big-enthusiasm-gap-2016-174602161.html
'Democrats believe they have a winning agenda heading into the 2016 presidential election. And for the first time, the “base” of their party – unmarried women, people of color, and young voters – represents a majority of voting-eligible citizens, according to survey data released Monday.
But none of that matters if Democrats don’t turn out. As of now, 16 months before Election Day, that’s the challenge for them: The Democratic Party faces a big enthusiasm gap with the Republicans, according to a poll (http://www.democracycorps.com/National-Surveys/) sponsored by Democracy Corps and Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund.
Among Republicans, 67 percent reported the highest level of interest in the 2016 elections – rating it a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 – compared with 52 percent of Democrats. Among the so-called rising American electorate (unmarried women, minorities, and Millennials), only 48 percent responded with a 10.
“Even though they’re giving the Democrats big numbers, their lack of enthusiasm is grounded in an analysis of the way the political system operates,” Democracy Corps founder Stan Greenberg told reporters Monday at a breakfast hosted by the Monitor.'
http://news.yahoo.com/poll-democrats-face-big-enthusiasm-gap-2016-174602161.html