Democrats Want An Electable Nominee In 2020. They Just Don't Know What That Means.
Democrats Want An Electable Nominee In 2020. They Just Don’t Know What That Means.
Beating President Trump is more important to Democratic primary voters than their policy fights.
By Kevin Robillard, HuffPost US
https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/democrats-electability-beat-trump-2020_us_5c589812e4b087104756966f?ec_carp=644955261786971770
"SNIP.....
The survey, conducted by New Jersey’s Monmouth University, asked Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independent voters nationwide if they preferred a candidate with whom they agreed on most issues but who would have a hard time beating Trump or a candidate with whom they did not agree on most issues but who would be stronger against Trump. Fifty-six percent wanted the stronger candidate against Trump, even if they disagreed on most issues. Just 33 percent wanted a candidate whom they agreed with, even if that individual would struggle to defeat the president.
The finding is a shift from the electoral priorities expressed by both Democratic and Republican voters in 2016. But it matches what Democratic operatives across the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have been telling reporters for months.
“In prior elections, voters from both parties consistently prioritized shared values over electability when selecting a nominee,” Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement. “It looks like Democrats may be willing to flip that equation in 2020 because of their desire to defeat Trump. This is something to pay close attention to when primary voters really start tuning in to the campaign.”
There’s just one problem: No consensus has developed among Democratic voters or party operatives over what type of candidate is best equipped to defeat Trump.
.....SNIP"
= new reply since forum marked as read
