Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts) Fri May 3, 2019, 11:32 PM May 2019

Coming up on MSNBC - Steve Kornacki on Biden's poll numbers

The teasers he's dropped about this suggest he thinks they're more meaningful than polls this early usually are.

Editing to add that Kornacki is pointing out how different Biden's poll and favorability numbers are from two other frontrunners at this stage in their campaigns, Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, that some people have tried to compare Biden's campaign to with suggestions he'll be a similarly weak candidate.

See the replies I posted below for details.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Coming up on MSNBC - Steve Kornacki on Biden's poll numbers (Original Post) highplainsdem May 2019 OP

Showing an average of all polls, Biden at 35%. highplainsdem May 2019 #1

He just shot down any comparison to Jeb Bush. Jeb was at 15% at this point, peaked at highplainsdem May 2019 #2

He just pointed out how much higher Biden's favorability is, too, than those weak frontrunners. highplainsdem May 2019 #3

Why is he comparing Biden's numbers to two republicans, Jeb Bush and Romney? George II May 2019 #4

He suggested that other people were making that comparison. But he did make it clear highplainsdem May 2019 #6

Just checked Twitter, and I think this tweet from a Republican pollster is the sort of thing highplainsdem May 2019 #8

Sorry, when I see "Kornacki" I get annoyed, he seems to feed on others' work. It goes back.... George II May 2019 #9

He makes me a jittery mess. Control-Z May 2019 #11

These were great numbers Gothmog May 2019 #5

Thanks for your reporting on Cha May 2019 #7

Kornacki will do anything to make the orange buffalo fart look good. world wide wally May 2019 #10

Well you just put me to shame Control-Z May 2019 #12

Sometimes the truth is glaring world wide wally May 2019 #13

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts)

1. Showing an average of all polls, Biden at 35%.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:34 PM

May 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts)

2. He just shot down any comparison to Jeb Bush. Jeb was at 15% at this point, peaked at

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:36 PM

May 2019

17%, and Romney wasn't much better.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts)

3. He just pointed out how much higher Biden's favorability is, too, than those weak frontrunners.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:36 PM

May 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

4. Why is he comparing Biden's numbers to two republicans, Jeb Bush and Romney?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:42 PM

May 2019

Unbelievable.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts)

6. He suggested that other people were making that comparison. But he did make it clear

Reply to George II (Reply #4)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:44 PM

May 2019

that Biden's a much stronger candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(49,138 posts)

8. Just checked Twitter, and I think this tweet from a Republican pollster is the sort of thing

Reply to George II (Reply #4)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:47 PM

May 2019

Kornacki was responding to:

Link to tweet

I hadn't seen that before, but it popped up as soon as I searched for

biden jeb romney

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

9. Sorry, when I see "Kornacki" I get annoyed, he seems to feed on others' work. It goes back....

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #8)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:56 PM

May 2019

....to the Bridgegate scandal years ago, he capitalized on the work of two reporters from the Bergen Record, presenting it as though it was his work. That, and his gyrations and his faux "casual look" with the meticulously rolled up sleeves. I just don't take anything he says or reports without a huge grain of salt.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

11. He makes me a jittery mess.

Reply to George II (Reply #9)

Sat May 4, 2019, 12:29 AM

May 2019

And he brings his own joy to reporting what he believes are losing Democrats, imo. He makes me scream at the TV even when there's really not all that much to scream about.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden