Results of the smoogatz DU straw poll

The original poll is here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1352779&mesg_id=1352779

Methodology: the nine most prominent potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination were listed in alphabetical order, without comment by me; the poll was posted to GD last night, around 8:30 central time. The nine candidates were (alphabetically):

Evan Bayh
Wes Clark
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards
Russ Feingold
Al Gore
John Kerry
Joe Lieberman
Mark Warner

There was also a selection for "Other"

The results in a nutshell: Gore wins by a landslide with 61 out of 133 votes (46%). Wes Clark whomps the tar out of the remaining field, while Feingold and Kerry tie for third.

Al Gore
(61 votes, 46%)

Wes Clark
(34 votes, 26%)

Russ Feingold
(10 votes, 8%)

Mark Warner
(10 votes, 8%)

John Kerry
(9 votes, 7%)

John Edwards
(5 votes, 4%)

Hillary Clinton
(2 votes, 2%)

Joe Lieberman
(1 votes, 1%)

Evan Bayh
(0 votes, 0%)

My thoughts: It's no surprise that Gore polls well among DUers. I think most of us are looking for an Alpha Progressive with a handle on policy AND ideology to be the next Dem candidate for the presidency, and Gore seems more and more to fit the bill. Clark did well, too, though my guess is that this poll may have slipped under the radar for some of his supporters here on DU.

Surprises: What happened to Kerry? It's possible that most DU Kerry supporters have me on their ignore lists, I suppose. Or maybe they were all watching "Grey's Anatomy" or something last night, and not surfing DU. A third possibility, of course, is that the Kerry supporters on DU are vocal beyond their actual numbers. Maybe somebody should check the exit polls. And what's up with Hillary? TWO votes? Wow. Not exactly a groundswell of support from the grassroots.

DU has 90k members and you got about 200 votes. I'm not sure this is representative of anything besides the fact that Gore seems to be popular at the moment. Gore has said several times, that he will not run. As for Hillary, I suspect many DUers and Democrats find her acceptable, but would rather have someone who isn't a lightening rod for the opposition running.

2006. That seems fairly obvious. No?

I've misread the results of my own poll. Feingold and Warner were tied for 3rd at the time of the OP; Kerry was 4th. Warner has since picked up a vote, putting him alone in 3rd with 11, or 8% of the total.