|
1/22 |
1/8 |
Kamala Harris |
27% |
14 |
Elizabeth Warren |
18 |
22 |
Joe Biden |
13 |
14 |
Bernie Sanders |
12 |
11 |
Beto O’Rourke |
8 |
15 |
Sherrod Brown |
6 |
n/a |
Cory Booker |
2 |
3 |
Tulsi Gabbard |
1 |
n/a |
Unsure |
6 |
9 |
Other |
5 |
9 |
|
n=28K |
n=35.5K |
Previously relegated: Julian Castro and Kirsten Gillibrand. Tulsi Gabbard (lol) and Cory Booker will be relegated after this week. I’m sure we’ll happily never see Gabbard again. The others may yet return.
Big numbers shift from two weeks ago showing an unsettled field. No reason for anyone to really be settled down at this point. Having a favorite is great! But with so many amazing candidates to choose from, we get to enjoy the campaign as it plays out. This is no longer a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. Most of the top contenders are solid on policy. So there’s not much to lose if choice A doesn’t win the nomination. Other than Gabbard, we’d be okay with any of those. I have my preferences, of course! Strong preferences! I’ve made very clear my desire for a ticket that looks like the party base. So yes, I want an all-woman ticket, and at least one a woman of color. But in the end, it’ll be hard for us liberal activists to lose this primary, given the options on the table.
With that in mind, it’s easier to advocate FOR your candidate than shit on the others. Unless we’re talking about Tulsi Gabbard, who is more focused on auditioning for Fox News Democrat.
What the numbers above tell me is that Harris made a nice impression in her rollout, people are already forgetting Beto, and fewer people are looking for an alternative than last time.