A new Gallup poll showed that Bernie Sanders is the most favorably viewed contender for the Democratic presidential ticket.
Gallup released the results of the poll on Friday. It was conducted July 1-12, after first round of Democratic debates, and measured 10 Democratic White House hopefuls.
Sanders led the pack, with 72 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters viewing him favorably. Former Vice President Joe Biden followed at 69 percent. Rounding off the top half of the pack were Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 59 percent, Sen. Kamala Harris at 54 percent, and Sen. Cory Booker at 44 percent.
Journalist, activist, and Sanders supporter Shaun King pointed to the polling on Twitter:
Brand new poll shows what it has shown for 3 straight years - @berniesanders is the most liked elected official in the nation.
LISTEN TO ME. This man can beat Donald Trump. He knows it. I know it.
Now I need you to know it. pic.twitter.com/j84xbhGXmX — Shaun King (@shaunking) July 20, 2019
With the exception of Bill de Blasio, none of the 10 had unfavorable ratings above 19 percent. The New York City mayor's unfavorable rating was 30 percent, nearly the same as his favorable rating—31 percent.
The new poll also noted a downward trend for Biden.
In Gallup's April poll, Biden was viewed favorably by 80 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leading voters, and by April, the measurement dropped to 74 percent. The new poll's 69 percent rating reflects an 11-point drop over the three-month period.
Looking at more broadly at all U.S. adults' views, both Biden and Sanders were still slightly behind President Donald Trump. Gallup's July poll showed that 45 percent viewed the president favorably, compared to Biden's 42 percent and Sanders's 41 percent.
The new poll came less than two weeks before 20 Democratic candidates will face off in the second primary debates.
As with the first, the second will take place over two days—July 30 and 31.
Unlike the June debates, the upcoming ones will not feature Biden and Sanders squaring off, according to the lineups announced this week by CNN.
Debating on July 30 will be Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; former Rep. John Delaney; former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Rep. Beto O'Rourke; Rep. Tim Ryan; Sanders; Warren; and Marianne Williamson.
On July 31, Sen. Michael Bennet; Biden; Booker; former San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro; de Blasio; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; Harris; Washington Gov. Jay Inslee; and Andrew Yang will debate.
Cinemaphreak on July 20th, 2019 at 17:54 UTC »
That article and poll also contained this depressing part:
That's because among Republicans Trump's favorable rating is in the 80's.
Cadet-Bone-Spurs on July 20th, 2019 at 15:50 UTC »
A lot of bickering in this thread, look, a leading democrat has a great and consistent favorability rating, not only that, most of the candidates have a good favorability rating.
This is good news for the democratic party not bad just because it's not your candidate ranking at the top.
Voters need to see this stuff, we are in this together, together we will take down trump to put this country on a sustainable and equitable path forward.
Edit: mrmastermimi brought up a good point. Get your asses registered to vote and check your registration status to make sure.
TinyDKR on July 20th, 2019 at 15:21 UTC »
More important than Sanders beating Trump is correcting the course of our country. If that is Bernie or Warren or someone else, it doesn't matter. Bernie knows this: it's never been about him, it's about the people.
We need a viable healthcare system like Medicare for all. Insurance companies should not be able to leech money and make a profit of off the sick.
We need to address climate change. Join the Paris Agreement. Wean ourselves off of coal. Incentivize renewable energy at all levels.
We need to fix our election systems. Ensure voting is a right guaranteed to all, and that everyone is automatically registered when they turn 18. Do away with the absurd Electoral College. Safeguard our voting systems against foreign attacks. Put an end to gerrymandering. Maybe, we can even do away with first-past-the-post voting.