# A poll for Democrats: Who is your SECOND choice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 20, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720 "2007-12-20T16:53:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/1 "2007-12-20T16:53:12Z")
I often hear it said (or see it written) that Hillary Clinton is no one’s second choice as Democratic nominee (and that she will suffer for it as the Democratic field narrows). I think that is probably true, but I would like to see some of our Democratic board members sound off on this question. For my own part, my first choice is Obama and second choice is Edwards. What say you, Democratic Dopers? Who is number two on your own list? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/2 "2007-12-20T16:57:29Z")
My first and second choices are Obama and Hillary, though not always in that order. I’d also be happy with Edwards or Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/3 "2007-12-20T17:27:04Z")
Richardson is my number one choice, so that makes number two Obama. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/4 "2007-12-20T17:30:14Z")
My heart wants Edwards, my head wants Obama. They are 1-2 or 2-1 depending on my mood at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/5 "2007-12-20T17:36:59Z")
Obama is my first choice, Hillary my second. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/6 "2007-12-20T17:39:37Z")
Chris Dodd. He gives off a calm vibe. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/7 "2007-12-20T18:41:23Z")
Hmm… Hadn’t really thought about it, since Obama is my first choice, and I think that if he’s knocked out of contention, no one would be able to beat Hillary. But I suppose Richardson or Dodd. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/8 "2007-12-20T19:19:38Z")
Obama, Hillary, Edwards- in that order. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/9 "2007-12-20T19:22:25Z")
Hillary and Obama in that order. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/10 "2007-12-20T19:31:37Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] For my own part, my first choice is Obama and second choice is Edwards. What say you, Democratic Dopers? Who is number two on your own list? [/QUOTE] Same here - first and second. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/11 "2007-12-20T20:09:05Z")
Obama first. Hillary second. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/12 "2007-12-20T20:16:28Z")
First choice Kucinich (he’s still in the race, right?), second choice Edwards. Obama is a distant third. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/13 "2007-12-20T20:18:37Z")
Clinton first, Biden second, even though he has no chance. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/14 "2007-12-20T20:21:56Z")
Edwards, then Obama. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/15 "2007-12-20T20:33:29Z")
Obama first, Edwards second (Hillary wouldn’t even be third) ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/16 "2007-12-20T20:34:14Z")
First Choice - Obama Second Choice - Kucinich Third Choice - Edwards Fourth Choice - Dodd Fifth Choice - Richardson Sixth Choice - Hillary …and even then it could be a toss-up between her and Ron Paul. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/17 "2007-12-20T21:06:03Z")
Clinton, Huckabee, Kucinich ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/18 "2007-12-20T21:07:20Z")
Richardson was my first choice; I assume he’s dead in the water so Clinton, my second choice, is now my first choice and Obama my second choice. ---
**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/19 "2007-12-20T21:49:20Z")
Like some others, 1) Obama, 2) Clinton ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/20 "2007-12-20T22:01:28Z")
1. Edwards 2. Gore 3. Kusinich [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720.md?page=2)