# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/61 "2007-12-24T05:25:52Z")
My first choice is Kucinich and my second choice is Hillary. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/62 "2007-12-24T07:27:25Z")
According to [2008 SelectSmart.com Presidential Candidate Selector](http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html) Hillary is my 7th or 8th choice… 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (89%) 3. Dennis Kucinich (88%) 4. Barack Obama (82%) 5. Christopher Dodd (80%) 6. Joseph Biden (75%) 7. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (73%) 8. Hillary Clinton (72%) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/63 "2007-12-24T17:16:25Z")
[QUOTE=jackdavinci] According to [2008 SelectSmart.com Presidential Candidate Selector](http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html) Hillary is my 7th or 8th choice… [/QUOTE] 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Barack Obama (82%) Information link 3. Dennis Kucinich (82%) Information link 4. Joseph Biden (79%) Information link 5. Hillary Clinton (78%) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/64 "2007-12-24T22:40:21Z")
Before that little test, Gravel. After the test: Chris Dodd (85%) Obama (84%) Kucinich (84%…and also my first choice) Alan Augustson (80%…campaign suspended) Biden (78%) Clinton (75%) Wesley Clark (74%) Edwards (73%…also my choice of the three frontrunners) Bloomberg (73%) Gravel (68%) And at the end, Stephen Colbert (9%) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/65 "2007-12-24T22:46:07Z")
I’d be happy with Clinton, Obama, Richardson, Edwards, or Dodd. They do have different emphases, and would go about the job in different ways with different skills, sure - but they’d all get us moving in the right direction again. There is little difference in my levelo of preference between them, and it is NOT a matter of being against any of them. I do think Richardson has the best record of accomplishment among them, and would do the best job as President, and I’m disappointed he hasn’t campaigned better, but I still plan to vote for him - if he’s still in it on February 5. If not, then Dodd will be out too, and I’ll go with Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/66 "2007-12-24T22:59:17Z")
Oddly enough, even though I found that test kinda dumb, it did pick my two favorite candidates: Dodd and Obama, in that order. Still it should have had the question: What is your ideal candiates position on False Dillemas? Supports false dillemas Opposes false dilemmas ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/67 "2007-12-24T23:03:03Z")
My personal list ran Edwards, Obama, Clinton. The Presidential candidate selector ranked my candidates this way: 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Barack Obama (86%) Information link 3. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (82%) Information link 4. Dennis Kucinich (79%) Information link 5. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (77%) Information link 6. Christopher Dodd (77%) Information link 7. Al Gore (not announced) (75%) Information link 8. Joseph Biden (75%) Information link 9. John Edwards (75%) Information link 10. Hillary Clinton (73%) Information link Note however, that there’s only about a 10% variance among all the candidates listed. The factor the Selector does not take into account is “ability to win against a Republican candidate.” That’s the reason I ranked them the way I did. Still, I’d like Obama to win, I would, but my nasty, cynical brain thinks Edwards’ white maleness will score with a lot of voters that wouldn 't go Dem otherwise. The MOR voters don’t want more Republican-ness in their elected officials, but I don’t know if they’re ready for blackness or femaleness, either. ---
**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 25, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/68 "2007-12-25T21:00:43Z")
[QUOTE=jackdavinci] According to [2008 SelectSmart.com Presidential Candidate Selector](http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html) Hillary is my 7th or 8th choice… [/QUOTE] Here’s how I came out: 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Dennis Kucinich (81%) 3. Barack Obama (80%) 4. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (73%) 5. Hillary Clinton (72%) 6. Joseph Biden (70%) 7. Christopher Dodd (70%) 8. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (69%) 9. John Edwards (67%) 10. Al Gore (not announced) (65%) Although Obama’s my guy, I’d be very okay with Kucinich. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/69 "2007-12-26T03:29:02Z")
Edwards is my first choice, Clinton my second. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/70 "2007-12-26T06:36:09Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] Oddly enough, even though I found that test kinda dumb, it did pick my two favorite candidates: Dodd and Obama, in that order. Still it should have had the question: What is your ideal candiates position on False Dillemas? Supports false dillemas Opposes false dilemmas [/QUOTE] That’s why I answer “Neither” & put low priority on, & I appreciate that feature. My result: 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Barack Obama (82%) 3. Christopher Dodd (77%) 4. John Edwards (77%) 5. Dennis Kucinich (75%) 6. Joseph Biden (69%) 7. Al Gore (not announced) (69%) 8. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (69%) 9. Hillary Clinton (67%) 10. Bill Richardson (66%) 11. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (65%) 12. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (58%) 13. John McCain (54%) 14. Ron Paul (54%) 15. Mike Gravel (41%) Which is sort of where I thought I was. See, I knew I didn’t like Mike Gravel! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720/71 "2007-12-26T20:55:43Z")
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Barack Obama (88%) 3. Al Gore (not announced) (80%) 4. Bill Richardson (79%) 5. John Edwards (75%) 6. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (75%) 7. Christopher Dodd (73%) 8. Hillary Clinton (72%) 9. Joseph Biden (71%) 10. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (70%) Which is pretty close to my order of preference. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-democrats-who-is-your-second-choice/430720.md?page=3)