# Poll and discussion for Democratic/liberal/progressive voters: your early preference for 2020

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**Created:** [November 29, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263 "2018-11-29T13:03:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263/168 "2018-12-10T18:31:50Z")

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> [@scr4](#):
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> … But those are **moderate** gun owners - if they are moderate, they wouldn’t choose whom to vote purely on the basis of their position on gun control, would they?

According to [a recent Gallup poll](https://news.gallup.com/poll/244367/top-issues-voters-healthcare-economy-immigration.aspx), 72% of voters said that Gun policy would be extremely/very important to their choice of candidate for Congress. This was a higher percentage than for Taxes or Income/Wealth Distribution, and way ahead of Trade Policy and Climate Change.

In [June 2018 Gallup asked](https://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx) “What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” 4% answered “Guns/Gun control” and 2% answered “Crime/Violence” compared with 15% for _all economic answers summed together_. In March 2018 (in reaction to Stoneman Douglas High School?) a whopping 13% of Americans said “Guns/Gun Control” was **“the most important problem facing the country today.”** We’re left to guess how many of these were pro- and how many anti- but … either way … Wow! _ **Thirteen percent!** _

I hope the D candidate can find some wishy-washy middle-ground, lulling the “moderate” gun nuts while not angering the gun-control nuts.

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