You've never heard of the 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner
The overwhelming preference among Democrats and independents for the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee is "someone entirely new," according to a new Suffolk University/USA Today poll. Hillary Clinton fares considerably worse, with 23 percent of Democrats and independents saying they would be excited if she ran again and 62 percent saying she shouldn't compete. Vice President Joe Biden, who would be 78, gets the thumbs up from 43 percent of respondents (versus 31 percent who say no), and Sen. Bernie Sanders would excite 44 percent of Democrats and independents (while 38 percent say he shouldn't run).
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had a 34 percent excited, 27 percent opposed score, while the other potential candidate named, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, excited 10 percent of Democrats and independents, with 15 percent opposed and 53 percent unsure who he is. The poll was conducted Dec. 14-18 with 626 registered voters who self-identified as Democrat or independent, and has a margin of error of ±3.9 percentage points.
When Republicans were included, 39 percent of voters said the think first lady Michelle Obama should run for elected office, despite her saying she won't, versus 53 percent who said she should not. Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager, got the go-ahead from 14 percent of voters and a thumbs-down from 52 percent. Trump himself was viewed favorably by 40 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 45 percent, while President Obama had a 55 percent favorable, 40 percent unfavorable rating. On Russia's meddling in the U.S. election, 36 percent said they are very concerned, 21 percent said they are concerned, and 22 percent said they are not concerned; voters want Trump and Congress to investigate Russian meddling by a margin of 62 percent to 33 percent. Among all 1,000 respondent, the margin of error was ± 3 points.
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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