70% Want Independent Bid
by Ryan Sager
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 at 10:46 AM
updated Fri, 3 Aug 2007 at 10:48 AM
According to the WSJ:
Some 53% back the idea of building a third party to mount presidential candidacy. Support is strongest among men, those younger than 50, professionals and Northeasterners.
Seven of 10 say an independent would enhance the presidential campaign, and just 11% say they wouldn't consider voting for an independent. Yet in hypothetical independent bid against Clinton and Giuliani, New York City Mayor Bloomberg draws just 16% from self-described independents.
People always love the idea of an independent campaign, imagining a candidate who believes everything the poll respondent in question believes. The reality tends to underwhelm compared to the fantasy.
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