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New poll shows who Dems want in 2028 — and it’s not Kamala Harris (www.yahoo.com)
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The poll, released on May 30 by Atlas Intel, found Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former transportation secretary in the Biden administration, to be the top pick among Democrats who responded to the survey.

A total of 31.5% of self-identified Democrats who responded to the poll said they would vote for Buttigieg for president in four years, according to the poll.

Other surveys in May from firms such as Echelon Insights and McLaughlin & Associates have found Harris in first place in the hypothetical primary, making Atlas Intel’s poll stand out among the rest.

Harris is the third most popular pick among Democrats in the poll, falling behind U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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[–] UsernameHere@lemy.lol -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Before Obama, Bill Clinton won two terms in a row.

Bill Clinton is not progressive. This would indicate the two term win wasn’t related to the progressive stance.

There are plenty examples of progressives winning primaries and losing elections. And progressives politicians are pretty rare to begin with. This shows how few American voters actually lean left.

Hillary stole the primary from Bernie because she had invested in the DNC for her own self gain, sure. But that doesn’t mean Bernie would’ve won the election.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Bill Clinton ran populist left in 1992, including running on sweeping labor reform and Universal Healthcare. The thing he went economically right on was NAFTA and that nearly killed him with Perot. He swung hard right with "triangulation" after the election (like Obama)

In 1996 he ran against Bob Dole.