Inclusive and fun that is :)
Here are a couple of 2008 polls with large slates of candidates that I hope you will enjoy participating in and discussing:
- A "straight" poll with 18 candidates
- An IRV poll with 30 candidates
Candidates in the first poll: Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Wesley Clark, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Al Gore, John Kerry, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Jack Reed (Sen. RI), Harry Reid, Bill Richardson, Mark Warner
Additions to the second poll: Mike Easley (Gov. NC), Brad Henry (Gov. OK), Janet Napalitano (Gov. AZ), Ed Rendell, Brian Schweitzer, Dick Durbin, Kathleen Sebelius (Gov. KS), Joe Lieberman, Phil Bredesen (Gov. TN).
Some strong performers from the IRV poll will displace weak performers in the straight poll's 18 candidate pool in future polls.
I would like to make the proposition that 2008 straw polls at this point should be as inclusive as possible, allowing for exploring a wide variety of the candidates and in order not to handicap potentially strong prospects from early on.
Happy Holidays!
Inlined straight poll