dKos reader poll. 11/21. 11,627 respondents.
Nov Sept Aug July June
Clark 26 34 35 34 26
Feingold 19 19 16 10 10
Warner 14 4 3 5 5
Edwards 12 10 7 7 8
H. Clinton 6 8 9 10 10
No Freakin' Clue 6 6 9 13 17
Richardson 5 3 4 4 4
Other 2 3 4 4 7
Kerry 2 2 1 2 2
Biden 1 3 3 3 3
Bayh 1 1 1 2 2
Vilsack 0 0 0 0 0
While this isn't a scientific poll of the Democratic Party rank and file, at 11K+ results it's a pretty darn accurate poll of the sentiments of the Daily Kos community.
The big winner in this poll is obviously Warner, who has gotten a huge 10-point boost out of Kaine's victory in Virginia and has become a sort of media darling. A TNR blog post (permalinks are broken) talked about how everyone in DC wants to work for Warner. Suddenly an obscure governor has jumped from the basement to third place and into contender status.
The big loser was Clark, who shed eight points. Feingold's support was solid. Edwards may have gotten a bump for admitting he fucked up by voting to authorize force in Iraq. Hillary Clinton is increasingly aligned with the "stay the course" in Iraq faction of the party. And the longer she stays in that group, the more nakedly political her inevitable flip in favor of withdrawal will look. Because like it or not, Iraq will continue to grow as an issue.
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