Brownstoner Democratic Primary Results
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed…
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed on). The other most interesting number: 28% of respondents said that they would support Mayor Bloomberg instead if he were to decide to run. Only 7% of respondents reported being Republican. Surprised?
Update: We’ve added a lot more detail on the jump.
Which Way Are Readers Leaning in the Presidential Race? [Brownstoner]
Total respondents: 434
1. What Is Your Household Income?
Less Than $100,000 25.8%
$100,000 to $250,000 50.7%
More Than $250,000 23.5%
2. What Is Your Race?
Black 7.2%
White 85.6%
Asian 3.5%
Latino 3.5%
Other 2.8%
3. Five Top Responding Neighborhoods:
Park Slope 19.7%
Clinton Hill 9.5%
Fort Greene 8.1%
Carroll Gard 6.5%
Bk Heights 6.3%
4. If the New York Democratic Primary were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Clinton 26.6%
Edwards 13.7%
Kucinich 3.7%
Obama 46.8%
Richardson 2.3%
Republican 7.6%
5. If Mayor Bloomberg entered the race as an independent, would you be likely to vote for him instead of your selection above?
Yes 28.2%
No 71.8%
Cross Sections
– Obama got 71% of the black vote and 44.6% of the white vote
– Obama got 52% of the Over $250,000 vote
Duh! Obviously the important other factor we left out was sex.
9:52 is right – those are the ideas, but 10:02 is alo right in saying that in the last few years some of those were greatly compromised.
The bottom line: Republican party needs another Reagan, but the prospect of “tax ’em dry” and “UN rules” Dems taking over both executive and legislative branches is just too frightening.
Edwards is a class warefare ultra left socialist who speaks of the ills of working class people out of one side of his mouth and makes appointments for $400 haircuts and manicures out of the other.
He and his tort lawyer friends will ravage whats left of this country its businesses and its economy if elected into office.
Edwards is BEST for president. But voters are afraid to take chances and make changes even if they want to. It will be samo politics at the end of the day. They will not vote for him even if he’s platform makes complete sense. This is a country of fearful citizens when it comes to financial and national security or belief systems. That’s why we only have a two party system, a joke much like pro wrestling. They all share the same locker room later after the big bogus battle royal.
9:52 – I would generally agree in concept with you except, in reality even the republicans dont practice what they preach. As soon as they took control of congress and the white house in 2004, they went on record spending sprees, enacted protectionist legislation, involved themselves in countless moral and political scandals, and grew the size of the government to record levels.
Unfortunately, it more about control and maintaining power, than ideal platforms like the ones you, and I too, admire. Congress is interested in 1 thing – Keeping their job, and unfortunately that means pork, pork, earmarks, pork, lobbyist favors, pork, and pork.
When the democrats win in November, get ready for more of the same as their party will be in control of congress and the white house – ready to go on another spending spree with your money.
“I’m having a hard time trying to figure out why anybody would ever vote Republican.”
A couple of points:
-your world-view clearly lacks explanatory power if it cannot account for a phenomenon as widespread as voting for a Republican
-you sound like a cloistered provincial urbanite–that’s a big club, and you’re in distinguished company with your groupthink and confusion
Here are some ideas that get short shrift from the Democrats these days, yet have their stubborn adherents across this country:
-free markets
-low taxes as an engine for economic growth
-individual freedom
-individual responsibility
-muscular advocacy of our geopolitical interests
-pride in America, past and present
-confidence that the assimilation of immigrants is better for society and immigrants, rather than the multicultural suspicion of the broader, blander “American culture”
Those are just a few ideas without a home–not even a rental–in the Democratic party at the moment. Not to say that all Republicans embrace all these ideas, but at least there are some.
I dont vote Republican or Democrat. But I find myself preferring republicans to govern becuase in theory they stand for fiscal conservatism and smaller government, and lower taxes.
The democrats idealized and naive social welfare programs and are so dysfunctional and further add to the bureaucracy that make America less and less competitive and innovative with each passing year. Higher taxes scare me as we are now one of the most taxed anti-business countries int he world.
Having said that – In reality democrats and republicans are essentially the same animal in reality: they spend our money without restraint in order to keep themselves in office and appear as if they are doing something. Voting Democrat or Reblican makes no difference anymore – You are voting for someone to spend your money as fast as you can make it.
I think the majority of posters on this site are neocons anyway.
@9:48AM
I’m sure it was more ad revenue, target ads, info gathering.
You are confusing Neo Conservative with Republican.
I am a Republican but anti-conservative so basically I’m shit out of luck these days.
I want more states rights and less federal power for basics.