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.
10:58 is in cahoots with the Christian right neocons who can wait to hasten the prophecy. You might as well convert now bec you both belong in the same pot. Crackpot.
10:58. You scare me. Why don’t you pull out those Uzis while you’re at it. And defend your brownstone. We don’t need America invading countries to establish democracy at the expense of American lives. And, ever think Israel was a big, gigantic mistake???
“Hardly an accomplishment” 12:08????
You’re obviously not black nor does empathy come very naturally to you.
Spoken like a true Republican.
Che, – some people will know only through the Motorcycle Diaries movie, how cute the actor is and that’s it. But the revolutionary icon Che in Argentine means and started as “hey”. I’m not Argentine, but a home owner non-repuglican who believes that among Clinton, Obama and Edwards, the latter will better serve the country. Until the groundhog day. 10:45
12:00 First Most of what you named i.e. “Clinton presided over the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history” and “signed into law civil rights legialation inclduing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Fair Housing legislation in 1968” etc. are essentially functions of congree not the president.
The only real things done were appointing minorities – not a bad thing but hardly an “accomplishment”.
“So, why don’t some die hard democrats tell us what good they have accomplished in the past 50 years?”
Clinton presided over the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history, which included a balanced budget and a federal surplus. He appointed more minority federal judges than had existed at any time prior. President Carter brokered the Camp David accords in 1978, creating peace between Egypt and Israel. LBJ signed into law civil rights legialation inclduing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Fair Housing legislation in 1968. LBJ also named the first black man, Thurgood Marshall, to the U.S. Supreme Court. I could easily go on.
Just checked out “Che” on Wikipedia – Why are you people so enamored by him.
Looks like the guy was a brutal power hungry communist who executed thousands of people in the name of Marxism.
Why, exactly is he a hero?
An yes, sorry I am only 30 and not some disaffected youth longing for the warm soothing communist embrace.
Bush was the worst president that ever lived and did incredible harm to this country. On that both parties agree. It’s not about a differing “opinion” Bush holds that we just can’t handle, 11:42. Anybody who still hates the Democrats simply because the Democrats dared to criticize Bush, is purely egotistical, fighting to the end just to avoid feeling embarrassed for voting for the worst president in history.
The most reassuring thing about this thread is that there are people who don’t know who Che is. That’s not very “progressive,” but it is cultural progress!