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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:16 AM Sep 2018

Jealous Lags in Latest Poll

A new Goucher Poll released Tuesday has Gov. Larry Hogan leading Democratic challenger Ben Jealous by 22 points, despite high levels of support in Maryland for progressive policies.

According to the poll, 54 percent of likely voters in the state said they will vote for Hogan over Jealous.

However, a majority of those polled also expressed support for a $15 minimum wage, legalized recreational marijuana, and a single-payer health care system — all of which are policies Jealous promotes.

“I think it speaks to the fact that Jealous has not been on the airwaves at all this entire summer,” said Mileah Kromer, director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center, where she oversees the Goucher Poll.

Read more: http://www.wypr.org/post/jealous-lags-latest-poll

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Jealous Lags in Latest Poll (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2018 OP
I actually think it speaks to the stupidity of the American voter. They support progressive still_one Sep 2018 #1
I talk to friends in Maryland democratic friend Sep 2018 #2
Neither do I, but there is no excuse for it still_one Sep 2018 #3
None at all democratic friend Sep 2018 #4
'LOVE' him? elleng Sep 2018 #5
Sorry. Exaggeration. democratic friend Sep 2018 #6
Thanks; that's important, I think. elleng Sep 2018 #7
I agree. democratic friend Sep 2018 #8
Obama just endorsed him, finally. alarimer Oct 2018 #9

still_one

(96,542 posts)
1. I actually think it speaks to the stupidity of the American voter. They support progressive
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:29 AM
Sep 2018

policies, according to this polll, yet they don’t support the candidate that expresses those policies

and while it may have validity that adervertising matters, people who vote should make it their duty to know where candidates stand on the issues, and not have to be spoon fed with a 30 second political ad

 

democratic friend

(137 posts)
2. I talk to friends in Maryland
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 09:05 AM
Sep 2018

Big time democrats who are voting for hogan. I don’t get it. They love him for some reason.

 

democratic friend

(137 posts)
4. None at all
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 09:11 AM
Sep 2018

Weirder is that a majority of democrats will vote split ticket most likely. They will vote repug Governor and democrats for everything else. Weird!!!!

alarimer

(16,575 posts)
9. Obama just endorsed him, finally.
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 08:10 PM
Oct 2018

But I was on the MD Democrats Facebook page and there several comments how they would vote for Hogan. Hogan is only not that bad because he has a veto-proof Dem majority. He is very limited.

Still, I sniped at these folks not to call themselves Democrats if they don’t vote for Jealous. I hold my nose to vote for Democrats, even if they are not particularly good ones. Now the shoe is in the other foot and they can’t do the same? Funny how that works.

I haven’t been on this site so I don’t know how much discussion there has been of this race. Where does the “vote D or else” contigent stand?

I’m not sure why Jealous has elicited this response, but maybe it’s just that he’s a long shot. Or maybe something worse.

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