Will some pollster PLEASE ask the following for each candidate:
What candidates would you be happy/satisfied to see as the Democratic nominee?
Which of the following candidates would you prefer to have as President than [Candidate X]
[ read list of names, yes/no or circle]
What candidates would you be happy/satisfied to see as the Democratic nominee?
Which of the following candidates would you prefer to have as President than [Candidate X]
[ read list of names, yes/no or circle]
To elaborate, the first questions should be asked twice - once with recall, the second time with a list.
The first = preference, the second = acceptability.
Add a third option for "tolerance" as time allows.
The first = preference, the second = acceptability.
Add a third option for "tolerance" as time allows.
The final question is a pairwise comparison with four states:
i.e. would you prefer Bloomberg or Steyer
responses
- Bloomberg
- Steyer
- either equally
- neither
i.e. would you prefer Bloomberg or Steyer
responses
- Bloomberg
- Steyer
- either equally
- neither
These would be easier to answer on paper, and would take more time verbally, but, IMO, this would likely reveal that the majority of Democrats would be happier with a brokered convention than accepting someone with a 10 point lead over other candidates, but has not broken 35%.
