The Huffington Post is once again showing their political bias by pushing a new poll on vice presidential names for presumptive presidential nominee Hilary Clinton. Who happens to be at the top of that list? Bernie Sanders, even though the Clinton campaign has said they are not considering a Clinton-Sanders ticket.
Samantha Neal – a “political polling intern” for the left-leaning news outlet -- cited a new poll from Monmouth University finding “Thirty-nine percent of voters nationwide said they would be more likely to vote for the Democratic ticket if Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders were on it."
Neal went on to discuss other alternatives to Sanders – Massachussetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, and Julian Castro – the Housing and Urban Development Secretary. She explained:
In the Monmouth poll, Warren is the second-place finisher among vice presidential options — 24 percent of voters said they would be more likely to vote Democratic if Warren were on the ticket. A recent CNN/ORC poll shows that 34 percent of the Democratic electorate believes Clinton should select Warren, while 54 percent said they would rather see someone else on the ticket.
Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University polling institute, reported both Warren and Kaine have little impact on voters, “in part to lack of name recognition. According to a Morning Consult poll, almost half of voters don’t know who Kaine is, and about a quarter haven’t heard of Warren. “ They also tested Senators Cory Booker and Al Franken.
Neal then painted paint a grim picture of any potential GOP vice presidential picks – naming former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the only “standout,” but not in a good way: 42 percent reported they were less likely to vote for Trump if he nominated her. As if Sanders and his “Native American” counterpart Warren wouldn't become a liability, putting the Democratic ticket out on the fringe. Considering Sanders hasn’t officially dropped out of the race says enough. Neal is clearly picking up on the good ole lefty bias as an intern.
Other nominees floated around were Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – each attracting 24 percent of the vote, whereas New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie might attract about one in five voters, and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions would make just under 10 percent consider the Republican ticket more carefully.
Rubio likely isn’t a potential candidate since Trump himself said he’s not being considered and Christie’s approval ratings have been dropping and most likely wouldn’t make a good choice.
Neal also cites a CNN/ORC poll asking Republican voters what qualities they look for when it comes to a vice presidential candidate. “Results overwhelmingly show the electorate largely wants to see Trump select someone who can either boost his military or political credentials (47 percent and 43 percent, respectively).”
However, Neal ends her piece by admitting “the actual impact of the running mate selection has historically proven to be marginal." So this was much ado about nothing?
