A New Rasmussen poll reveals that, in the unlikely case Hillary Clinton were to step aside for health reasons, likely Democratic voters would want Sen. Bernie Sanders to take her place.
Since Clinton's "medical episode" last Sunday, rumors have swirled among Democratic operatives as to who would replace the nominee if her health failed, with mainstream Democrats insisting it would be either Vice President Joe Biden or Hillary's current running mate Tim Kaine.
Apparently that doesn't sound too appealing to voters, however, as the poll reveals only 14 percent would want Kaine to pick up the mantle. A paltry 22 percent would want Biden to become the nominee. Rasmussen provides details:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 48% of Likely Democratic Voters believe Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s primary rival, should be their party’s nominee if health issues forced her out of the race. Twenty-two percent (22%) say Vice President Joe Biden should be the nominee, while only 14% opt for Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, the current Democratic vice presidential candidate. Nine percent (9%) of Democrats think it should be someone else.
The poll also reveals that the majority of Democrats -- 63 percent -- thinks media coverage of Hillary Clinton's health is overboard, yet according to the same poll, voters across the board "strongly agree" that a candidate's health is a crucial voting issue. As always, one can't count on members of the Left for consistency.
The fact that Bernie Sanders still enjoys such a strong show of support among Democrats -- who favor the self-proclaimed socialist over establishment candidates like Kaine and Biden -- speaks volumes. It could signal that Sanders supporters are still sticking with "their guy" and that Democratic voters in general have not forgotten the way their Party sabotaged Sanders during the primary.
TruthRevolt has been tracking the palpable, and rather obvious, lack of enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton and despite Sanders' radical political ideology, that is something from which he did not suffer. At least Sanders did elicit genuine enthusiasm among his supporters -- something that cannot be said for Clinton among her base.
