More Dem voters backing 'electable' candidate over their personal preference than in 2016
By Zack Budryk - 04/17/19 03:58 PM EDT
The percentage of Democratic primary voters backing a candidate they perceive as more “electable†rather than their first choice is up compared to the 2016 election cycle, according to a Huffington Post/YouGov poll.
The poll showed 12 percent of Democrats or Democratic-leaning voters said they were backing a candidate they believed to have a better shot of winning rather than their personal favorite, compared to 41 percent voting for their favorite. That is up from 2016, when 8 percent said they were backing a more “electable†candidate rather than their favorite.
The poll also found variations in what traits voters perceived as making a candidate more electable. Thirty percent thought a candidate being female would be a liability in the election compared to 17 percent who thought it would be an asset, compared to 36 percent who thought being male would be an asset and 4 percent who thought it would be a liability.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign-polls/439381-more-dem-voters-backing-electable-candidate-over-their-personal
