Hello everyone and welcome to CNN,We have our final list of official candidates for the 2016 presidential election (This is just a quicksnapshot all other posts will be much longer) and there polling %'s this is just a baseline
Democrats (Gen dem 42.7%)
-VT Sen Bernie Sanders
-Fmr. VA Sen. Jim Webb
-Fmr. MD Gov. Martin O'Malley
-NJ Sen. Corey Booker
-NY Gov Andrew Cuomo
-MN Sen. Amy Klobuchar
-CA Gov Jerry Brown
-WV Gov Joe Manchin
Republicans (Gen rep 40.7%)
-TX Sen Ted Cruz
-SD Sen John Thune
-FL Sen Marco Rubio
-KY Sen Rand Paul
-Fmr. AK Gov Sarah Palin
-SC Gov Nikki Haley
-Fmr. UT Gov Jon Huntsman
-Spkr. Paul Ryan
-Fmr. Tex Gov Rick Perry
-OH Gov. John Kasich
-LA Gov Bobby Jindal
-Dr. Ben Carson
-Ms.Carly Fiorina
Libertarians (gen lib 5.3%)
-Fmr. MN Gov Jesse Ventura
-Fmr. NM Gov Gary Johnson
Fmr. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg(3.2%)
Which Democrat would you vote for?
1.NY Gov Andrew Cuomo-17.3%
2.NJ Sen Corey Booker-13.4%
3.CA Gov Jerry Brown-13.1%
4.WV Sen Joe Manchin-8.7%
5.MN Sen Amy Klobuchar-8.3%
6.VT Sen Bernie Sanders-7.1%
7.Fmr. VA Sen. Jim Webb-2.9%
8.Fmr. MD Gov. Martin O'Malley-2.1%
I dont know-27.1%(!)
Which Republican would you vote for?
1.Spkr Paul Ryan-11.2%
2.FL Sen Marco Rubio-10.7%
3.Fmr. AK Gov Sarah Palin-10.1%
4.KY Sen Rand Paul-6.2%
5.SC Gov Nikki Haley-5.4%
6.Dr. Ben Carson-5.2%
7.Ms. Carly Fiorina-3.6%
8.TX Sen Ted Cruz-3.3%
9.LA Gov Bobby Jindal-2.6%
10.Fmr TX Gov Rick Perry-2.5%
11.Fmr UT Gov Jon Huntsman-1.9%
12.OH Gov John Kasich-1.3%
13.SD Sen John Thune-0.8%
I don't know-35.2%(!)
If there was no Republican or Democrat on the ballot which 3rd party candidate would you vote for?
1.Fmr. MN Gov Jesse Ventura-62.9%
2.Fmr. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg-20.4%
3.Fmr. NM Gov Gary Johnson-6.5%
I would not vote-11.2%
The first debate Dem will be held on Aug 9
The first debate rep will be held on aug 10
The republican debate will be split into a lower and upper tier
#8 in the polls and above will be in the upper tier,#9 and lower will be in the lower tier
