Election supervisor: Andrew Myers ()
Announced end of election: December 2005
Election has not yet ended.
This is a public poll.
Actual votes cast: 46
Number of winning choices:
Condorcet completion rule: Beatpath/Schulze/CSSD    CIVS Ranked Pairs    MAM Condorcet-IRV    (What is this?) 

Election description

Who would you like to see as the Democratic candidate in the 2008 presidential election?

Ranking of the choices

1. Wesley Clark  (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)
2. Russ Feingold  loses to Wesley Clark by 17–13
3. John Edwards  loses to Wesley Clark by 18–16, loses to Russ Feingold by 17–13
4. Hillary Rodham Clinton  loses to Wesley Clark by 19–17, loses to John Edwards by 17–16
5. Dennis Kucinich  loses to Wesley Clark by 21–12, loses to Hillary Rodham Clinton by 19–14
6. Evan Bayh  loses to Wesley Clark by 21–5, loses to Hillary Rodham Clinton by 15–12
7. Joe Biden, Jr.  loses to Wesley Clark by 17–7, loses to Evan Bayh by 12–9
8. Mark Warner  loses to Wesley Clark by 19–5, loses to Joe Biden, Jr. by 10–9
9. John Kerry  loses to Wesley Clark by 23–9, loses to Mark Warner by 9–7
10. Tied:
Bill Richardson  loses to Wesley Clark by 20–4, loses to John Kerry by 10–6
Tom Vilsack  loses to Wesley Clark by 21–4, loses to John Kerry by 9–8
12. Tied:
Janet Napolitano  loses to Wesley Clark by 18–4, loses to Bill Richardson by 5–3
Ben Nelson  loses to Wesley Clark by 19–2, loses to Bill Richardson by 6–2
Brian Schweitzer  loses to Wesley Clark by 18–2, loses to Bill Richardson by 5–3
15. Ed Rendell  loses to Wesley Clark by 21–3, loses to Janet Napolitano by 6–2
16. Tied:
Phil Bredesen  loses to Wesley Clark by 19–3, loses to Ed Rendell by 5–4
Randy Crow  loses to Wesley Clark by 17–1, loses to Ed Rendell by 3–2

For simplicity, some details of the election result are not shown.

Election result details

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1. Wesley Clark   -17 18 19 21 21 17 19 23 20 21 18 19 18 21 19 17
2. Russ Feingold   13 -17 18 15 12 13 13 18 13 15 13 13 11 15 14 11
3. John Edwards   16 13 -17 17 18 13 13 22 18 18 18 16 16 17 19 16
4. Hillary Rodham Clinton   17 15 16 -19 15 15 14 22 17 18 18 18 16 17 18 15
5. Dennis Kucinich   12 12 14 14 -11 15 13 19 14 14 12 13 12 15 14 12
6. Evan Bayh   5 10 8 12 11 -12 6 11 8 13 9 11 9 11 11 7
7. Joe Biden, Jr.   7 9 12 11 10 9 -10 15 13 14 11 12 10 11 12 11
8. Mark Warner   5 6 8 9 7 9 9 -9 9 10 8 9 9 9 10 6
9. John Kerry   9 8 9 11 9 10 7 7 -10 9 9 8 7 9 10 8
10. Bill Richardson   4 5 5 8 4 5 5 4 6 -5 5 6 5 7 5 4
11. Tom Vilsack   4 4 5 7 5 2 5 3 8 5 -4 5 4 6 6 4
12. Janet Napolitano   4 6 4 5 4 2 4 3 6 3 4 -3 3 6 6 3
13. Ben Nelson   2 4 4 4 3 0 3 2 5 2 3 3 -3 4 5 2
14. Brian Schweitzer   2 5 3 5 4 1 4 1 6 3 4 3 3 -4 5 2
15. Ed Rendell   3 4 5 7 5 3 5 5 6 3 5 2 4 4 -5 3
16. Phil Bredesen   3 6 3 6 5 1 5 3 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 -3
17. Randy Crow   1 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 -

Ballot report

 Evan Bayh Joe Biden, Jr. Phil Bredesen Wesley Clark Hillary Rodham Clinton Randy Crow John Edwards Russ Feingold John Kerry Dennis Kucinich Janet Napolitano Ben Nelson Ed Rendell Bill Richardson Brian Schweitzer Tom Vilsack Mark Warner
1. 17 17 17 17 7 17 6 1 17 2 17 17 17 4 17 3 5
2. 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
3. No opinion No opinion No opinion 2 12 No opinion 10 1 11 17 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
4. 1 17 17 5 2 17 3 17 17 4 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
5. 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
6. No opinion 3 No opinion 3 3 No opinion 2 2 4 1 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
7. 6 15 13 2 17 16 9 1 11 3 12 8 14 5 7 10 4
8. 17 17 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
9. 5 7 No opinion 2 3 No opinion 1 No opinion 8 4 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion 6 No opinion
10. No opinion No opinion No opinion 16 2 No opinion 16 3 16 1 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
11. 17 17 17 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
12. 17 17 17 1 2 17 3 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
13. 16 16 16 8 7 16 7 17 6 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 9
14. 17 No opinion No opinion 3 17 No opinion 2 1 4 17 17 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
15. 17 17 17 17 1 17 16 17 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 14
16. 17 2 17 17 3 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 1 17 17 17 17
17. No opinion No opinion No opinion 3 1 No opinion 2 No opinion 4 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
18. 12 3 No opinion 7 16 No opinion 11 1 6 2 4 17 8 5 No opinion 15 9
19. No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion 1 No opinion 6 17 8 No opinion 7 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
20. No opinion No opinion No opinion 4 3 No opinion 5 1 7 2 No opinion No opinion 6 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
21. 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 1 17
22. No opinion No opinion No opinion 3 1 No opinion 4 No opinion 2 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion 5 No opinion No opinion No opinion
23. 4 5 No opinion 1 12 No opinion 11 10 3 17 No opinion No opinion 16 15 No opinion 13 2
24. 14 12 14 15 17 14 13 16 14 1 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
25. 17 3 17 6 1 17 5 17 4 2 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
26. 3 4 No opinion 2 17 No opinion 1 No opinion 6 5 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
27. 17 12 17 16 14 17 13 1 15 17 17 17 11 17 17 17 17
28. 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
29. 3 17 4 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 9 17 17 17
30. 17 17 17 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
31. 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 2 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
32. 17 17 17 3 17 17 17 1 17 2 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
33. 4 12 11 2 5 No opinion 14 8 15 16 9 7 10 3 6 13 1
34. 17 6 17 6 1 17 8 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
35. 17 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
36. 16 16 16 16 17 16 2 16 3 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
37. 1 4 15 3 17 9 14 6 13 5 2 8 10 16 12 7 11
38. 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 2 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
39. 17 17 17 1 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
40. 4 1 11 15 2 No opinion 10 17 17 16 9 8 17 17 12 5 3
41. 7 17 9 4 2 6 1 10 16 15 5 11 9 3 13 14 12
42. 6 8 17 1 7 17 2 4 17 17 17 17 17 17 3 17 5
43. No opinion No opinion 3 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion 1 No opinion 2 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion
44. 17 2 17 3 1 17 17 5 4 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
45. 17 4 17 1 17 17 5 3 17 2 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
46. 13 16 17 10 12 17 11 1 9 14 17 17 17 17 17 17 15

Ballots are shown in a randomly generated order.

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The following matrix shows the strength of the strongest beatpath connecting each pair of choices. Choice 1 is ranked above choice 2 if there is a stronger beatpath leading from 1 to 2 than any leading from 2 to 1.

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1. Wesley Clark   -17–13 18–16 19–17 21–12 21–5 17–7 19–5 23–9 20–4 21–4 18–4 19–2 18–2 21–3 19–3 17–1
2. Russ Feingold   . -17–13 18–15 18–15 17–13 15–10 14–9 18–8 17–8 18–15 18–15 18–15 16–3 17–7 18–15 16–1
3. John Edwards   . . -17–16 17–14 18–8 15–10 14–9 22–9 18–5 18–5 18–4 17–16 16–3 17–5 19–3 16–1
4. Hillary Rodham Clinton   . . . -19–14 15–12 15–10 14–9 22–11 17–8 18–7 18–5 18–4 16–5 17–7 18–6 15–4
5. Dennis Kucinich   . . . . -9–6 15–10 13–7 19–9 14–4 14–5 12–4 13–3 12–4 15–5 14–5 12–1
6. Evan Bayh   . . . . . -12–9 10–9 12–9 12–9 13–2 11–4 12–9 10–4 11–3 12–9 11–1
7. Joe Biden, Jr.   . . . . . 9–6 -10–9 15–7 13–5 14–5 11–4 12–3 10–4 11–5 12–5 11–1
8. Mark Warner   . . . . . 9–6 9–6 -9–6 9–4 10–3 9–6 9–2 9–1 9–5 10–3 9–6
9. John Kerry   . . . . . . . . -10–6 9–8 9–6 8–5 7–6 9–6 10–5 8–2
10. Bill Richardson   . . . . . . . . . -. 5–3 6–2 5–3 7–3 5–3 4–1
11. Tom Vilsack   . . . . . . . . . . -. 5–3 . 6–5 6–4 4–1
12. Janet Napolitano   . . . . . . . . . . . -. . 6–2 6–2 3–0
13. Ben Nelson   . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . 5–3 2–1
14. Brian Schweitzer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. 5–4 .
15. Ed Rendell   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5–4 3–2
16. Phil Bredesen   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.
17. Randy Crow   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -