Thanks to recent major media exposure, Jill Stein's "haven't heard enough" numbers are now all below 80%. On one level, celebrating that development is pretty laughable. On a different one, it's huge news.
The latest Quinnipiac University national poll shows Stein at 4%, about the same percentage she got from QU at the end of June. The latest figures bring Stein's Real Clear Politics average up again: Over the past week, she has upticked from 3.0% to 3.6% on RCP.
As influential as the big 24-hour news networks may be, at any given time, generally about 1% of America's population is actually watching CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News. That includes all the people stuck in airport departure lounges. Even if every non-Green who watched Stein's CNN Town Hall appearance last Wednesday were instantly converted, it wouldn't make a huge difference in her polling numbers.
But factor in everyone who linked to the video on their various social media outlets and blogs, and now at least a lot more American voters know who Jill Stein is. That was not the case in June: two months ago, 88% of respondents did not know enough about Stein to form an opinion of her.
Other noteworthy findings from this sample population:
Do yourself a favor and read the whole result document—or at least read until your eyes glaze over (as mine began to about page 11).
The latest Quinnipiac University national poll shows Stein at 4%, about the same percentage she got from QU at the end of June. The latest figures bring Stein's Real Clear Politics average up again: Over the past week, she has upticked from 3.0% to 3.6% on RCP.
As influential as the big 24-hour news networks may be, at any given time, generally about 1% of America's population is actually watching CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News. That includes all the people stuck in airport departure lounges. Even if every non-Green who watched Stein's CNN Town Hall appearance last Wednesday were instantly converted, it wouldn't make a huge difference in her polling numbers.
But factor in everyone who linked to the video on their various social media outlets and blogs, and now at least a lot more American voters know who Jill Stein is. That was not the case in June: two months ago, 88% of respondents did not know enough about Stein to form an opinion of her.
Other noteworthy findings from this sample population:
- The trend for Gary Johnson, who's polling at 10%, is similar: Far fewer people are still asking "Who the hell is Gary Johnson?"
- The 18-34 cohort is now expressing double-digit preferences for both Johnson (16%) and Stein (11%).
- Lots more respondents are voting for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton because they actively dislike the other major-party choice than because they actually like their preferred candidate.
- It is also true that more third-party voters are voting because they dislike the major parties than because they actually like their third party of choice.
Do yourself a favor and read the whole result document—or at least read until your eyes glaze over (as mine began to about page 11).
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