So even in the
midst of this upheaval
what are your takeaways from
your latest poll?
I think the biggest thing is
that even with Rodriguez
in the race, in our poll
Francesca Hong was still
in first place.
That's the fourth poll
in a row that she's led.
Mandela Barnes was
in second place.
Also, the third poll
that he's been in second place
since he got in the race.
And of course
we didn't have David Crowley
because he was not a candidate
at that moment.
The other thing
that's really important
is that 45% of
Democratic primary voters
said they hadn't decided
who they would vote for.
So even before the turmoil
of changing candidates
still almost half
of the Democratic electorate
said they hadn't settled
on who they would support.
So Hong supporters
are really strong supporters.
They are quite strong.
They're a little more likely
to say they're
absolutely certain that
that's who they're
going to vote for.
When we asked for second choices
she doesn't get
that many second choices
which suggests in one sense
that her supporters
are already behind her.
But it also suggests
that folks that are looking
at candidates other than her
are not as likely to come to her
if their first choice goes away.