2016 Prospective Republican Candidates
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore (Walker, Huckabee, Santorum, Perry)
2016 Prospective Republican Candidates Photo credit: Gage Skidmore (Walker, Huckabee, Santorum, Perry)
2016 Prospective Republican Candidates
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore (Bush, Walker, Huckabee, Santorum, & Perry)
2016 Prospective Democrat Candidate (minus Brian Schweitzer)
2016 Prospective Democrat Candidates (minus Brian Schweitzer)

Caffeinated Thoughts is launching its first 2016 Presidential Preference Poll.  This poll will be live until September 4, 2014 at midnight.  All are welcome to participate in this poll regardless of party or where you live.  We do ask Iowa voters to identify themselves so we can filter Iowa results.  Also you do have to decide which party you are likely to caucus or go vote in a primary for.  We recognize that the list of candidates will change (likely shrink) and that some prospective candidates are not currently included.  We have included prospective candidates that have been widely discussed as a likely candidates, have been polled on and/or have made visits to Iowa.  If there is a prospective candidate that you prefer you are welcome to add that candidate under “other.”

Republican Prospective candidates:

  • Former Flordia Governor Jeb Bush
  • Dr. Ben Carson
  • New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
  • U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
  • Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
  • Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
  • U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
  • Texas Governor Rick Perry
  • U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI)
  • Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)
  • Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

Democrat Prospective candidates:

  • Vice President Joe Biden
  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
  • New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
  • Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
  • U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
  • Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

Results will be announced first to our email subscribers.  A detailed analysis will be published on September 5th.

The poll is now closed. Thank you for your participation!

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