Most Americans 'don't want' Oprah to run for president - poll
Americans may love Oprah Winfrey, but most don't want the chat show queen to run
for president, although if she did she would beat Donald Trump, a poll revealed
on Friday.
Winfrey's rousing speech at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony ignited
speculation that the billionaire entertainment mogul, the first black woman to
own a television network, is harbouring Oval Office ambitions.
Sixty-four percent of respondents have a favourable view of Winfrey,
including 43 percent of Trump supporters, according to the NPR, PBS NewsHour and
Marist survey.
But when asked if they wanted Winfrey to run in 2020, only 35 percent said
yes. A majority - 54 percent - said no and 11 percent said they were unsure.
Yet if a hypothetical presidential head-to-head was held today, 50 percent of
national registered voters said they would vote in Winfrey as a Democrat. Only
39 percent said they would return Trump to office.
Voters were predictably split along party lines. Ninety-one percent of
Democrats backed Winfrey.
Eighty-five percent of Republicans said they would
vote for Trump.
While there is little indication that 63-year-old Winfrey wants the job,
Hollywood's loathing of Trump and Democrats' bafflement that a reality TV star
could win with no previous government experience has fueled talk of finding
their own celebrity candidate.
Trump said Tuesday he doubted Winfrey would run, but if she did, he would
win.
The survey was carried out among 1350 adults earlier this week, after Oprah's
speech made headlines. The poll carried a margin of error of 2.7 percent and
three percent among registered voters.
Source: News24
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