. . . Would a solid majority vote be a reliable endorsement for that particular client?
No.
And does this poll do anything positive for those who have yet to choose a bitcoin client? Would a solid majority vote be a reliable endorsement for that particular client?
No. Especially when in this subforum most people know only the qt client.
Didn't think so.
So then what are
your recommendations, and why?
How do you see yourself using it? Personally, I have BitcoinSpinner on my android smartphone and Electrum on my desktop. I can't really recommend a full client anymore, the bootstrapping is a huge burden; and we don't really need more full clients anymore. 10K copies distributed across the Internet is enough.