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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow Hillary outperforms a generic Democratic presidential candidate
Here's another important dynamic to understand: Hillary Clinton outperforms a generic Democratic presidential candidate. While she leads Bush/Rubio/Walker between 8-14 points, a generic Democratic presidential candidate barely beats a GOP generic candidate, 39%-36%. And the difference comes from the key Democratic-leaning demographic groups. A generic Democrat has a 16-point lead among those 18-34 (46%-30%), but Hillary's average lead over Jeb and Rubio here is 29 points (58%-29%). A generic Democrat has a 62-point lead among African Americans (69%-7%), but Hillary's lead against Bush/Rubio here is 87 points (91%-4%). And a generic Democratic candidate holds a 9-point lead among Latinos (40%-31%), but Hillary's average here against Jeb/Rubio is 42 points (65%-23%).
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read-most-important-number-nbc-wsj-poll-n380181
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)rock
(13,218 posts)Many of us are not ashamed to say we love her (don't tell Bill).
Tarheel_Dem
(31,241 posts)than ever that HRC is our best chance to hold the White House for another term. Too much is at risk with a Republican WH, legislature, and USSC. I don't know what's so hard to grasp.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,714 posts)elleng
(131,129 posts)Bernie Sanders- Now A FACEBOOK INFERNO
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026884347
Martin O'Malley on TPA cloture vote in Senate: "What have we come to?"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026888190
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)He's getting crushed in head to head matchups against Repug candidates in all but the bluest of blue states where he is running even against them (i.e. California). And their name recognition is similar so its not a name recognition issue.
With Bernie making California a toss up state, we could expect a very bad night on election night.
elleng
(131,129 posts)have I missed something? Last I checked, the election doesn't occur until 2016, and primaries and caucuses don't begin until around then, like Iowa, February, 2016.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)candidate isn't doing well right now.
Whenever you are in the position where you have to attack or discount poll results, you are in a bad place.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)is in really, really rough shape.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)problems regardless of who the candidate is.