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bigtree

(86,005 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 10:06 PM Feb 2016

Sanders Momentum?

ProChoice Sneak ?@word_34
Bernie Sanders has lost 14 points net favorable over the past week with Democrats http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/189611/among-dems-clinton-regains-popularity-advantage-sanders.aspx … …



Hillary Clinton has reclaimed her position as the best-liked presidential candidate among Democrats and independents who lean Democratic, a sign that her candidacy is recovering a key advantage she recently surrendered to rival Bernie Sanders. Clinton's net favorable score stands at +55 for the week of Feb. 18-24, 2016, a 10-percentage-point increase from her low point recorded over Jan. 27-Feb.10. This latter time period overlapped with her landslide loss to Sanders in the New Hampshire primary. Sanders' net favorable over the past week, by contrast, stands at +44, well below Clinton's score and a steep fall from the +57 he boasted in late January/early February.

...after Sanders' image reached its high mark in late January/early February, it has fallen steadily. His current net favorable is his lowest since late December, a time when Sanders was comparatively less known to many Democrats. Clinton has now taken back her title as the most popular presidential candidate with Democrats, and with her predicted victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, she appears to be back on a winning trajectory.

read: http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/189611/among-dems-clinton-regains-popularity-advantage-sanders.aspx
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Sanders Momentum? (Original Post) bigtree Feb 2016 OP
Everyone loves a winner . -nt Happenstance24 Feb 2016 #1
Sinking fast.nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #2
He has none. okasha Feb 2016 #3
This is not just about Democrats RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #4
this is about our Democratic primary bigtree Feb 2016 #7
The more people get to know him .... livetohike Feb 2016 #5
It was the split screen. nt DURHAM D Feb 2016 #6
I truly believe it was a factor. Lucinda Feb 2016 #10
DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #8
It's static within a bad week. Lets see what happens. Joe the Revelator Feb 2016 #9
Damn. Just...damn Number23 Feb 2016 #11
He was "fresh and new" for about two weeks. Now he's just old news. McCamy Taylor Feb 2016 #12
 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
4. This is not just about Democrats
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 10:16 PM
Feb 2016

but I am certain that if they took a poll of ALL voters, that they would find that Hillary's favorables are much lower than they are with the folks in the Democratic Party, who believe her and her mis-statements.

bigtree

(86,005 posts)
7. this is about our Democratic primary
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 10:34 PM
Feb 2016

...no one expects republicans to view Hillary favorably.

In this primary, however, open contests have attracted republicans to Bernie's side, for whatever reason.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
10. I truly believe it was a factor.
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 01:31 AM
Feb 2016

I saw a shift the next day in Face Book comments on his sponsored ads. Before then, it was all Bernie people commenting, after that, there were lots and lots of pissed off women posting about finger wagging, and constantly repeating his talking points.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
12. He was "fresh and new" for about two weeks. Now he's just old news.
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 03:27 AM
Feb 2016

Clinton has proven staying power. Most admired women 17 out of the last 20 years. She can easily win an election and a re-election with that kind of durability.

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