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Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:08 PM Apr 2016

Sanders Still Strongest Candidate as New Poll Shows Trump and Clinton in Near-Tie

Sanders Still Strongest Candidate as New Poll Shows Trump and Clinton in Near-Tie

Sanders continues to trounce Trump by double digits, 51 to 40 percent, according to the George Washington University survey


byLauren McCauley, staff writer
4/26/16

(Common Dreams) Though the media and political establishment have all but declared Hillary Clinton the official Democratic presidential candidate, new polling on Monday shows that Bernie Sanders continues to fare significantly better when matched against Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

According to the latest George Washington (GW) University Battleground Poll, Clinton's lead over Trump has shrunk to 3 percentage points, with her besting the billionaire developer by just 46 to 43 percent nationally. What's more, the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

The RealClearPolitics average has the former secretary of state with a slightly higher lead (8.5 percent) over Trump.

Meanwhile, Sanders continues to trounce Trump by double digits: 51 to 40 percent in the GW poll, and 53 to 37.8 percent, according to RealClearPolitics.


More: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/25/sanders-still-strongest-candidate-new-poll-shows-trump-and-clinton-near-tie
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Sanders Still Strongest Candidate as New Poll Shows Trump and Clinton in Near-Tie (Original Post) Rebkeh Apr 2016 OP
National numbers at this point have nothing to do with the primary or the GE. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #1
Sanders will also win in a 3 way race or a 4 way race egalitegirl Apr 2016 #2
But she is winning in paid super delegates... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #3
You mean the lobbyists? The corrupt system? nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #5
Yes. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #11
They don't want you to, either. PS: They like the delegate system just fine. silvershadow Apr 2016 #14
Votes can be bought. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #17
These polls mean NOTHING now... nothing at all, it's like polling what Wall Street would look like.. uponit7771 Apr 2016 #4
Trump will not win MFM008 Apr 2016 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #7
I remember saying the same thing about Reagan, Bush and Bush. B Calm Apr 2016 #13
The establishment rather lose then have Bernie at the top of the ticket! fluffyclouds Apr 2016 #8
Yep. But Bernie isn't for sale...that's problematic for some. AzDar Apr 2016 #9
Here's the poll that sounds more like reality to me. randome Apr 2016 #10
Clinton would not beat Trump. NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #12
Look at the poll right above your post. More Democrats support the Democratic Party nominee. randome Apr 2016 #15
The poll is meaningless. NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #16
She's an albatross around the neck of the party. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #18
I fear there will be a large number of democrats that feel the party no longer represents B Calm Apr 2016 #19
 

egalitegirl

(362 posts)
2. Sanders will also win in a 3 way race or a 4 way race
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:10 PM
Apr 2016

In a hypothetical 3 way race with Bernie, Hillary and Trump, the winner will be Bernie. In a four way race with another Republican joining in, Bernie will trounce everyone else.

 

northernsouthern

(1,511 posts)
11. Yes.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:19 PM
Apr 2016

I thought the point of democracy was buy out the vote? Or was it get out the vote? I can never remember correctly.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
14. They don't want you to, either. PS: They like the delegate system just fine.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:23 PM
Apr 2016

I have a feeling this might be the beginning of the end for that crap too. I bet the people demand direct elections.

 

northernsouthern

(1,511 posts)
17. Votes can be bought.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:27 PM
Apr 2016

Just give her a second and she will buy a few...actually I thick Change the Record was posting and tweeting a fake one.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
4. These polls mean NOTHING now... nothing at all, it's like polling what Wall Street would look like..
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:15 PM
Apr 2016

... in 5 years

Response to MFM008 (Reply #6)

 

fluffyclouds

(51 posts)
8. The establishment rather lose then have Bernie at the top of the ticket!
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:33 PM
Apr 2016

This is all about establishment politics, both parties rather have the others establishment candidate win the nomination then have a non establishment candidate head the party.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
10. Here's the poll that sounds more like reality to me.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:10 PM
Apr 2016
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-most-important-poll-you-didn-t-see

Take all that together and you come away with pretty clear evidence that over the course of the Democratic primary young voters have become more attached to progressive politics and the Democratic party. One read of this is that the primary process itself - as divisive as it has sometimes seemed - has deepened young voters' identification with the Democratic party.

Josh Marshall calls this a very, very big deal.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]
 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
12. Clinton would not beat Trump.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:21 PM
Apr 2016

She would need access to voters outside the Democratic party, and there she falls completely flat. Registered independents don't want her, and disgruntled GOP voters (other than the rich) despise her. Hell, she doesn't even have a super majority of registered Democrats. She's an absolute loser in the GE.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
15. Look at the poll right above your post. More Democrats support the Democratic Party nominee.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:23 PM
Apr 2016

In addition, Marshall points out that pre-nomination polls are virtually meaningless.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
16. The poll is meaningless.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:25 PM
Apr 2016

Clinton's national favorability is completely upside-down. She is an anchor in the GE.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
19. I fear there will be a large number of democrats that feel the party no longer represents
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:28 PM
Apr 2016

them anymore by nominating a Conservative politician and will sit this election out.

The only way she'll win is with help from Conservative Republicans who don't like Trump and feel Hillary is more Conservative.

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