Clinton Smokes Sanders Among Democrats; Among Independents, the Table Turns
Source: abc
Clinton Smokes Sanders Among Democrats; Among Independents, the Table Turns
By GARY LANGER
GREGORY HOLYK
Oct 13, 2015, 7:00 AM ET
PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speak on stage during the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at the Verizon Wireless Center on Sept. 19, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Hillary Clinton heads into the first Democratic presidential debate with a slight gain in her basic popularity among all adults and a strong advantage over Bernie Sanders within the Democratic Party. But shes weaker among independents and vastly unpopular among Republicans.
Among all adults, 47 percent see Clinton favorably in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, vs. 49 percent unfavorably. If not an inspiring score, thats better than her 45-53 percent in August, when her unfavorable rating was a point from its highest in ABC/Post polls since 1992.
See PDF with full results here.
Sanders also gets an even split overall, 35-35 percent favorable-unfavorable, with three in 10 yet to form an opinion of him. Theres a crucial distinction, however, among Democrats: They see Clinton favorably by 79-17 percent, but Sanders just by 47-24 percent. Sanders rating is +23 points net positive within the party, vs. Clintons +62 points.
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Go HILLARy
MADem
(135,425 posts)Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Response to Dawgs (Reply #5)
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LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Prophecies are bemusing.
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)You seriously think she can't beat Trump or Bush?
Tell you what - if Secretary Clinton isn't our next president, I owe you a Coke.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Beacool
(30,251 posts)Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Yep.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)butting aside a bit every month to buy a good pair of walking shoes for canvassing--#GPTV for Hillary.
Have a good day.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Despite no new information.
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)thesquanderer
(11,991 posts)While it is clear that the numbers favor Hillary in getting the nomination, if by some chance BS manages to win the nomination, it seems like he could do better than HRC in the general, as he will likely have more appeal among independents and Republicans. There is always some crossover voting, and at least at this point, it looks like BS would be likely to get more of it.
On one hand, that's not terribly significant, because the way the electoral college looks, really, ANY Democrat should beat ANY Republican in the general. I certainly expect that either Sanders or Clinton would win against whoever the Republicans put up. BUT, the one who can grab more Republican/Independent votes might bring along more Democrats in the House.
But realistically, while I support BS, I fully expect to be voting for HRC in November 2016.
a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)There's not a Republican she will support, nor will she vote for Clinton.
I'll only vote for her if she makes it to the General and is polling close, an unlikely event in my state (West Virginia). Otherwise, I'll sit this one out. She's far too moderate for me. I didn't vote for Bill either, to be fair. He was also too moderate, for my first election in '96.
randome
(34,845 posts)How about a vote for greater LGBT rights? It shouldn't always be about your likes and dislikes and only that.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Hillary will do nothing to help the millions of us on Social Security.
It's Bernie or no one for me.
I don't see Hillary standing strong on anything except going to war.
She is just all over the place in her stands on issues other than favoring war as a solution.
I also do not trust her views on the TPP.
In our Constitution and in our federal (and state) legal tradition, we offer jury trials in cases worth more than a certain amount of money.
We allow parties to arbitrate disputes but theoretically only when both agree to arbitration. We don't enforce the consent aspect of arbitration as well as we should, but that is the theory.
The WTO, NAFTA, the TPP and other trade agreements just do away with that guarantee of a jury trial in cases involving multinational corporations.
The right to a jury trial in cases involving large sums of money is in my view fundamental.
Hillary knew when the TPP was being negotiated under her watch while Secretary of State that an arbitration court that would permit corporations to avoid American juries would be part of the plan. It's a part of NAFTA and the WTO. Yet she helped push those negotiations forward. Now she says she opposes TPP. I do not trust a word she says about that agreement.
Hillary is weak on this issue. I cannot vote for her.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)But that's the equivalent of what you said now about Bernie and Hillary.
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a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)That makes me a bad, bad girl in these parts lately. I honestly don't care, though. I'd rather vote my conscience than vote in lockstep just because. Besides, if HRC's supporters are as right about her as they think she is, it'll be a blowout of any Republican she runs again.
a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)so you can quit you're lecturing.
I'm voting for LGBTQ rights, students' rights, veterans' rights, the economy, oh and that Iraq War resolution thing.
I don't vote for Wall Street. And because she wouldn't win if she was running alone in WV, I can safely pass. I'm going to guess you skipped the part of my post where it said if the race was close, I'd vote for her.
elleng
(131,104 posts)How clever!
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Within reach of a good, hard campaign effort.
Especially against this field.
BOSNYCDC
(66 posts)He'll get all the Hillary Dems and a good number of independents.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)are threatening not to vote for her?
There are at least two in this very thread, if you doubt me.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)BOSNYCDC
(66 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)BOSNYCDC
(66 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Clinton, yet still remained so popular, generally, and in her Party specifically?
Other than Obama?
Formidable.
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