Sanders Takes 30-Point Bite out of Clinton Lead in NY

[Zira]

A poll released Friday shows that Bernie Sanders has significantly narrowed the lead Hillary Clinton once claimed in New York.

The new Emerson College poll (pdf) shows Clinton leading Sanders among Democratic primary voters in the state by 18 points—56 percent to 38 percent. That marks a significant drop in support for the former secretary of state since the same poll was taken less than one month ago.

The mid-March Emerson poll showed Sanders trailing Clinton by 48 percent; she claimed 71 percent compared to his 23 percent.

The new results also show Sanders having gained 6 points with African Americans and 23 points with Hispanics since the previous poll. The one group Sanders claims a lead over is young voters, having 60 percent of support from those aged 18-34 compared to Clinton's 36 percent.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/08/sanders-takes-30-point-bite-out-clinton-lead-ny

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This was taken on April 6 and 7th. Good news, Bernie is fast closing the gap.

[MFM008]

1. lets just wait for the vote

after 2012s disastrous polls I don't believe anyone's polls on anything.

[brush]

8. Yep, best to wait after the NYDN interview and the Meeting with the Pope mis-speak.

[roguevalley]

10. there was no mispeak and the NYT's defended BS against the NYDN interview.

its online. read it. As for the drop, it probably will continue with bill's thing and all the rest. Attacks don't make people like someone more. She started high negative and she can only go higher. Her past performances show her never going up after it begins.

[brush]

14. Ahhh . . . he did agree on "The View" that he was invited to meet with the Pope.

Google it.

That sounds like a mis-statement to me.

It'll sort itself out in the next poll.

[Betty Karlson]

15. And 2016 polls habitually underrate Sanders by 10 percentage points. eom

[SoLeftIAmRight]

2. the bots are worried

they seem to be in a frenzy today

i see no sign that they believe that this is over

[Aerows]

3. When Hillary Clinton loses in New York

The wailing, gnashing of the teeth over her loss in a slam-dunk state, is going to surprise nobody.

[Zira]

4. Agreed. Gotta wonder how Hillary explains 30 points disappearing to her owners

I'm sure she was telling them she had it in the bag.

Looks like the Latinos are vacating her fast.

[Aerows]

6. Wise words and astute breakdown, Zira

Everybody with a functioning brain and with an iota of goodness inside of them is flocking to Bernie.

The people said they didn't want Hillary Clinton in 2008. With every advantage under the sun, here comes Hillary losing in 2016.

[Zira]

17. Thank you and yes. She is losing again because most of us have opened our eyes to the

corruption. I think some Hillary supporters are waking though. Sad, not all.

[kristopher]

11. If she loses NY she should bow out of the race for the good of the party.

[silvershadow]

12. Yes. The gnashing of teeth. The beginning of the end for Third Way. nt

[TexasTowelie]

5. I don't believe that anyone

actually believed that the March poll from Emerson was correct. The Emerson College poll has a "C+" ranking from 538. However, I also knew that the later result would be used to start a conversation that Bernie was catching up and I was right. We'll see if Bernie can catch up any more which will probably be difficult since it is a closed primary and the time to switch party affiliation was months ago.

[TMontoya]

7. Hence

Why there are the beginnings of complaints about not letting indies vote.

[Aerows]

9. "complaints about not letting indies vote"

Yes, I have seen Hillary Clinton supporters do a lot of that.

[suffragette]

13. K&R

[Cheese Sandwich]

16. Nice!