DES MOINES, Iowa – Bernie Sanders gives Democrats the best chance to win the White House in 2016 because he performs significantly better than Hillary Clinton against Republican presidential candidates.

“Sanders runs markedly better than Clinton” against Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, the leaders in their party’s field of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to a memo by Sanders’ pollster Ben Tulchin.

The analysis of public polling on the White House race also yielded these key points:

Sanders is viewed more favorably by Americans than any other candidate for president from either party.

He is regarded as the most honest and trustworthy candidate of either party.

Sanders is popular with independents while Clinton fares poorly with that bloc of critical swing voters in general elections.

He is very popular with younger voters and can galvanize

them to turn out, helping Democrats up and down the ticket.

Republicans favor Sanders far more than Clinton.

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PEOPLE