Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)In New Shock Poll, Bernie Sanders Has LANDSLIDES Over BOTH Trump and Bush [View all]
In a general election, Bernie Sanders would mop the floor with these republican clowns......
In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41. In the McClatchy poll, Sanders also leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by a landslide margin of 10 points, 51 to 41.
The huge Sanders advantage over Trump is not new. In the last four match-up polls between them reported by Real Clear Politics, Sanders defeated Trump by margins of 12, 9, 9 and 2 percentage points. The huge Sanders advantage over Bush is new. In previous match-ups, the polling showed Sanders and Bush running virtually even, with Bush holding a 1-point lead over Sanders in most of the polls. Future polls will be needed to test whether the huge Sanders lead over Bush in the McClatchy poll will be repeated in future polling or whether the McClatchy poll is an outlier.
It is shocking that the data suggests that Sanders has a lead over Trump that could be so huge that he would win a landslide victory in the presidential campaign, with margins that would almost certainly lead Democrats to regain control of the Senate and could help Democrats regain control of the House of Representative if, of course, the three polls that show Sanders beating Trump by 9 to 12 points reflect final voting in the presidential election. It would be equally shocking if future polling shows that the Sanders lead over Bush remains at landslide margins. For today, there are two issues these polls present. First, the national reporting of the presidential campaign completely fails to reflect Sanders's strength in a general election, especially against Trump, and against Bush as well.
Second, and perhaps more important, Sanders's strength in general election polling gives credence to the argument I have been making in recent years, that American voters favor progressive populist positions which, if taken by Democrats in the general election, would lead to a progressive populist Democratic president and far greater Democratic strength in Congress.
cont'
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/259812-in-new-shock-poll-sanders-has-landslides-over-both
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
81 replies, 5819 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (132)
ReplyReply to this post
81 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
In New Shock Poll, Bernie Sanders Has LANDSLIDES Over BOTH Trump and Bush [View all]
Segami
Nov 2015
OP
Maybe the Republicans will find that "Generic Republican" that does well in the polls....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2015
#70
I support Bernie but it is ludicrous to think Bernie will receive more cross-overs than Hillary
LonePirate
Nov 2015
#18
I see many comments from right wingers on other MBs that they RESPECT Bernie as being honest!...
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#28
I completely disagree with your assessment. Look at every red state poll for proof.
LonePirate
Nov 2015
#33
And you think the theory of more repubs voting for Bernie is based on reality?
LonePirate
Nov 2015
#37
Wrong, Hillary has practically ZERO crossover appeal. Bernie has intense support from disillusioned
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#45
REPUBS HATE, I repeat, HATE Hillary with a burning passion. There's no way on this green Earth
in_cog_ni_to
Nov 2015
#47
they've been so obsessed with policing the party line on DU since 2001 that they've forgotten
MisterP
Nov 2015
#71
I am not sure why it is shocking (not sure if the title is from the Hill or Brent Budowski)
Mass
Nov 2015
#3
Nevertheless, I expect many HRC supporters will still insist she's more electable (n/t)
thesquanderer
Nov 2015
#9
Should Sanders ever have the GOP's big guns turned on him, his electability will
Persondem
Nov 2015
#10
Except that Bernie's points take explaining and the GOP hit pieces can be done in sound bites
Persondem
Nov 2015
#24
Yep, you certainly have that right. Short attention spans and 200 channels of crap =
Persondem
Nov 2015
#65
It was the widely-held perception that the two parties are both the same,
Utopian Leftist
Nov 2015
#60
Your first point may have been a strategic consideration in the 200 loss, but
Persondem
Nov 2015
#64
Thank you for the info. I did not know that about Tenn. as regards the 2000 election
Persondem
Nov 2015
#81
McClatchy/Marist Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads All Republicans Nationally...This is your same poll...
riversedge
Nov 2015
#13
What we're seeing here is that the GOP is not a factor in the 2016 election
Jack Rabbit
Nov 2015
#35
I've been saying it, too, but some people need the GOP to be a factor to sell their candidate.
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#52
It's still early, but Bush is looking more and more irrelevant with each debate.
merrily
Nov 2015
#53
So the whole "Hillary is the only one who can win" was bullshit. Color me unsurprised. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#68