Poll Update: Bernie Sanders - Rock Star

Morning Consult ^ | 11/24/15 | Reid Wilson

[BigEdLB]

In today’s edition: Cruz and Rubio on the rise; the Republican race, in two poll questions; what next decade’s House of Representatives will look like; none of us trust each other; white Christians declining as share of population; Obama’s terrible ISIS poll numbers; and Americans are looking forward to the Iowa caucuses.

Bernie Sanders is the Most Popular Senator in America
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent running for the Democratic presidential nomination, has eschewed party labels during his decades-long political career. And voters in his home state love him for it.

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A new Morning Consult tracking survey out this morning shows real estate tycoon Donald Trump still atop the Republican field by a wide margin, but new state surveys show Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) making a play for early delegates.
The Morning Consult poll puts Trump at 38 percent of the vote, well ahead of retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson’s 15 percent. Cruz receives 7 percent of the vote nationally, while Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) are tied at 6 percent each.

[BigEdLB]

I Emailed Reid Wilson about the full poll and he said that because of the holiday, and all the other reports, there would be no full poll, but the top 5 are listed above.

A UUGE lead for Trump.

[dayglored]

I absolutely detest the use of the label "Rock Star" for popular non-musicians, whether politicians or otherwise.

As a rock musician for the past 45+ years I resent that usage for people who most emphatically DO NOT ROCK.

Would they call Bernie Sanders a "celebrated painter" just because he's popular? A "Hollywood starlet" just because he's popular?

He's a pompous old Socialist who happens to be enjoying a few months of fame because America is deeply misguided.

"Rock Star" my ass. What a fraud.