Posted on 04/08/2016 4:54:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump maintains a lead in PA, but his opponents are both within striking distance.
That’s according to the new Muhlenberg College poll, which tested the three GOP candidates.
Trump leads with 35% while Ted Cruz and John Kasich got 28% and 27% respectively. When leaners are included, Trump expands to 37% while Cruz and Kasich score 29% and 28%.
There is quite a disparity in the results when it comes to men and women. 43% of males favor Trump against 29% who want Kasich and 28% who chose Cruz. On the other hand, 31% of females went with Cruz as opposed to the 29% for Trump and 26% for Kasich.
The biggest gap, however, is the education one. High School graduates (57%T/23%C/13%K) and those who had some College or Technical School experience (39%T/27%C/27%K) favored Trump. Meanwhile, Cruz prevails among those with a College degree (37%C/29%T/29%K) and Kasich is far ahead with respondents that achieved a Graduate degree (48%K/33%C/19%T).
Furthermore, while a plurality believe Trump would be the best possible general election candidate against Hillary Clinton, 13% would vote for the Democrat over “The Donald”.
The Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion surveyed 306 likely Republican voters in Pennsylvania from April 1st to April 6th. The margin of error is +/- 6%.
306 likely Republican voters... and someone is pushing this as being a reliable poll? The MOE should be more like 30-50% instead of 6%.
There are more people within my small neighborhood of only a few streets and a couple of blocks that are likely GOP voters. A poll here would not be reflective of the population of the DFW Metro area, much less of Texas.
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