After New Hampshire POWER RANKINGS: Here's who has the best chance at being our next president

Business Insider ^ | 02/19/2016 | Brett LoGiurato and Andy Kiersz

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After Iowa and New Hampshire, it's on to South Carolina and Nevada.

Republican voters will head to the polls in South Carolina on Saturday, while Democrats in Nevada will caucus for their preferred candidate.

On both sides, the insurgent candidates are trying to sustain huge streaks of momentum off impressive wins in the New Hampshire primaries.

Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders each notched a double-digit victory in New Hampshire after a narrow loss in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

Trump is now looking for a defining victory in the Palmetto State, while Sanders is trying to prove he can challenge Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in a state whose electorate is more favorable to the former secretary of state.

With all that in mind, we take another look at who has the best chance of making it to the White House to succeed President Barack Obama.

Our rankings are based on the Real Clear Politics averages of national polls and those in the states of South Carolina and Nevada. We also factored in the candidates' delegate count and their finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, as well their momentum (or lack thereof) over the past few weeks.

Since New Hampshire, two more Republican candidates have dropped out of the race: former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey.

Here's a look at where all the candidates stand.

All poll results as of Thursday.

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SUMMARY FOR TOP 4:

4. Bernie Sanders, Democrat, senator from Vermont

National polling average among Democratic voters: 42% (2nd)
South Carolina: 33.6% (2nd)
Nevada: 46.3% (2nd)

DELEGATES: 36
STOCK: Rising
Last month: 5

3. Ted Cruz, Republican, senator from Texas

National polling average among Republican voters: 20.6% (2nd)
South Carolina: 17.6% (2nd)
Nevada: 20% (2nd)

DELEGATES: 11
STOCK: Rising
Last month: 3

2. Donald Trump, Republican, businessman

National polling average among Republican voters: 34.2% (1st)
South Carolina: 33.5% (1st)
Nevada: 42% (1st)

DELEGATES: 17
STOCK: Neutral
Last month: 2

1. Hillary Clinton, Democrat, former secretary of state

National polling average among Democratic voters: 46.3% (1st)
South Carolina: 56.7% (1st)
Nevada: 48.7% (1st)

DELEGATES: 32
STOCK: Neutral
Last month: 1

[Vic S]

[Iron Munro]

The FIX is in -

The democrat primary elections are just a hoax to keep the Libtards docile.

Thanks to the Super-Delegates Hillary already has 394 delegates to Bernie's 44.

Imagine how much better she would do if she actually won a primary.

[Doche2X2]

No way Hillary is # 1. Even Democrats don’t like her.

[bigbob]

It may end up being the Ultimate Capitalist against the Ultimate Socialist.

Best Election Ever!

[PIF]

Go to the horse’s mouth:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html

[PIF]

Using RCP Polling averages for the General, there is NO match up where DJT wins.

[SeekAndFind]

Well, it looks like from the horse’s mouth, Trump does the worst head to head against Hillary and (get this ) Kasich does the BET against Hillary. even Rubio and Cruz do better than Trump against the Hildebeast.

I bet Trump will choose either Kasich or Rubio as his running mate if he wins the nomination.

[Leaning Right]

No way Hillary is # 1. Even Democrats don't like her.

And in no way is her stock "Neutral". She's not getting any positive press anywhere. But her negative press is increasing, even from lib sites like Salon, etc.

But I wouldn't bet against her just yet, at least for the nomination. She does have name recognition.

[tallyhoe]

It doesn’t matter who the Republicans want.. It’s who the voters will go for in Nov.. Drumph has little chance of winning in Nov because of his negatives he has...

[PIF]

However, no matter who DJT chooses as things stand now - he loses the General.

[Lower55]

“However, no matter who DJT chooses as things stand now - he loses the General.”

If he does, It’s not the result of anything he’s done or said, it’s because the democrats have succeeded it getting enough people on the government dole. It’s a simple as that. People don’t want to lose their check and have to get a job.

[Sybeck1]

Cruz has no crossover appeal. Hill will have a field day with him

[Sybeck1]

Or the people so set on another candidate sit it out.

[ronnie raygun]

Levine was fired up saying the establishment GOP are keeping all thier losers in the race until they have a brokered convention and they can wipe out Trump and Cruz and pick who they want

[tallyhoe]

Levine was fired up saying the establishment GOP are keeping all their losers in the race until they have a brokered convention and they can wipe out Trump and Cruz and pick who they want

Could be..

[Jed Eckert]

However, no matter who DJT chooses as things stand now - he loses the General.

Polls :United States presidential election, 1980

December'79: Reagan 33% vs Carter 62%

Comments heard from the media and Rinos at the time:
"He's an actor, no one takes him seriously"
"He'll get us into a war!
"He's too extremist, no one will vote for him.
"Looks like it's shaping up for a Carter landslide victory"

Let's see what happens when the party nominees ( whomever they may be) debate each other.

[MHT]

No, it is potentially the Greatest Maker against the Greatest Taker!

[PIF]

“If he does, It’s not the result of anything he’s done or said” ... I’ll take issue with that statement ... there’s a lot he’s said that currently makes him the most disliked candidate in either party. I’ll just leave it at that - as I do not want a debate here. Thanks.