Posted on 02/22/2016 5:56:55 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
On the Republican side, Donald Trump led the GOP field with roughly 33 percent of the vote, followed by Marco Rubio and John Kasich at 14 percent each. Clark isn't surprised by Trump's popularity in Vermont.
"I think Vermont has that independent streak that having the nomenclature of establishment candidate isn't going to sway a lot of Vermont voters," he says.
The poll also shows that the GOP race is still very fluid. Roughly half of all people who plan to vote in the Republican primary say they might change their mind before March 1. Clark says it's clear that many voters want to wait to make a decision until just before primary day, likening the process to ordering a meal at a restaurant.
"I go into a restaurant and I have a vague inkling of what I might like, but I can make my choice when the waiter comes to my table," he says. "I don't really have to nail down anything before then."
Norwich University political science professor Megan Remmel says Sanders' strong victory in New Hampshire has convinced many of his supporters in Vermont that he now has a reasonable chance of winning the Democratic nomination.
"I think there is this idea of, 'Not only do we like him as our own senator and sending him to D.C., but we are now genuinely starting to think that this could actually go somewhere, that he really could be a player in the long term of both this particular presidential race and in Democratic politics more long term,'" Remmel says.
The poll also shows that Donald Trump doubled his support in Vermont in the week following the New Hampshire primary, and this support came at the expense of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
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GO TRUMP!!
PING!!
Where is the liar?
What we are seeing is the total annihilation of the establishment and $1 billion from the donor class. This is our party now and it will not be pretty for the Karl Rove/MyGYN kellys.
Trump’s in the lead.
;0) Go.Trump.Go!!! (sorry guys, got a really bad headache so will not be on anymore tonight) Cheer for OUR LEADER!!!
When is the vote?
I believe it’s 1 March!
But, but, but his ceiling is only 33%?? I guess Rubio’s ceiling is only 14! How is Trump ever going to win??
That’s not his ceiling, that’s his floor.
Then stay home - that will show ‘em.
So Trump has more support than the next 2 combined.
After Hitlary steals the nom from Bernie , I expect Trump to pull some of the Bern victims over on the trade issues ...if anyone can make Vermont competitive , it’s Trump
That’s right! You are correct. I told my daughter the same thing last night!
Good grief! All day....again. Are you not in the Army? Don’t you have some sort of a job to do?
LOL!
Go! TRiUMPh!!!
I will keep posting against the hateful remarks from trolls on FR!!!
Careful ‘lil troll. There are a few of us here you are not fooling one bit, and it has nothing to do whatsoever with support for Cruz, Trump or any of the candidates. Now, time for bed young’n....you have a job to do tomorrow. That is if you can fit it in between posting here to FR all day long.
Most of those Sander voters aren’t going to vote for Hillary after she stole the nomination!
Careful little troll. Go back to the hateful, ignorant, and lying group of people from which you come. I could care less what you or anyone else thinks. I don’t have to please you. I only please the good Lord. Now, grow up and stay off my threads if you don’t like them.
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