Posted on 04/15/2016 6:02:53 PM PDT by drewh
The California Democratic primary is up for grabs, as Hillary Clinton has watched her onetime 63-point lead in the polls shrink to six points over Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to a Field Poll released Friday. Clinton leads Sanders 47 percent to 41 percent among likely voters in the June 7 primary, with 12 percent undecided. Voters who do not state a party preference are allowed to vote in the Democratic primary, which is good news for Sanders, as unaffiliated voters in other states have been supportive. In California, nonpartisans support Sanders 49 percent to 39 percent for Clinton.
The survey was brimming with red flags for Clinton, who has lost six of the last seven Democratic primary and caucus contests and has raised less money than Sanders the past three months. While Clinton has a large lead in the number of delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination, Sanders has enough money to continue running a robust campaign through the California primary.
Not only has Clinton’s lead shrunk dramatically among voters, her personal image is viewed unfavorably by a majority of all voters in deep-blue California. According to Field, 47 percent of registered California voters view Clinton positively, 48 percent negatively. The opinion of nonpartisan voters “is interesting because it tells you which way the wind is blowing, devoid of partisan politics,” said Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo. “Contrast (Clinton’s favorability rating) with Sanders, who is off the charts.” It is unusual for a high-profile Democrat, particularly one who has raised millions of dollars in the state like Clinton has, to have an unfavorable image rating in left-leaning California, where there are no statewide elected Republicans, the Legislature is firmly in Democratic control and her husband won the state in the general presidential election twice.
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I would love for Angry Santa to have a late-game surge. He would very close to the Wicked Witch in pledged delegates and, dare I dream, be ahead of her sans Superdelegates. This would lead to chaos at their convention. Oh, would it be fun to watch.
That leaves less Dems and more independents voting Republican.
Go Bernie! (Be careful what you wish for. God forbid we actually get Bernie as Prez)
I hope Trump wins the R primary in CA, gets the nomination and wins CA in the general election too, over either Dem nominee.
I know it was a long time ago, but CA elected Ronald Reagan governor.
“Go Bernie! (Be careful what you wish for. God forbid we actually get Bernie as Prez)”
Bernie would be easier to deal with than PIAPS. The real nightmare would be a Clinton/Sanders ticket. I want the Bernie voters to be disillusioned
white socialist angry santa lol!
BERNIE was MADE for CA. Go Bernie!!!!
Reagan WAS a LONG time ago, we actually spoke English in CA. when Reagan was governor!!!!
I’m feeling The Bern is going to take the whole West Coast.
60% chance Bern takes CA and NY.
100% he takes OR.
47 to 41 is more than enough to make Mrs. Bill’s backers excited with expectation of the inauguration on January 20, 2017. It’s on the Friday before King Day. JFK was inaugurated on one of the coldest Fridays in D.C. history, as I recall, on January 20, 1961. People were so happy!
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