Posted on 03/29/2020 2:34:01 PM PDT by NoLibZone
“Indeed, strong enthusiasm for Biden among his supporters – at just 24% – is the lowest on record for a Democratic presidential candidate in 20 years of ABC/Post polls. More than twice as many of Trump’s supporters are highly enthusiastic about supporting him, 53%.”
Biden has only bare majority (51%) support among Democrats, and a 24% enthusiasm gap in a match up against Trump.
From the ABC News poll write-up:
Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as Democrats’ top choice for the presidential nomination in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, but with only bare majority support within his party and a massive enthusiasm gap in a November matchup against President Donald Trump.
Indeed, strong enthusiasm for Biden among his supporters – at just 24% – is the lowest on record for a Democratic presidential candidate in 20 years of ABC/Post polls. More than twice as many of Trump’s supporters are highly enthusiastic about supporting him, 53%.
Trump’s still-strong rating on the economy is another challenge for Biden. So is this: Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who prefer Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the nomination, 15% say they’d back Trump over Biden in the fall.
This is potentially devastating for Biden in a general election. While the race is essentially a national dead heat per the poll (49%-47% for Biden), his supporters are much less likely to show up.
Perhaps the Democrats’ biggest risk is under the surface, in Trump’s big advantage in backers who are “very” enthusiastic about supporting him. Strong enthusiasm for a candidate can help boost turnout on Election Day, a must-have particularly for Democrats, who rely more on motivating less-frequent voters to come to the polls.
Wow...hard to imagine anyone feeling love for Burney would vote for The Don, but hey it’s all good!
I’m not sure whether I like this or not.
It’s funny because the idiot Bernie voters think they’re doing something terrible for our country, but in reality if they vote for President Trump, they’ll be saving our country.
Biden shouldn’t worry. Fox News probably has a poll with him up b 8-10 in a head-to-head with President Trump.
Not buying it.
What? They don’t want a doddering old fool even if he IS a democrat?
Thankfully we still use the electoral college.
But with the HUGE margins that Dems get in Cal and NY, that poll could be correct but not predict the winner.
One of the few things Bernie is right about is holding the banks accountable. The Donald is far more likely to do that then Biden, who was nicknamed the senator for MBNA, since acquired by Bank of America.
I wonder if this is coming out now as part of the replace Biden with Cuomo movement?
I fail to see how Trump won’t win with 100% of the vote.
Me either, they won’t.
Trump has done more for the working class in three years than the Democrats have done in three decades; so, there’s that. Also, if you want revolutionary fervour to continue; you need a sharp contrast with your opponents. Some Bernie bots may prefer to “suffer” for four more years under Trump than risk losing momentum in shifting the Democrat party to the far left.
Fox News probably has a poll with him up b 8-10 in a head-to-head with President Trump.
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Right, that’s something ABC and WaPo refuse to acknowledge - that the Biden vs. Trump polls are wrong. They can criticize Biden all they want, but tampering with the Presidential poll rigging is verboten.
That’s fine in my book. Let them continue project Biden as the winner. Will it be another 95% certainty Democrat win, eh Five-Thirty-Eight?
Will the Young Jerks swear on their broadcast that Trump defied all odds. You can bet on it.
The media has a stake in maintaining the horse race. It’s worth a huge amount in advertising. The truth be damned.
Whatever works.
I think the POTUS got some 10% of BernieBros to vote for him in 2016 as well.
Good news!
But take nothing for granted. Make sure you vote in November!
I also know that Bernie has a lot of anti-war Democrats among his supporters who will never forgive Hillary or Slow Joe for their globalist predations over the years.
It’s slightly higher than the percentage who voted for Trump in 2016: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/24/16194086/bernie-trump-voters-study
I call BS. It would be like me voting for a Democrat: NEVER,I would simply not vote. I think millions will sit out from the left and yet the left is cultivating votes via other avowed Socialists, scared women of Suburbia,illegals and ballot harvesting.
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