Posted on 08/05/2015 7:53:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Many headlines over the weekend were dedicated to a CNN/ORC poll showing Donald Trump leading the Republican pack in the race for the GOP presidential nomination and Hillary Clinton maintaining real but shrinking leads against all of the top Republican contenders.
One detail, however, got less attention than it perhaps deserved. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, currently Clintons most viable rival for the Democratic nomination, wins in head-to-head competitions against all three Republican frontrunners.
Among all respondents to the poll, Sanders, a self-described socialist who has been running to Clintons left, beats former Florida governor Jeb Bush 48 percent to 47. That win is well within the polls three percent margin of error, but Sanders crushes billionaire Donald Trump 58 percent to 38 percent and notches a statistically significant win over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, 48 to 42.
What makes Sanders showing particularly impressive is that the same poll shows that more than half of Americans either dont know who he is or dont know enough about him to have formed an opinion.
When asked their opinion of Sanders, 23 percent of respondents reported a favorable opinion of him and 22 percent reported an unfavorable opinion. However, 38 percent said they had never heard of him and another 13 percent didnt know enough about him to form an opinion.
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It's August, and about 15 months before the next election. This is supposed to mean something?
Stupid article.
The GOP is split between 16 candidates now. When one is selected, people will coalesce around nominee, leaving Sanders in the dust.
The poll is two weeks old and it surveyed “adults”—not even registered, let alone likely voters. Several polls have confirmed that his negatives have dropped precipitously in that period.
Also, this was something of a push poll, asking about Trump’s dropping out or running third-party before getting around to asking for preference vs. Sanders.
Oh, also, of this sample 41% have never even heard of Sanders and 13% have heard of him but have no opinion.
The dems could nominate the leader of ISIS, and he’d still go into Election Day with 250 EVs in his hip pocket before the first popular vote is tallied.
That’s the state of things in this country today.
When the field slims down, Sanders will slink back to his commie hole.
The guy writing this is too dumb to be writing about elections period.
Bruit art just broke the story that Bush’s big donors are the same as Hillary’s big donors. Are they funding Sanders too?
Thanks, Yahoo news. I so appreciate your analysis. :)
That is basically what I have learned reading many posts here at FR from Trump supporters. LOL.
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What I’ve learned is you hate Trump, and troll each and every Trump thread.
If Trump were doing poorly (as you desperately wish) the media and GOPe wouldn’t be trying to destroy the guy.
BTW, how does it feel to be on the same side as the Drive by Media and the GOPe?
The elite aren't going to give up. They're buying and paying for either Jeb or hillary, they don't care which one. It's obvious voters mostly despise those two, so what?
We've got our Trump card if US citizens keep waking up and focusing.
Needs to be repeated.
CA+IL+NY=104 locked Dem evs without spending a dime.
So yes it’s an uphill battle.
Mr. Jane Pauley (Doonesbury) is a pretty good indicator of where the progressive attack targets.
He’s after Trump.
There isn’t a dem lib running who doesn’t start with NY and CA in his or her pocket. That is why you make sure you have TX, fight for FL and OH, because IL and “108% Philly” Pennsylvania have been rigged in the dems favor for years.
Exactly. That’s why we shouldn’t mock a Sanders candidacy. If he gets the nod, he starts with a tremendous advantage.
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