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Hillary Clinton would crush Donald Trump in a New York State general election matchup: poll
NY Daily News ^ | March 7, 2016 | Adam Edelman

Posted on 03/08/2016 7:42:49 AM PST by justlittleoleme

Despite holding a wide lead among Republican New York voters in the race for the GOP nomination, Donald Trump would get crushed in a hypothetical general election matchup with Hillary Clinton in the state, a new poll released Monday shows.

Clinton would beat the outspoken real estate magnate in the Empire State 57% to 34%, the latest Siena Research Institute poll found.

In such a matchup, registered Democrats overwhelmingly support the former secretary of state (80% to 15%), and registered Republicans overwhelmingly support the Trump (71%, to 19%), while independent voters lean toward Clinton (45% to 38%), according to the poll.

The former secretary of state would also beat Marco Rubio (56% to 35%), Ted Cruz (58% to 33%) and John Kasich (49% to 42%), who would give Clinton her best competition, the poll of 800 registered New York voters showed.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also handily beat all of the Republican challengers, including Trump, in hypothetical general election matchups in the state, the poll found.

"Clinton leads Trump 57-34, almost identical to Sanders' 57-33 lead over Trump," pollster Steve Greenberg said in a statement. "Kasich has made the most headway in general election matchups against the Democrats. Sanders leads Kasich by 19 points, down from 30 points last month, and he comes within seven points of Clinton, 49-42."

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: newyork; trump
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To: Reagan Disciple

I understand NYC very well, too well actually. Yes, there is massive corruption. But money talks there and all you have to do is look at Bloomberg who was a democrat, then republican, then independent.

If Donald has his bankers grease the right palms in the machine, he may take it.

Oh, and I know of a Sicilian from the ‘old’ SOHO district who was called the most powerful man in the world back in the early 1980s because he could deliver 7,000,000 votes with a simple phone call. His kind have faded. Harlem now has elements that are very pro-Trump. Blacks talk openly about being positive for Trump which is unheard of.

Keep in mind that Manhattan has gentrified, the artists have moved into Brooklyn, Queens is Trump land, and you have the makings of a different reaction. It can happen. If it was 25 years ago I would say 100% it will not happen. Now I say 30%+ chance. If dems stay home, it can happen. Hillary is not a rock star in the City. They are not enthralled with her at all.


101 posted on 03/08/2016 8:49:14 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Jim Noble

I’m glad you’ve tried too!

I dont think the Cruz side even has a national strategy since the whole depending on evangelical primary votes scheme fell through.

They are just about grasping at whatever gets a vote at this point.


102 posted on 03/08/2016 8:56:34 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Mr. K

Hey, the polls which bring us bad news MUST be wrong. Just ask Vice President Palin, she’ll tell ya.


103 posted on 03/08/2016 8:58:59 AM PST by Eric Pode of Croydon (Will Trump's inaugural address be longer than 140 characters??)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
People already know Hillary is a snake. The Rat smear machine hasn't yet fired a shot at Trump.

Trump has no chance in New York, and "coming closest" is worth nothing even if true.

104 posted on 03/08/2016 8:59:06 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: justlittleoleme
When did we decide that Republicans need to take New York to win the Presidency?

G. W. Bush lost New York, California, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, in both elections, and yet he won.

Of course, winning any of those States would be nice, but it's the Dems who must win all of those States to win.

105 posted on 03/08/2016 9:01:14 AM PST by Johnny B. (Donald Trump: the choice of the Jerry Springer generation!)
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To: VanDeKoik

We are not talking about Ted Cruz were talking about Donald Trump and the polling .Try and keep up


106 posted on 03/08/2016 9:07:47 AM PST by LMAO (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or Vice President. Don Trump 2008)
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To: davidb56

White, blue collar workers have been voting heavily Republican for a long time. Trump “tapping into” that doesn’t advance the ball as much as some think.


107 posted on 03/08/2016 9:12:05 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: arl295

I was being a bit sarcastic.

Sorry you missed it.


108 posted on 03/08/2016 9:12:55 AM PST by Jack Hammer (uff said.)
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To: Hostage
The electorate ‘leans’ conservative in ideology

We are constantly fed polls and graphs showing that a majority of citizens consider themselves conservative.

But the majority do not seem to actually live and vote as conservatives.

IMHO there are at least two reasons for this dichotomy:

  1. Some say, or have convinced themselves, they are conservative because they know the labels "Liberal" and "Progressive" carry a lot of undesirable, un-American baggage with them.

  2. Others have a skewed idea of what a conservative is. Many who see themselves as conservative would probably be viewed as liberals by a real conservative.

And for the younger, more brainwashed generation, anyone not as far left as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Hugo Chavez, Pol Pot or Che Guevera is viewed as an evil right wing conservative.


109 posted on 03/08/2016 9:14:15 AM PST by Iron Munro (Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth -- Mike Tyson)
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To: justlittleoleme

This is so true. People really like Trump or really hate Trump. The fact that more people hate him than like him is real.
Vote Trump and you’ll get Hillary.


110 posted on 03/08/2016 9:17:32 AM PST by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: justlittleoleme
Democrats will take New York.

This is news?

111 posted on 03/08/2016 10:16:34 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: CaptainK

New York City is so Eurosocialist it’s out in the mid-Atlantic somewhere.

I always thought Upstate is far more conservative and under a sort of left wing dictatorship in Albany.


112 posted on 03/08/2016 10:22:38 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: justlittleoleme

The New York Gaily News? The one who published a Trump Is Hitler headline?

Every word they write is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’.

If they write that Trump cannot take NY, it mesns it is destiny that he will.


113 posted on 03/08/2016 10:37:18 AM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Hostage
If you are using Bloomberg as the staple for your argument then you are saying Trump is cut of the same cloth.

Maybe so.......if that's the case then we're all in for it whether he gets the nod or not.

And, the Harlem element are all west side yuppies looking for better deals. They still vote the same way......as does Park Slope as does the Battery.

114 posted on 03/08/2016 10:44:30 AM PST by Reagan Disciple (Peace through Strength)
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To: gbscott1954

Sorry, you’re preaching to the choir.


115 posted on 03/08/2016 11:40:08 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: elcid1970

I’m not disagreeing. I just didn’t think we were as insane as California.

But that’s not saying much.


116 posted on 03/08/2016 11:41:54 AM PST by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: CaptainK

Lots of states in the Union are made up of predominately rural populations ruled over by one or two large cities & their liberal political culture. NY, PA, TX, MN, WI, IL, IA, GA, VA, TN, to name a few.


117 posted on 03/08/2016 12:46:28 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: justlittleoleme
Of course that is what they want us to think!

Trump would easily put that State into play!

118 posted on 03/08/2016 1:35:55 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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