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Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:32 AM Mar 2016

New Ohio #'s continue rough week for claim that northern black voters would feel the Bern

AlGiordano ‏@AlGiordano
New Ohio #'s continue rough week for claim that northern black voters would feel the Bern.

On the Democratic side Hillary Clinton has a pretty solid lead with 56% to 35% for Bernie Sanders. Clinton's up 52/41 with white voters but as has been happening elsewhere what really fuels her lead is a 74/14 advantage with African Americans. 81% of Clinton's voters are firmly committed to voting for her, compared to 67% of Sanders'. Among just voters whose minds are totally made up, Clinton's leads expands to 66/34. Sanders lead

read: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2016/03/trump-kasich-in-tight-ohio-race.html#


from Feb. 28:

On This Week, Sanders telegraphed more Super Tuesday defeats among black voters in the day’s southern primaries, but suggested black voters outside the region would be more likely to support him.

“I think you’re going to see us doing — and I think the polls indicated it, much better within the African-American community outside of the Deep South,” Sanders said. “You’re going to see us much better in New York state where I think we have a shot to win, in California and in Michigan.”

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-sanders-ill-do-better-with-black-voters-who-dont-live?utm_term=.vlw4jReQP

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