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2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,602 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2016, 02:55 PM Apr 2016

New Connecticut Poll (Quinnipiac): Clinton 51 - Sanders 42

https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ct/ct04202016_Crbw42dm.pdf

There are wide gender and racial gaps among likely Democratic primary voters as
women back Clinton 55 – 38 percent while men are divided, with 50 percent for Sanders and 45
percent for Clinton. White voters are divided with 49 percent for Clinton and 47 percent for
Sanders, while black voters back Clinton 66 – 25 percent.

Sanders leads 54 – 43 percent among very liberal Democrats. Somewhat liberal
Democrats go 51 percent for Clinton and 45 percent for Sanders. Moderate/conservative
Democrats back Clinton 56 – 36 percent.

Sanders leads 73 – 26 percent among voters 18 – 34 years old, while Clinton leads among
older Democrats.

A total of 67 percent of Democratic voters have a strongly or somewhat favorable
opinion of Clinton, with 27 percent somewhat or strongly unfavorable. Sanders gets a 66 – 18
percent favorability rating.