YouGov: Hillary 59, Bernie 19, Biden 9

[DanTex]

Hillary holding steady, Bernie up slightly, Biden down.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/polls/yougov-economist-22352

[RobertEarl]

1. Whose campaign is this?

It is your campaign.

This campaign to elect Bernie Sanders as President of the United States begins with you, and me. It is not a campaign of big money and banksters and elites.

It is the People's campaign.

Our first goal is to make sure our fellow Democrats turn out in each and every precinct when the primary rolls around. The best way to do that is to start local and begin occupying local Democratic party organizations.

Each local party has lists of the members who vote and we start with those party members, telling them about Bernie.

Expect resistance from the party leaders as they are conditioned to vote for the establishment candidate. But, you will see that through the course of your campaign many of the leaders will come to see Bernie as the best candidate. If they continue to obstruct, go around them and make sure every party meeting has more and more Bernie campaigners occupying the seats.

It is up to us to elect Bernie. Our rewards for winning this campaign will be great, and our children will thanks us.

[DanTex]

2. You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here.

I happen to support Hillary for the nomination. Because I think she's got a much better chance in the GE, and my top priority is avoiding a Republican.

Guess it's not my campaign after all.

[busterbrown]

4. You and I are on the same boat..

I like Bernie a hell of a lot...I’ve posted a couple of times and was immediately attacked with all sort of crap..Check my thread list, it was within the last 10 days..

[RobertEarl]

10. You'll come around

And feel the Bern. I am sure of it.

[DanTex]

14. If Bernie wins the primary, I will be 100% behind him. Without question.

I think he's great. But I don't think he's our best chance to win the GE. And that's a big, big factor.

[RobertEarl]

17. The GE

The breakdown of votes goes like this:

1/3 each republican, independent Democrats.

Hillary will take no republican votes, very few of the independents who think we need real change, and maybe half the Democrats will even vote. Result is a republican win.

Bernie will take many republican votes, many independents, and nearly all the invigorated and enthused Democrats. Result is a Democratic win.

[JaneyVee]

20. Hillary will easily cut into repub women voters, and...

If the election is between her and a wingnut, she will easily take independent voters.

[RobertEarl]

21. Independents hate status quo

And that's what Hillary offers.

Bernie, however, offers everything good that Hillary offers, and more!

[JaneyVee]

22. Independents are usually moderates and...

She will take moderates and all those liberal independents. She won't get conservatives or libertarians.

[RobertEarl]

23. Bernie will take them more so

Independents, plus some equality (R) women, and he'll get a slice of cons and most libertarians.

[JaneyVee]

25. Yeah okay.

[randys1]

26. If he wins the Dem nomination, this will mean his message is far broader than

we know it to be today, if that makes sense.

All he has to do is two things:

1. explain why democratic socialism is very very good for you

2. reach out to POC and prove to them he has their interests at heart as much as Hillary does

He has to do both of these things, and he can.

[MineralMan]

5. It's everyone's campaign. That's why we look at poll numbers.

They tend to reveal how people are thinking about the upcoming election at a specific moment in time. Those numbers change as people change their minds.

You're talking about the way every candidate tries to improve his or her position. There are Clinton fans and Sanders fans all doing what you suggest and talking to likely voters. As each primary gets closer, more and more people will be out doing that, and candidates and their campaigns will be spending money doing that.

It's important to believe that the candidate you prefer is the one who will win. It's also important to understand that others are believing the same about their candidate.

You might prevail, or they might prevail. In either case, there will be a Democratic nominee. Once there is, Democrats will work together to elect that nominee. That's essential. It's important not to make a win for your candidate in the primary so crucial that you cannot support the nominee of your candidate doesn't become that nominee. I guarantee that the candidate who doesn't prevail will endorse the eventual nominee and campaign for the winner.

We should all follow that lead. If your candidate can't pull off a win, all is not lost - just the primary.

[leftynyc]

9. Me and every Democrat

in my family always vote in primaries. In this one, we'll all be voting for Hillary.

[RobertEarl]

11. I doubt that

The Bern is hot.

[leftynyc]

15. Forget it

They're already WORKING on Hillary's campaign. If Bernie gets the nod, they'll vote for him in the general (as any decent Democrat will do) but the primaries are Hillary's. You seem to operate in a bubble similar to the one the right wingers do. Come on out of there, take a look at the polls and smell the reality.

[Akicita]

3. Apparently it doesn't matter if Bernie can pack a stadium with 10,000 supporters

as long as Hillary can fill the same stadium to the roof top with Wall Street cash.

[MineralMan]

6. Who has said that? What is important is the vote count in the primaries.

That's what matters, and the only thing that matters, really. If those 10,000 supporters can get enough others to vote for their favorite, then their candidate will do better. If not, then they won't prevail. It's pretty simple, really. Money is important, but not all-important.

[busterbrown]

7. Doesn’t have much choice...Does she...

We are fighting Citizen’s United..Billions of dollars will be spent on lies which will be effective to our dumbed down electorate which mostly exists in the middle..So in my opinion, Hillary should take money from ant source possible..Yea, and I don’t mean from extremists..

[DanTex]

8. Exactly. Yes, we are in the same boat.

The object is to win the campaign. That requires fundraising. Losing elections isn't going to change Citizens United. Only winning elections will do that.

[busterbrown]

12. Idealism doesn’t go very far...

When you're dealing with idiots with regards to such life important issues..

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Not a big fan of internet panels.

It's not a random sample...The pollster tries to control for it but it's still a problem. I just don't think folks at the bottom of the economic scale have the time nor inclination to mess around on the computer.

[hrmjustin]

16. How dare you post this positive news about Hillary!

[DCBob]

18. Seems Bernie is peaking around 20-25%

That's decent number but not good enough to win.

[madokie]

24. Two months in and a year out

pretty fucking impressive if you ask me

Bernie Sander will be our next POTUS

Hillary and all her money will go down in history as a twice can't buy an election

[Mnpaul]

27. Peaking? based on what?

The composite chart at huffpo shows the green line taking a sharp turn Northward. I see no evidence of peaking. Peaking would show that line leveling off.

[DCBob]

28. The composite on RCP shows him still tied with Biden and leveling off below 15%

Looks daunting to me.

[Mnpaul]

30. That chart and the current one do not show leveling off at 14%

and it will continue to climb as many state polls have him at 20+

[marlakay]

19. I do yougov surveys and they sure didnt ask me!

They know before they ask what people will say. I have responded for years that i am a strong liberal democrat.

So with how they ask the questions they would basically know about how a group of people even democrats would answer before giving survey.

Give the survey to more conservative dems or dems with more money and. Bet they pick Hillary.

[cherokeeprogressive]

29. And the Dodgers started the day four and a half games up on the Giants. Meaning...

Exactly nada, if you've seen the Dodgers play lately.