Clinton Shows Big Lead Over Sanders in Latest NBC/WSJ Poll

[sufrommich]

Hillary Clinton has increased her lead over Bernie Sanders in the wake of the first Democratic debate, now besting the Vermont senator by at least 20 points among Democratic primary voters, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

With Vice President Joe Biden included in NBC/WSJ poll of Democratic voters, Clinton now gets the backing of 49 percent of respondents, up from 42 percent last month. Sanders has sunk from 35 percent to 29 percent support.

Biden now garners 15 percent backing, down from 17 percent last month. No other Democratic candidate received more than two percent in the poll.

When Biden, who has not yet announced a presidential run, is eliminated from the hypothetical Democratic matchup, Clinton's lead is 58 percent to Sanders' 33 percent. In September, without Joe Biden in the race, her lead over Sanders was 53 percent to 38 percent.


http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/clinton-shows-big-lead-over-sanders-latest-nbc-wsj-poll-n447431?cid=par-aff-newsweek-wdiv_20151020

[brooklynite]

1. Facebook polls!

Google Searches!

Focus Groups!

[sufrommich]

2. I'm sure we'll be hearing soon that NBC/ WSJ polls are

secretly working for Hillary's campaign.

[elehhhhna]

5. Microsoft and Fox news want her as the nominee?

I'm shocked!

[sufrommich]

6. The grapes,they are sour. nt

[NCTraveler]

7. Nailed it. Perfect parody of purity. Nt

[Fawke Em]

16. Nope.

National polls.

Which are nothing but beauty contests, since we don't vote that way.

Hope Hill does well in the swimsuit competition!

[brooklynite]

20. Fair enough; how about Clinton leads in every State polled except NH?

I think they call that the talent competition.

[brooklynite]

33. Correction: Clinton leads in all 50 States...

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/

[Sheepshank]

26. Swimsuit competition? sexist much? n/t

[StrongBad]

34. Hillary is leading in all states polled.

[Cha]

3. Kickity Kick Kick.. mahalo su~

[sufrommich]

4. Thanks for the kick,Cha.

[Perogie]

8. Yep

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/14/democrats.poll/

[sufrommich]

9. Good thing she's not running against Barack Obama. nt

[MADem]

27. Odds are good he'll be campaigning for her, though. nt

[Jan Bunson]

10. A week of fawning media coverage can do that

nt

[dsc]

14. so then when we said it was the negative coverage she got which drove her down

were we right?

[spinbaby]

17. Yes

Most people aren't focused on the elections yet and are primarily influenced by what they see in about three minutes of news coverage.

[Jan Bunson]

35. I don't think so.

She started out as a default leader

Her numbers were not really affected by the faux "scandals"

Her numbers went down as Sanders went up.

Thats not negative coverage.

What would have happened if the media had agreed or even COVERED the online polling?

Also, the online polling is not the same animal as "professional" polling.

The online polling is a popularity contest, and anyone can participate.
Bernie won that easily, however you want to explain it.

The "professional" polling is looking for
Registered Democrats who voted in the last Election.
Hillary is winning those polls.

Bernie is counting on crossover appeal, and he is counting on bringing in new voters.

So apples and oranges.

It really all comes down to a cold night in Iowa, and none of the polls matter except for that one.

Who wins and how the media handles it will be very important to the rest of the primary season.

[Stuckinthebush]

11. It's the chemtrails

I just know it. "They" want Hillary so "they" are poisoning us so we vote for her.

Or aliens. It could be aliens.

[sufrommich]

13. You may be on to something!

[Starry Messenger]

12. k&r

[workinclasszero]

15. Oh my.....

Sanders has sunk from 35 percent to 29 percent support.


Hey this doesn't fit the narrative on the Bernie Underground.

[Gamecock Lefty]

18. Love the Bernie Responders . . .

Polls only matter when BS is in the lead.

When Hillary is in the lead, it's 1) too early, 2) people just don't know Bernie, 3) wait until the debates or 4) pick your own answer.

[SoapBox]

19. Great news it is...

For those that support No Change, Big Money, Billionaires and the War Machine.

Glad so many can support a Proud Capitalist.

America sure needs a wake up call.

[Politicub]

21. I imagine a child with crossed arms and puffed cheeks as I read this post

[Evergreen Emerald]

22. Great news

But not unsurprising--she is a great leader.

[SunSeeker]

23. Gee, Clinton must have won that debate after all.

That is quite a post debate bounce for her.

[azurnoir]

24. why yessiree bob the M$M toll us so and now they prove it too

with their very own poll

[SunSeeker]

25. WWBD

What would Bernie do?

Would Bernie blame the polls on an MSM pro-Hillary conspiracy? I don't think so. At the debate he criticized the MSM for constantly carrying on about Hillary's emails.

[azurnoir]

29. Oh but Hillary's folks here told us it was "practiced" IOW insincere

[SunSeeker]

32. Whatever it was, he didn't spin CTs that the media was pro-Hillary. nt

[Iliyah]

30. K & R

[vadermike]

31. Ok

So she wins the primary but will she lose the GE like Mindale did? This is what scares me. Her GE polls are terrible I mean she loses in a landslide to Carson for crying out loud ugh.

[Dawson Leery]

36. Clinton won the debate.

She was polished and on point. She deflected all smears too.