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Move Over, Trump: Polls Show Bernie Sanders Is 2016’s Most Popular Candidate
No other 2016 candidate loves citing polls as much as Donald Trump, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a close second.
“You know, in virtually all of the general election match-up polls between Trump and Secretary Clinton and Trump and Bernie Sanders, in almost all of those polls, I do better than Secretary Clinton,” Sanders said in a debate Thursday night, crediting his appeal across party lines.
“We are not going to win the White House based on just long-term Democratic votes. We have got to reach out to independents, and I think I am well qualified to do that,” he said.
In an election year that’s produced a slate of notably unpopular frontrunners in both parties, Sanders stands out for his positive image. His average 48 percent favorability rating, by far the highest among the remaining candidates, makes him the only contender save for Ohio Gov. John Kasich who’s not underwater in the eyes of the American public.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-most-popular-candidate_us_5711562de4b06f35cb6fad0a