2016 Postmortem
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Suffolk Poll: 59% of Democrats say they would vote for Clinton
By Politicker Staff | 07/15/15 3:06pm
Hillary Clinton is far ahead of the pack in a recent poll of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters, with 59 percent of those voters saying they would vote for the former secretary of state in the 2016 presidential primaries and caucuses, according to a national poll from Suffolk University/USA TODAY.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders placed a distant second as the choice of 14 percent of the Democrats and independents responding to the national poll, followed by Vice President Joe Biden, with 8 percent. Fewer than 2 percent of these voters would choose the other declared Democrats: former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley, and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee. Sixteen percent of Democratic voters remain undecided with the first presidential caucuses and primaries six months away.
Bernie Sanders draws large crowds and polls well with his New Hampshire next-door neighbors, but Democratic voters appear to be too pragmatic to pin their hopes on him, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. Demographically, Clinton carried every region of the country, age group, and income level. Clinton even bested Sanders 55 percent to 21 percent among those who described themselves as liberal or very liberalthe progressive voters whom Sanders must win. All-in-all the upcoming Democratic primaries and caucuses are looking to be dominated by Clinton.
More: http://politickernj.com/2015/07/suffolk-poll-59-of-democrats-say-they-would-vote-for-clinton/
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)#FeelTheBern
DCBob
(24,689 posts)or some such non-sense.
It does look good for Ms Clinton!
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Any day now he'll be at 65%. Truly pathetic.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)LordGlenconner
(1,348 posts)And yet he still seems to be stuck in the teens in all these polls.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)He could be in 2nd place by next week.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)There are many who aren't that crazy about Hillary and also wont consider Bernie.
LordGlenconner
(1,348 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)eom
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)You go, Hillary!
DCBob
(24,689 posts)In a glimpse at what the 2016 general election might look like, the Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll presented voters with matchups between Clinton and the top-polling Republican candidates. Clinton still leads, but with much closer margins, especially against former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Clinton, 46 percentBush 42 percent
Clinton, 48 percentScott Walker 37 percent
Clinton, 49 percentBen Carson 36 percent
Clinton, 48 percentRand Paul 38 percent
Clinton, 49 percentMike Huckabee 40 percent
Clinton, 46 percentMarco Rubio 40 percent
Clinton, 51 percentDonald Trump 34 percent
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)PAGE 10
HRC is beating BS 36-1 among African Americans and 4-1 among Latinos.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)But not entirely unexpected.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)I was incorrect; 6-1 among Latinos!
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Bernie has made 0 inroads with minority voters.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)eom
Recursion
(56,582 posts)That's impressive
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)boston bean
(36,225 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)Most polls show HRC beating the Repubs among African Americans 9-1 or better and Latinos 3-1 or better... It's a bit lower in this poll...
marble falls
(57,479 posts)Senator from Illinois.
Someone needs to ask President Michele Bachmann how her early 80% national polling helped her nomination and election.
BainsBane
(53,127 posts)simply untrue.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)Michelle Bachmann never polled higher than 19%
Maybe she polled 80% among her nuclear family.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)On this very day in the 08 cycle HRC was leading PBO by 9 points:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/democratic_presidential_nomination-191.html#polls
She's leading BS by 45 points now. That's a 500% difference...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html#polls
She never polled higher than 19%...You are off by 400%
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)I linked the 08 GOP Presidential trial heats.
Michelle Bachmann never hit 20%, much less 80%...
I also linked PBO-HRC trial heats... HRC never had anything approximating the lead she has at this point in the 08 cycle.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)Michelle Bachmann- 80% !!!
Odd