This Race Far From Over: New Poll Shows Sanders and Clinton Tied Nationally
Published on
Thursday, March 24, 2016
by
Common Dreams
This Race Far From Over: New Poll Shows Sanders and Clinton Tied Nationally
'In the end, Hillary Clinton has a trust problem,' says pollster
by
Deirdre Fulton, staff writer
An estimated 15,000 people attended a Bernie Sanders rally in San Diego this
week. (Photo: San Diego Convention Center/flickr/cc)
Signaling that the primary race is far from over, a new national poll shows
Bernie Sanders tied with Hillary Clinton among those who have voted or plan
to vote in a Democratic contest this year.
The Bloomberg Politics survey found 49 percent of respondents preferred
Sanders, while 48 percent backed Clinton.
Bloomberg reports: "By a more than 2-to-1 ratio, Democratic primary voters
say Sanders would fight harder than Clinton for the middle class and do the
most to rein in the power of Wall Street. Nearly six in 10 say the Vermont
senator cares the most about people like them, and 64 percent see him as the
most honest and trustworthy candidate. Just a quarter of voters said that of
Clinton."
J. Ann Selzer, whose firm conducted the poll, told Bloomberg, "It comes down
to this: Bernie Sanders is the one Democrats see as looking out for
them-meaning he will build a stronger middle class at the expense of Wall
Street. They trust him to do it. In the end, Hillary Clinton has a trust
problem."
To that end, Politico notes, "voters were split on her changing views on the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (46 percent bothered to 48 percent unbothered) and
a majority said her paid speeches to Wall Street firms were a concern (54
percent to 45 percent)."
However, the poll suggested that "Clinton may...benefit from the shifting
focus to foreign policy in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in
Brussels, which killed at least 31 people," Bloomberg wrote. "Asked which
candidate can best combat Islamic terrorism, Clinton bests Sanders by a more
than 3-to-1 ratio."
Still, Sanders continues to best Clinton in hypothetical general-election
match-ups. While both candidates hold leads over billionaire Donald Trump
and Sen. Ted Cruz, only Sanders earned more support than Ohio Gov. John
Kasich, who led Clinton by four points.
As Bloomberg noted:
The survey also signaled some trouble for Clinton in holding on to Sanders
supporters in November. In general-election match-ups, Sanders holds a
24-point edge over Donald Trump, a 12-point lead over Ted Cruz, and a
4-point advantage over John Kasich among likely general-election voters.
Clinton, by contrast, trails Kasich by 4 percentage points. She would carry
a sizable lead into a contest against Cruz, where she holds a 9-point
advantage, and Trump, whom she beats by 18 points.
The national poll of 1,000 adults was conducted March 19-22 by Selzer & Co.
of West Des Moines, Iowa. The subgroup of 311 Democratic primary voters had
a margin of error of +/- 5.6 percentage points. The subgroup of 815 likely
general-election voters had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.
Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington state hold closed Democratic primaries on
Saturday.
As Sanders told the Los Angeles Times editorial board on Tuesday: "I have a
lot of very fervent supporters out there and we're not going to give up
until the last vote is counted."
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This Race Far From Over: New Poll Shows Sanders and Clinton Tied Nationally
Published on
Thursday, March 24, 2016
by
Common Dreams
This Race Far From Over: New Poll Shows Sanders and Clinton Tied Nationally
'In the end, Hillary Clinton has a trust problem,' says pollster
by
Deirdre Fulton, staff writer
. 55 Comments
.
. An estimated 15,000 people attended a Bernie Sanders rally in San
Diego this week. (Photo: San Diego Convention Center/flickr/cc)
. Signaling that the primary race is far from over, a new national
poll shows Bernie Sanders tied with Hillary Clinton among those who have
voted or plan to vote in a Democratic contest this year.
. The Bloomberg Politics survey found 49 percent of respondents
preferred Sanders, while 48 percent backed Clinton.
.
. Bloomberg reports: "By a more than 2-to-1 ratio, Democratic primary
voters say Sanders would fight harder than Clinton for the middle class and
do the most to rein in the power of Wall Street. Nearly six in 10 say the
Vermont senator cares the most about people like them, and 64 percent see
him as the most honest and trustworthy candidate. Just a quarter of voters
said that of Clinton."
J. Ann Selzer, whose firm conducted the poll, told Bloomberg, "It comes down
to this: Bernie Sanders is the one Democrats see as looking out for
them-meaning he will build a stronger middle class at the expense of Wall
Street. They trust him to do it. In the end, Hillary Clinton has a trust
problem."
To that end, Politico notes, "voters were split on her changing views on the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (46 percent bothered to 48 percent unbothered) and
a majority said her paid speeches to Wall Street firms were a concern (54
percent to 45 percent)."
However, the poll suggested that "Clinton may...benefit from the shifting
focus to foreign policy in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in
Brussels, which killed at least 31 people," Bloomberg wrote. "Asked which
candidate can best combat Islamic terrorism, Clinton bests Sanders by a more
than 3-to-1 ratio."
Still, Sanders continues to best Clinton in hypothetical general-election
match-ups. While both candidates hold leads over billionaire Donald Trump
and Sen. Ted Cruz, only Sanders earned more support than Ohio Gov. John
Kasich, who led Clinton by four points.
As Bloomberg noted:
The survey also signaled some trouble for Clinton in holding on to Sanders
supporters in November. In general-election match-ups, Sanders holds a
24-point edge over Donald Trump, a 12-point lead over Ted Cruz, and a
4-point advantage over John Kasich among likely general-election voters.
Clinton, by contrast, trails Kasich by 4 percentage points. She would carry
a sizable lead into a contest against Cruz, where she holds a 9-point
advantage, and Trump, whom she beats by 18 points.
The national poll of 1,000 adults was conducted March 19-22 by Selzer & Co.
of West Des Moines, Iowa. The subgroup of 311 Democratic primary voters had
a margin of error of +/- 5.6 percentage points. The subgroup of 815 likely
general-election voters had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.
Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington state hold closed Democratic primaries on
Saturday.
As Sanders told the Los Angeles Times editorial board on Tuesday: "I have a
lot of very fervent supporters out there and we're not going to give up
until the last vote is counted."
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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