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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Breaks 50% Nationally
Trump Breaks 50% Nationallyhttps://politicalwire.com/2016/04/13/trump-breaks-50-nationally/
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A new Economist/YouGov poll finds Donald Trump leading the GOP presidential race with 53%, followed by Ted Cruz at 25% and John Kasich at 18%.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 49% to 41%.
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Trump Breaks 50% Nationally (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2016
OP
Note that this is 50% of the 20% "base" of the GOP (racists, xenophobes, bigots and billionaires.)
PSPS
Apr 2016
#3
If the GOP tries to deny him the nomination, and he's just a few delegates short...
First Speaker
Apr 2016
#10
northernsouthern
(1,511 posts)1. Good find.
Nice find the poll page it links to gives some good news for Bernie...
Two weeks ago she led Sanders by 13 points (53%-40%). This is the smallest gap separating the two Democrats in YouGov/Economist polls so far this primary.
I do wonder what camp that 3% that left HRC are supporting.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)2. Thanks, Applegrove. You made me realize
I've been tuning The Donald out. Good, succinct little update.
PSPS
(13,590 posts)3. Note that this is 50% of the 20% "base" of the GOP (racists, xenophobes, bigots and billionaires.)
northernsouthern
(1,511 posts)4. I think it is a bit more than that...
I could be wrong...
Preferred 2016 presidential nominee among likely Democratic primary voters:
Are you sure that does not mean people they consider likely voters? So like a legal voter of certain age and such from the general population.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)6. Nope it's 50% of the entire republican party.
And almost all republicans in some way or another support trumps positions, they just resent that he says it out loud.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)8. So it's 50% of the racists, bigots, xenophobes, and billionaires....
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)11. Well, certainly not billionaires.
The rest, pretty much.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)12. So it's...
... Fifty percent of the racists, bigots, and xenophobes, and one of the billionaires.
mucifer
(23,525 posts)5. Wow that is scary.
How can that many people like trump ?
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)7. He's on TeeVee, he's rich, and he hates Mexicans!
Trifecta!
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)9. If he becomes President, he will break more than 50% of the nation...
He will screw up the entire country.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)10. If the GOP tries to deny him the nomination, and he's just a few delegates short...
...God knows what will happen. Cleveland might be another Chicago 1968--or worse...