New NBC Poll: Hillary Clinton Dominates 2016 Democratic Field, Leads GOP Rivals

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: NBC News

Hillary Clinton is leading her nearest Democratic competitor by a whopping 60 points, and she holds the early general-election advantage against the top Republican White House contenders, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Seventy-five percent of national Democratic primary voters favor Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination - compared with 15 percent who pick Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., four percent who choose former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., and two percent who select former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.

What's more, 92 percent of Democratic voters say they could see themselves supporting Clinton for the Democratic nomination, which is up six points since March.

Just eight percent can't see themselves backing her in the current poll, which was conducted right after Clinton formally kicked off her presidential campaign with a rally in New York City. (By contrast, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's score among Republicans is 75-22 percent and Sen. Marco Rubio's, R-Fla., is 74-15 percent.)

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/hillary-clinton-dominates-2016-democratic-field-leads-gop-rivals-n379836

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Hillary hasn't had any particularly significant news in her favor (thought the hype on the "scandals" have died down) since last poll. This is probably due more to the fact that the GOP field has become an even bigger clown show than 2012 and the more Americans see these guys, the less they like them.

Full results here:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/6_22_PollPDF.pdf

Dem primary candidates crushing GOP field on favorability, Jeb leads GOP field, all GOP lose to Hillary by double digits, Obama approval trending back into positive territory

[onehandle]

1. Madame President. nt

[billhicks76]

40. Nauseating

More like Madame Bush

[apnu]

59. Nothing at all like Bush.

Hillary is crafty, she's cagey, she's got willpower in spades. But is she anything like the BFEE? Hell no.

She won't be kissing saudi's on the lips.

She won't be eating cake while New Orleans drowns.

She won't be starting wars because somebody said something mean about her daddy.

She won't be slashing taxes for the 1% and bankrupting the Federal Government.

She won't be ignoring terrorist threats against the United States so she can take a vacation.

She won't be puking on foreign nationals.

She won't be up to her eyeballs in bank scandals.

She's not a oil soaked vampire, she's not the village idiot. She's nothing like any Bush, even Barbra Bush.

Is she a progressive? No. But she is a dependable liberal and has never wavered from liberalism.

I will be fine if she is President.

[billhicks76]

61. Keep Dreaming

She is practically a member of the Bush family. Progressives need to split from the Democratic Party if they cannot prevent corporate war party candidates from controlling it. It's beyond disgusting. It's criminal.

[Renew Deal]

2. 75% is a terrible number. The end is near. Doom and gloom

[leftofcool]

3. Madame President!

[cosmicone]

4. "Just eight percent can't see themselves backing her in the current poll"

I bet all of them are on DU!

[riversedge]

11. ....

[Adrahil]

32. lol.... yep. n/t

[Historic NY]

76. Snort..........

[rwsanders]

5. Just more evidence that "polls" are cover to justify foregone conclusions ala Fahrenheit 451.

[Metric System]

6. Alrighty then.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. Yes, all polls are dreamed up by the Stonecutters

Wake up, sheeple!

[rwsanders]

24. Well just a bit funny how the MSM gains credibility when certain people like the outcome...

I wouldn't be calling anyone a sheeple unless you can dispute L. Fletcher Prouty's exposure of the infiltration of the media by the CIA.
I personally remember how the Shrub was the presumptive candidate for the republicans long before anyone had voted and the media was useds as a ramrod for his candidacy.
Ad Hominems attacks don't do anything to help your credibility, just make me question your intellect.

[still_one]

28. Actually it is more the pollsters rather than the MSM. Keep in mind pollsters have had their issues

also

[Adrahil]

33. You sound like the GOP last election.

Remeber Unskewed Polls?

LOL.....

[rwsanders]

46. Ha, ha, ha, you're so clever....

(NOT)
If anyone sounds GOP here, it is the people that have a fawning acceptance of these numbers. It sounds too much like right-wing "American exceptionalism" i.e. that polls or medial could never be manipulated here, that only happens over there.

[yellowcanine]

56. Sometimes a poll is just a poll.

And I do believe this is one of those times.

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. I can't read it enough. Looks like "crowd size" doesn't impress "Democrats".

[riversedge]

9. "14 wks of Beltway chatter has been completely ignored by voters"...

I just read your comment--then ran across this Tweet. Great minds.


Eric Boehlert ?@EricBoehlert 3m3 minutes ago

ha. NBC poll: Hillary leads Jeb by 8 pts, Marco by 10 pts, which means 14 wks of Beltway chatter has been completely ignored by voters

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. The negative pieces on HRC are running about 10 to 1. Bernie gets Thom Hartmann's & Ed Schultz's...

audiences to show up at his events, and there's 10 million stories about "Crowd Size". I keep saying that Bernie has niche appeal, he can't broaden it, and that's not his fault. He is who he is.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

16. An accurate assessment

Sanders (who I plan to vote for) is basically where Ron Paul was in the GOP field - a solid, dedicated base of significance, but not one that will be likely expanded.

And anyone citing crowd size has no understanding of elections. Nader filled stadiums in 2000 and only got 2 percent. The GOP were adamant that the number of tea party crowds and Chik-Fil-A mobs were a surefire sign that Obama would be unseated in 2012.

The vast bulk of voters never attend political events.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. "Nader filled stadiums in 2000 and only got 2 percent."

It can't be repeated enough. I understand it's exciting for his supporters, but that hasn't moved the numbers. In fact, the numbers for his main challenger have improved SIGNIFICANTLY.

BS has the same problem Howard Dean had in '04. He confused "the activist base" with the Democratic Party. He got shown, in very short order, that the two are very different animals.

[billhicks76]

42. Or Dems Were Idiots To Nominate Kerry

Dean could've done better in a national election. He would at least fought back. Kerry rolled over. It's like the election didn't even matter.

[Tarheel_Dem]

48. After the "Dean Scream", I'm not so sure who the "idiots" were.

[billhicks76]

60. That Was Nothing

Blown up by the media with spineless Dems not countering. Oooh. His voice got loud. Be a good little pawn and know you're place? You gotta be kidding me. What were you a Mondale and Dukakis supporter too? Wow.

[Tarheel_Dem]

62. I thought you'd agree.

[billhicks76]

63. Anyone Who Voted For TPP Is A Prostitute Dirtbag

No offense to those who sell their bodies. It's a metaphor. Selling ones body is a practical choice. But real dirtbags sell their souls and our future.

[Tarheel_Dem]

64. Did Hillary Rodham Clinton "vote for TPP"? I'm just trying to keep up with the assorted arguments..

here.

[billhicks76]

65. Huh?

Is that your sarcasm? How could she vote for anything as she's not in Congress anymore. She's probably too busy vacationing at the Bush compound anyway.

[Tarheel_Dem]

66. Perhaps you should re-read the title of the o.p. This thread is about Hillary dominating, not TPP.

[billhicks76]

67. She Supported Yesterday

And used Pelosi as the pivot. I'm getting fed up with corporate money. This is not what our country is supposed to be about.

[Tarheel_Dem]

68. You mean she aligned herself with Nancy Pelosi & most Democrats nationally? That right?

Moreover, there is a discernible partisan split in support for specific trade agreements now under negotiation. According to another Pew Research poll, more than half the American public thinks both TPP and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an Obama administration trade and investment initiative with the European Union, would be good for the country. But Democrats and Republicans disagree on their merits. Just 49% of Republicans back TPP and only 44% support TTIP. Democrats are more supportive of both TTIP (60%) and TPP (59%).

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/01/08/americans-agree-on-trade-good-for-the-country-but-not-great-for-jobs/

[billhicks76]

69. BS

Who cares about polls. If Dems were unanimous in a poll to invade Iraq again then you would be ok with that? The vote for TPP was 60-37. 30 of those nays were democrats.

[Tarheel_Dem]

70. I thought as a "liberal" you might care what your fellow citizens think. Is that not the case?

[billhicks76]

71. People Are Against TPP When They Know The Facts

It's all how you phrase the question.

[Tarheel_Dem]

72. You mean you want to "Unskew The Polls"? That's been done & it was an EPIC fail! n/t

[billhicks76]

73. Ok. Keep Living In A Bubble

[YOHABLO]

10. 504 Days till the election .. and there will be poll after poll after poll. So what.

[Va Lefty]

12. I support Sanders but it's great news she has double digit lead on Jeb!.

Not thrilled about another Clinton-Bush election, but I will support the nominee of the Democratic Party

[Boomer]

35. Same here

I support Bernie Sanders because he most accurately reflects my politics, but if Hillary Clinton wins the nomination she's got my vote. I figure either way I'm going to be pleased.

[heaven05]

13. still early

[restorefreedom]

29. very early. the primaries haven't even gotten going

and there hasn't been a single debate. this reminds me of the non-coronation of 2008.

[riversedge]

14. Great Graph related to findings of poll...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-poll-finds-hillary-clinton-tops-gop-presidential-rivals-1435012049

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

17. bottom graph is most telling

Despite media efforts to make elections about personalities, voters still say they base vote on issues.

[riversedge]

43. #1

[arely staircase]

19. making the prevailing sentiment on DU an almost perfect inversion of reality

nothing new in that

[Rossi]

27. "The Order Of Death"

-- Public Image, Ltd.

[rocktivity]

20. (Brushes off the mothballs)

"Get thee beyond me, polls!



Unclean! UNCLEAN!!!"


rocktivity

[herding cats]

38. It's a good sign for people to pay attention to.

If anyone is supporting someone other than Hillary, they need to get to work. Real work, the grassroots kind, not the being snarky to people who support other candidates on the internet kind.

See if your candidate needs some people to make calls for donations, etc. Get to work folks!

Love the pic BTW!

[rocktivity]

47. I should have included an explanation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4068055&mesg_id=4073236


rocktivity

[Triana]

21. Timing is interesting - this comes out the day after Sanders draws HUGE crowd

in Denver.

Wall Street Journal - you know they want a Wall St. friendly President. And Bernie Sanders ain't it.

[restorefreedom]

30. you nailed it.

this is about corporate rule. hillary plays ball, bernie doesn.t. i wonder how many more days before m$nbc says just inaugurate her already.

[brooklynite]

34. ...and I guess they did the polling in advance of the rally knowing how many would show up?

[cosmicone]

37. Just wants one to shake one's head doesn't it? n/t

[yellowcanine]

57. Yes and in late October 1988 Dukakis was drawing HUGE crowds.

Right before he captured 111 electoral votes and 46% of the popular vote. Crowd sizes can be misleading.

[Politicub]

22. How can this be??

Stoopid lamestream media

[DCBob]

23. Holy smokes!

This is looking good!!

[6chars]

52. She has been working hard.

[Rossi]

25. Alas, Hillary.

.

[Thinkingabout]

26. I like Madame President!!!!

[MannyGoldstein]

31. No doubt, she'll sweep tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries. nt

[YOHABLO]

39. "Tomorrow's ?"

[RufusTFirefly]

55. Don't sniff, Manny! She's got Joe-mentum!

[alcibiades_mystery]

36. Something-mentum!

[davidpdx]

41. Interesting, they refer to Sanders as an independent even though he's a registered D

[Freddie Stubbs]

45. In which state is Senator Sanders registered as a Democrat?

[davidpdx]

49. Trick question because Vermont does not register on a partisan basis

But he has declared himself to be a Democrat and that has been recognized by the party. Reporting or saying anything to the contrary is misleading.

[Freddie Stubbs]

50. He was elected as an independent and

is still being listed as such on the Senate's website:

http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

[davidpdx]

51. He has declared himself as a Democrat and the Democratic Party has accepted that he is

So are you calling the party leaders liars? Maybe you should show a little good faith and do the same.

[okasha]

74. No, he isn't.

The way you become a registered Democrat in Vermont is by joining the Vermont Democratic party, just as Dean, Leahy and state officials have done.

It's not rocket science, and it isn't a secret.

[davidpdx]

75. So you are saying Bernie Sanders is a liar

for making the claim he is a Democrat? Yes or no?

[okasha]

77. No. I'm saying he's not a registered Democrat.

Not the same thing.

He's going to have to become one, though, to run on the NH primary ballot.

[davidpdx]

78. I understand, you are saying he is a liar

Thanks for clearing that up.

[okasha]

79. Only if Sanders has claimed to be a registered Democrat.

Has he? I don't believe so.

It's what Sanders says about Sanders that counts. Not what you say about Sanders.

[Freddie Stubbs]

44. Wow. Her refusal to take a firm stand on TPA and TPP are really hurting her

[RufusTFirefly]

54. Yes indeedy! We don't need no stinkin' policies! The less she says the better

I'd love to see a poll that juxtaposes presidential preferences with policy positions.
I expect that there'd be a major disconnect.

It is in HRC's best interest to remain a cipher as long as possible. Like "Hope and Change," her popularity is based primarily on a murky perception.

[muriel_volestrangler]

53. Repubs supporting Santorum as 1st choice: 0%. As 2nd choice: 0%. Can I just say:

(The same goes for Jindal too)

[EndElectoral]

58. I've voted Democratic for the last 50 years. This may be the first time I sit on the sidelines.

I like Sanders, but the machine against him is just so strong. I can't back someone who doesn't fight for the lower and middle class. This corporate trade deal was just the last straw I guess.

I certainly can't vote Republican. Maybe I'll just write in Sanders or vote a third party if those are the only options.