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Reason #1 to Vote Bernie: Sanders Does 'Better Than Clinton' Against GOP in Swing States
According to a July 22, 2015 Quinippiac University Poll, Hillary Clinton's once overwhelming lead in public opinion has been cut substantially, and it's still a long way to the February 1, 2016 Iowa Caucus. In states that will decide the 2016 presidential election, Quinippiac reports that "Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, runs as well as, or better than Clinton against Rubio, Bush and Walker." According to its latest poll, Quinippiac explains how Clinton's lead has eroded in swing states, while Sanders's surge has spread from Iowa and New Hampshire to other key regions:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is behind or on the wrong side of a too-close-to-call result in matchups with three leading Republican contenders, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today...
In several matchups in Iowa and Colorado, another Democratic contender, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, runs as well as, or better than Clinton against Rubio, Bush and Walker...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/reason-1-to-vote-bernie-sanders_b_7863524.html
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)because it doesn't fit the M$M/Clinton narrative.
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)Hamlette
(15,408 posts)This reasoning doesn't work for me 15 months out.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)TBF
(32,004 posts)the nominee. But it is VERY important to consider this as we are voting in the primaries. Who can best beat Bush, Walker or Rubio?