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gordyfl

(598 posts)
11. On Meet the Press Chuck Todd put this NBC poll on the screen:
Mon May 23, 2016, 07:12 AM
May 2016

General Election

Trump - 33%

Clinton - 28%

Neither - 36%

and

Trump - 25%

Sanders - 59%

Neither - 12%

Here's the discussion on those numbers:

ROBERT DRAPER: I think that to me, what's so striking about that, the poll you mentioned before, was the unfavorability numbers between her and Trump. And that we've seen that she's at 54 and that Trump is at 58, I think these are record highs.

CHUCK TODD: Record highs. Yeah They're record highs. And we've actually done something even more fun. And you'll love this, Alex, and Helene, there's 19 percent of our survey that is unfavorable to both candidates. So there's your swing vote, right? So who are these people? Here's what's amazing. I'm going to show you this. Right now, if you look at it, you ask these people, "Who do you favor, Trump versus Clinton?" they're narrowly for Trump, 33-28. 36 percent say neither.

ROBERT DRAPER: Yeah.

CHUCK TODD: Or a third candidate.

ROBERT DRAPER: Right.

CHUCK TODD: Now you match up Trump and Sanders, it's 59 percent of these people are for Sanders. Helene, these are Sanders voters.

HELENE COOPER: They are. And part of what you're seeing is that so many of the Sanders voters are younger people who are very passionate about Bernie Sanders. The Hillary voters are people who want a Democratic president one way or the other. They're not sitting around thinking that we want Bernie--

CHUCK TODD: They're not pro-Clinton, they're pro-Democrat.

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-22-2016-n578291

And who actually has won more "open" primaries so far? rjsquirrel May 2016 #1
Please start your own thread to ask that. Thanks. JimDandy May 2016 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #4
Again, *who won open primaries* has no bearing on this thread JimDandy May 2016 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #12
Dude, show me where I asked you to leave this thread. JimDandy May 2016 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #25
That ISN"T asking you to leave. As I matter of fact, I said I'd welcome your analysis JimDandy May 2016 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #29
Bullshit it's not anigbrowl May 2016 #59
Good question who has won more open Primaries Ohioblue22 May 2016 #34
Clinton by a wide margin mythology May 2016 #36
Ding!!!! rjsquirrel May 2016 #37
Hillary v Trump = none of the above. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #2
That's surely going to be the pick on a lot of Sanders' supporters' ballots, JimDandy May 2016 #10
So true Duckhunter935 May 2016 #13
Green Party is on ballot in all 50 states. HooptieWagon May 2016 #50
If she's the nominee, we'll see soon enough. Meanwhile, she should be VERY grateful Trump is such a merrily May 2016 #5
I received a robocall last week about the elections. SamKnause May 2016 #6
Who cares about polls months away from the election?? Hillary is the Democratic nominee. Sancho May 2016 #8
Hillary's initial campaign roll-out was based entirely on polls - well over a year and a djean111 May 2016 #14
Apparently lots of your team mates care. They have posted this many times on DU this week. JimDandy May 2016 #15
So...I've been a Democrat longer than that... Sancho May 2016 #40
Yeah, that number is actually higher... JaneyVee May 2016 #9
It's actually lower, according to a thorough analysis of this survey. JimDandy May 2016 #18
On Meet the Press Chuck Todd put this NBC poll on the screen: gordyfl May 2016 #11
It will be higher than that once emotions cool. YouDig May 2016 #16
All this speculative nonsense is a waste of time, as Bernie says, people are starving in pdsimdars May 2016 #17
You are so right about the issues! JimDandy May 2016 #23
You're saying Bernie supporters will support Trump then? BainsBane May 2016 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #21
The videos are on youtube you know. vaberella May 2016 #22
Good grief, that isn't at all what my post said, so I stopped reading any more of yours JimDandy May 2016 #26
I have to say... vaberella May 2016 #20
No group is a monolith. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #28
I have to say,,, SmittynMo May 2016 #32
Keep your figures crossed!!!! JoePhilly May 2016 #30
CBS just stepped up to the SmittynMo May 2016 #31
Yes, that ridiculously high percent sounded really off. Parsing and analyzing the details JimDandy May 2016 #60
Nice try Ohioblue22 May 2016 #33
The overwhelming majority of Sanders voters will vote for Hillary in the fall Tarc May 2016 #35
The bitter BoB'ers of 2016 are the same as the bitter PUMAs of 2008 SFnomad May 2016 #41
I agree with your assessment. When it comes down between the Democratic nominee or trump still_one May 2016 #54
She thinks she can win with Republican voters not happy with Trump. Sad. . B Calm May 2016 #38
The union is being supplanted with scabs. nt VulgarPoet May 2016 #43
That's how you win elections in this country. TwilightZone May 2016 #45
So for a Democratic candidate to win they have to court Republican voters. B Calm May 2016 #47
They're running for President of the United States, not president of the Democrats and Independents TwilightZone May 2016 #48
Like I said got it, I just don't agree with the third way I guess. B Calm May 2016 #49
I remember tons of Hillary supporters saying they'd never vote for Obama gollygee May 2016 #39
I believe you are right about the incorrectness of 72% rock May 2016 #42
No one does. Besides, how often have we heard polls mocked when they don't support Sanders? randome May 2016 #44
72% isn't voting for this pinebox May 2016 #46
They are a BIG portion of his supporters and it's telling that the 2 JimDandy May 2016 #58
Let us hope we can all join together apcalc May 2016 #51
72% of Bernie's supporters wouldn't show up to vote for him in November. tonyt53 May 2016 #52
A client of mine informed me that he was leanin to Trump randr May 2016 #53
Progressive supporters of Bernie who won't vote for Hillary, would also never vote Trump. JimDandy May 2016 #55
He may be to "old" for some definitions of "progressive" randr May 2016 #61
Well isn't that just Jim Dandy? Dem2 May 2016 #56
There will be a lot of Bernie write ins, votes for Jill Stein, and blank liberal_at_heart May 2016 #57
I'm considering Stein. The Green Party's platform is way more progressive than HRC's. EndElectoral May 2016 #63
yes it is nice to have a woman worth voting for. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #64
Without a doubt. It's clear they want to send a message that neither Clinton or Trump JimDandy May 2016 #65
That's for sure! amborin May 2016 #62
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