2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Hillary Camp is incorrect to insist that *72% of Sanders supporters will vote for Hillary* [View all]gordyfl
(598 posts)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