New National Poll: Hillary Clinton +6, Bernie Sanders UP +9 POINTS

[Segami]

New Reuteurs/Ispos Poll of Registered Democrats from 3/12-3/16 has the race at:

Clinton — 51%

Sanders — 45%

Margin +6



Previous Poll 3/5-3/9

Clinton — 55%

Sanders — 40%

Margin +15


Looks like some people haven’t gotten the memo the race is ovah......


Head-to-Head Matchups

Clinton v Trump — +5

Clinton v Cruz — +8

Sanders v Trump — +9

Sanders v Cruz — +13


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/03/17/1502934/-New-National-Poll-Clinton-6-Sanders-up-9-points

[Agschmid]

1. You are correct, it's not.

[hack89]

2. Completely irrelevant to the primaries

state polls are all that matter.

[JackRiddler]

13. Almost every state poll has underestimated Sanders' total...

including in all non-Southern states that he's won or lost.

[hack89]

14. Not significantly

MI was the only real outlier.

[HerbChestnut]

3. And you have to wonder

How much of that deficit comes from the Southeast. I'm willing to bet if you took out those states that Bernie would be ahead "nationally".

[comradebillyboy]

12. Right, those "Southeastern Democrats"

just aren't the right sort of people for Bernie's party are they? Their votes shouldn't count if they don't support Bernie eh?

[SoLeftIAmRight]

18. do you live in the south?

...

[comradebillyboy]

20. I have lived in Florida, West Virginia, Texas and

Missouri at various times in my life. I now reside in New Mexico. Is this relevant to my earlier post?

[SoLeftIAmRight]

24. and?

what do you think about those places?

[comradebillyboy]

26. They all had good and bad points.

They were all very different but I met plenty of good people in each of those states and some not so wonderful folks as well. They are all equally American places, each deserving a representative say in the national political discourse. I love living in NM because of it's amazing diversity and despite our dreadful state and city (Albuquerque) governments.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

28. I have lived in many places

some suck

some are so much better

[comradebillyboy]

29. I can't disagree with that

[HerbChestnut]

32. I'm not saying their vote doesn't count. Sheesh...

But they've voted already. Most of the states that haven't voted yet are in the northeast, midwest, and west coast where opinions might differ a bit from those in southern states.

[NCTraveler]

4. Clinton is going to have her way with Trump in the General.

Segami, it's going to be great when we put him in his place.

[Segami]

5. Heh...

[NCTraveler]

8. Crazy awesome.

We are going to be like two peas in a pod as Clinton gives her victory speech and Trump is too embarrassed to even speak.

You're the one touting her strong numbers.

[OhioBlue]

33. OMG - can you imagine what election night would/will look like?

No way is he too embarrassed to speak. He'll be doing some major blaming, dog whistling, etc.

We know he'll blame the media, but who else? I would keep the locations of Hillary victory parties off social media!

[Segami]

34. Don't bother, the Goldman Sachs address is well known to the Hillary crowd.

[OhioBlue]

35. No... I mean the violence that could erupt

He would not be gracious at all, that is certain. He's gonna call on his followers to teach someone a lesson... the target will probably be spewed from his mouth without much thought, so it is hard to guess. Media? Liberals? Mexicans? Jews? lord... who knows.

[JaneyVee]

6. Bernie would tank when Repubs ran ads against him.

Meanwhile, Hillary has been leading while being attacked 24/7 from both sides. #ByeBernie

[Segami]

11. Why keep pushing the falsehood....

In 2008, the repubs were set n' ready to unload a ton of oppo research on Hillary. There was only one problem as to why we DIDN'T SEE ANY OF IT. That unforeseen problem was called Barack Obama. He put a dent into their plans. All that wonderful Hillary oppo research we NEVER SAW back in 2008 has been updated for 2016 and guess who's going to MC delivering it's messaging? It rhymes with chump. It case you haven't been watching, Bernie has not been playing dirty politics with Hillary (unless you think facts are smears), unlike the lying-smear-machine she has going in her campaign a la David 'pizza-rat' Brocks.

So stop saying she has been attacked 24/7 when in fact, the repubs have been keeping their powder dry till she is officially confirmed as the Democratic Party's nominee. Get ready for Hillary, along with Bill, to receive a very rude awakening from the repubs.

[geek tragedy]

7. national polls are irrelevant for primaries nt

[marew]

9. And more Democrats and Independents are running away from Hillary

And her buddy Wasserman Schultz on a daily basis!

Wasserman Schultz weeks ago allied herself with the GOP position on payday loans. Many, many Democrats are beyond outraged by this!

The Official Head Of The Democratic Party Joins GOP Effort To Protect Payday Lenders
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/01/3755213/wasserman-schultz-payday-loans/

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Taking A Ton Of Heat For Helping Payday Lenders
Democrats are not happy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/debbie-wasserman-schultz-payday-lenders_us_56e1a9d6e4b065e2e3d50764

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz joins hands with GOP in assault on Elizabeth Warren’s consumer protection agency
http://www.salon.com/2016/03/01/dnc_chair_debbie_wasserman_schultz_joins_hands_with_gop_in_assault_on_elizabeth_warrens_consumer_protection_agency/

Clinton has said nothing about this since it came up weeks ago! And Hillary is not a corporate hack? Right! Silence screams complicity!

[kristopher]

10. Some interesting numbers among independents

Approval number for Obama among 204 independents.

Approve 34%
Disapprove 62%
Undecided 4%

With the parties trying to stomp down insurrections at both ends of the spectrum we've seen an unprecedented primary season, is there any reason to think things will stabilize for the GE?

What happens if it becomes a 4 way race in the GE?
Clinton, Kasich, Sanders, Trump?

[JackRiddler]

15. That scenario won't happen.

Trump may well run as an independent if he is "cheated" (ha ha) out of the Republican nomination. Sanders won't do the same, unless he is ahead in pledged dels by July and really really really cheated, but that's also extremely unlikely. If Sanders comes back to take the nom, a fake centrist in the Bloomberg mode may also enter (not Bloomberg, obviously - he's good for like 1.5% in any scenario, the buffoon). Ventura has said he will enter - an amusing scenario that would set up the first ever WWE vs. WWE contest. He'd take more votes from Trump and accustomed non-voters than from Clinton, but definitely a little bit from both.

[kristopher]

16. I dislike the certitude in "That scenario won't happen."

It makes me want to argue just because of your phrasing. We all do it sometimes but it is a bad habit that shuts down dialog and keeps people of like mind from connecting.

[JackRiddler]

19. Okayfine. I personally find the scenario unlikely.

But other scenarios, as detailed in my post, seem possible to me.

[ladjf]

31. I might be one of your top supporters whether its about politics or alternate energy. nt

[seabeyond]

17. Clinton, holding strong. Looks good to me. Looks like a winner all the way around. !!!

[reformist2]

21. She's drowning.

[seabeyond]

25. That would be a winner for anyone. But a woman? Even a win is not good enough. She is kicking ass

[Babel_17]

22. The inevitability meme was only partially successful

Given the advantages Senator Sanders opponent had/has, it behooves our party's leaders to think carefully as to how and why he is still very much in this race.

[wyldwolf]

23. HILLARY is the 45th PRESIDENT of thE United StaTES

[Chichiri]

27. Web poll. Buh bye. nt

[BainsBane]

30. Bernine won't be running against Trump or Cruz

So those numbers don't mean much. The winner of the Democratic primaries will, and that is clearly Clinton.