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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 09:53 AM Jan 2016

People are comfortable with the idea of a Sanders Presidency- Other candidates don't fare so well

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By Scott Clement January 28 at 7:48 AM

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say the idea of Donald Trump becoming president makes them anxious, according to a new Washington-Post-ABC News poll that is the latest to reinforce the fact that the GOP front-runner faces clear obstacles to broadening his appeal in a general election.

The Post-ABC poll finds 69 percent of Americans feel anxious about of a Trump presidency, while 3 in 10 are comfortable with the idea -- both similar to a Post-ABC poll last month.

Few of the top presidential contenders inspire great comfort with the public at-large. Nearly half say they feel anxious about Ted Cruz as president (49 percent), while 48 percent say the same of Marco Rubio.



Among Democratic hopefuls, 51 percent of Americans say they are anxious about Hillary Clinton becoming president, while 43 percent are similarly concerned about Bernie Sanders in the White House. Sanders is the only candidate tested in the poll for whom a plurality -- 50 percent -- says they feel comfortable with as president. (Expect the Sanders campaign to push this number as they make their case that the democratic socialist is electable.)

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/28/69-percent-say-president-trump-makes-them-anxious/

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People are comfortable with the idea of a Sanders Presidency- Other candidates don't fare so well (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2016 OP
The rest of the candidates? Not so much? SmittynMo Jan 2016 #1

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
1. The rest of the candidates? Not so much?
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 10:04 AM
Jan 2016

Add the following to the list:

Corrupted Corporate Media, The 1%, Oligarchs, corporations, republicans, The establishment.

It's stacked against him. For Bernie to be doing as well as he is, is astounding. He's going to take IA, and NH easily. I can't wait until Monday, Tuesday morning.

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