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2016 Postmortem

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)

5. Clinton is up by quite a bit

Reply to Databuser (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 06:20 PM

May 2016

Not bad considering she is running against 2 people at once. All we have seen is a slight bump recently for Trump due to winning the nomination. Sanders is able to seem above the fray kind of candidate because no one is actively launching major attacks against him. Trump, even with getting a bump from winning the nomination and consolidating republican support is still only polling in the upper 30s. Once Clinton wins and starts to consolidate democratic support, she will shoot back up above her current 6ish point lead.

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Only Bernie Sanders CAN Beat Trump [View all] Databuser May 2016 OP

General election polls mean little this far out. Sanders' numbers are better mainly because he hasn' Metric System May 2016 #1

This is very true RogueTrooper May 2016 #18

But it's HER turn... HooptieWagon May 2016 #2

But people voted for her a lot more than Bernie. Why do Bernie people always leave that YouDig May 2016 #4

Because they think they are better than everybody else. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #7

More people have voted for Trump than Clinton. HooptieWagon May 2016 #10

Not for the Democratic nominee, and I don't think that's true overall. YouDig May 2016 #13

They know all that, It's not on the Script that they are given. bahrbearian May 2016 #14

Actually, latest polls show Hillary also beats Trump. madamesilverspurs May 2016 #3

An old Rasmussen poll at that Doctor Jack May 2016 #8

Clinton is up by quite a bit Doctor Jack May 2016 #5

It will take both to beat Trump. kentuck May 2016 #6

How can anyone seriously consider voting for Trump? oberliner May 2016 #9

He is mostly stuck at around 39% Doctor Jack May 2016 #11

Meaningless Demsrule86 May 2016 #12

Give it up calguy May 2016 #15

Democrats are choosing the weaker candidate. LOL Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #16

I see Sanders as stronger against the entire Republican field *except* Trump Recursion May 2016 #17