AP/GfK Poll: 72% of Democrats say Bernie could win General Election.

[amborin]

A greater percentage of Democratic registered voters view the Vermont senator as likable, honest, competent and compassionate than they did just two months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Seventy-two percent now believe he could win the general election, a 21 percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in December.

The findings underscore the challenge facing Hillary Clinton as she enters the Democratic contest’s pivotal spring stretch, when primaries across the country mean that many of the party’s voters will finally get their say on her candidacy.

Clinton’s campaign has argued that as voters learned more about his record, Sanders will begin to lose support. Instead, it seems that as Sanders has gotten more scrutiny, support for him has only grown.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/19/1487691/-AP-GfK-Poll-72-of-Democrats-say-Bernie-could-win-General-Election

from Daily Kos

[CoffeeCat]

1. As her "inevitability" erodes

Bernie's electability soars.

Great news for Bernie.

I knew this would happen. It's happening a lot faster for Bernie, than it happened for Obama in 2008.

Amazing.

[vdogg]

2. Here let me help you.

You appear to have left this out...

But the poll also finds that Clinton maintains a variety of advantages over Sanders. Nine in 10 Democratic registered voters say they think she could win a general election, a 16-point margin over Sanders. She has a 13-point advantage on being viewed as at least somewhat decisive, and a 15-point advantage on being viewed as competent.

Democratic voters are slightly more likely to say that Clinton represents their positions on the issues very or somewhat well than say the same about Sanders, 73 percent to 63 percent. Minority and women voters appeared more likely to describe her as likable and inspiring.