Six times as many Sanders supporters would shift to Clinton over Trump – poll

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Six times as many Sanders supporters would shift to Clinton over Trump – poll

Exclusive: SurveyUSA data suggests Sanders voters could help Clinton
recapture young people, union members and critical midwest and
north-east states

Dan Roberts in Washington and Mona Chalabi in New York
Friday 10 June 2016 16.04 BST

Nearly six times as many Bernie Sanders supporters are prepared to shift their support to Hillary Clinton than vote for Donald Trump in November, according to an exclusive new poll which suggests Democrats are in a strong position to convert energy from their passionate primary contest into general election success.

However, the research, conducted by SurveyUSA for the Guardian, also shows that if Sanders were to find a way of staying in the presidential race, it could hand the White House to Trump, who would beat Clinton by three percentage points in that scenario.

Carried out the day after the California primary, the polling news comes amid residual pressure from some Sanders supporters for him to continue his struggle – either as an independent or perhaps by replacing Jill Stein, the Green party candidate, on that party’s ticket.

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Yet when Sanders is removed from the equation and voters are offered the more expected lineup of Trump, Clinton, Stein and Johnson, it is the presumptive Democratic nominee who emerges on top with 39%, followed by Trump on 36%, Johnson at 6% and Stein on 4%. Only 5% of respondents told pollsters they would “stay at home and not vote” in this scenario.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/10/sanders-supporters-prefer-clinton-to-trump-exclusive-poll

[virtualobserver]

1. who knows what that means in terms of the electoral college

[Scootaloo]

2. Trump hoping for Bernie crossover is as stupid as Clinton hoping for not-Trump crossover

[TwilightZone]

7. The latter is significantly more likely than the former.

Susan Collins is a prominent example of someone who may do exactly that. And she's in Congress.

There is little doubt that she's not alone in that assessment. I think a lot of moderate Republicans, particularly women and minorities, will give serious consideration to voting for Hillary over Trump.

[PoliticAverse]

3. Sanders is not going to "find a way to stay in the race". n/t

[Silver_Witch]

4. It is all in how they ask the question.

Six times as many will shift to Clinton - as to those that would vote for Trump

No progressive or Democrat will vote for Trump - but they might not vote for Clinton either - there are other choices.

Please keep in mind that there are other things one can do....and the choice is not just Trump or Clinton

[Buzz cook]

5. Not surprising.

In the real world people are not so adamant as they are on line.

[qdouble]

6. Online, the most fanatic supporters take over the conversation...

Offline, everybody only has 1 equal vote.

[mcar]

8. No surprise

[OilemFirchen]

9. Here's to the Trump "progressives":

[Armstead]

10. 39 to 36? Ugh

[LanternWaste]

11. Right. Almost, not quite, mind you-- but almost as close as Kennedy-Nixon.

Right. Almost, not quite, mind you-- but almost as close as Kennedy-Nixon. Ugh, indeed...