2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Gets Electable By BEATING Every Top Republican Candidate In New Poll

Hello,...hello,....can you hear us now?........
A new Quinnipiac University poll found that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders beats every top Republican candidate in hypothetical general election matchups.
The Quinnipiac poll showed Sanders beating Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson:
Getting 44 percent to Rubios 43 percent;
Beating Cruz 49 39 percent;
Leading Carson 47 41 percent.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2307
Sanders has the highest net approval rating ( +12) of any candidate Democratic or Republican, and he is also the candidate that voters deemed the most honest (59%-28%). While Sanders does better on net approval rating and honesty than Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner also leads against all of the top Republicans. The Democratic Party has a very good problem on its hands. While Republicans dont appear to have a single electable candidate, Democrats have two. Either Sanders or Clinton would be the favorite to win the presidency if they won the Democratic nomination.
The Quinnipiac Poll demonstrates how far Sen. Sanders has come in a short period. The attacks on him for being a socialist arent working. Voters are responding to his economic message and his honesty. Sen. Sanders (I-VT) is standing out from the pack because one never gets the sense that he is pandering.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2015/12/02/bernie-sanders-electable-beating-top-republican-candidate-poll.html
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)At this volume you could be thirty points back and I would still hear you.
Faux pas
(16,529 posts)MaggieD
(7,393 posts)So predications on how he would fare in the GE (prior to being slammed as a socialist 24/7 for months) is not really relevant, now is it?
moobu2
(4,822 posts)so the GOP and media have given him a free ride while they been relentlessly attacking the democratic frontrunner. Bernie leading in any general election poll is artificial.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Segami
(14,923 posts)But hey,....thanks for the kick.....please come again, your support is always welcomed.......
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)kath
(10,565 posts)AWESOME.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)I don't.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)It's good to see our two main candidates can beat the republican field as it stands now, puts us in a good spot for the GE.
Go democrats.
Uncle Joe
(65,519 posts)Thanks for the thread, Segami.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Go Bernie!
pa28
(6,145 posts)
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