ABC poll: Sanders considered strongest contender among engaged Democratic base of debate watchers

[melman]

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[AGeddy]

1. Alternate Headline: Among Sanders supporters who watched the debate, Sanders won

[Gothmog]

2. Who is strongest against Trump? Must-win states and swing voters show Biden holds edge over Sanders

Meanwhile in the real world, Joe Biden is the strongest general election candidate against trump

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A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll suggests that Sanders could be a riskier nominee than his supporters are willing to admit. In a national trial heat with Trump, Sanders led 48 percent to 42 percent among registered voters. Yet when the playing field was narrowed to the 10 states that were closest in the 2016 presidential election and that will likely decide 2020 — Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, Maine, North Carolina and Arizona — Sanders’s lead over Trump was slashed in half (48 percent to 45 percent). That 3-point gap was within the margin of error.

In contrast, former Vice President Joe Biden led Trump by 9 points nationally (50 percent to 41 percent) and by 7 points (50 percent to 43 percent) in the battleground states.

Both Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (47 percent to 45 percent) and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (46 percent to 44 percent) performed about as well as Sanders in the battleground states. The weakest performer was former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (43 percent to 43 percent).

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Likewise, Sanders ran far behind Biden among swing voters, defined here as voters who switched to Democratic House or Senate candidates in the 2018 midterms after casting their ballots for Trump in 2016. Biden beat Trump by 12 points (51 percent to 39 percent) among these voters, who helped Democrats flip 41 seats and regain control of the House in 2018. Sanders beat Trump by 4 points (48 percent to 44 percent).

[melman]

3. Bill Kristol

LOL

[TwilightZone]

5. The story is from Yahoo.

He just linked to it.

Do you have something to refute the YouGov poll data?

[melman]

7. Sorry

Sharing a Bill Kristol tweet gets a lol. That's just the way it goes.

[Gothmog]

9. Russia and the GOP know that sanders is the weakest possible candidate to face trump

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[melman]

10. Post a million tweets

I don't care. Every one bumps this great poll to the top.

[Gothmog]

11. So you admit that sanders prior wins are due to votes from trump supporters

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[melman]

12. Of course not. That is made-up bullshit

Go ahead and post your tweets but don't put words in my mouth. Thanks!

[Gothmog]

8. How many of sanders votes in other states were trump supporters??

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[msongs]

4. among women named jane and married to bernie sanders, bernie scores 34% lol nt

[Gothmog]

6. Why does Russia and trump want sanders to be the nominee??

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Answer: Because sanders is the weakest possible candidate for trump to face in the general election