Tag: Hillary Clinton
Trump Candidacy Bodes Well for Clinton
This has been an exceedingly unpredictable year. Although we remain convinced that Hillary Clinton is very vulnerable and would probably lose to most other Republicans, Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity with wide swaths of the electorate – women, millennials, independents and Latinos – make him the initial November underdog.
— Cook Political Report
Clinton Has Narrow Lead Over Trump in Fall Projection
46% to 43%
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump in a general election matchup, with 11% undecided, according to a new GW Battleground Poll. Pollster Ed Goeas: “The Republican Party has a strongly favorable political environment for winning the White House. If a mainstream Republican candidate were the presumptive nominee, the GOP would likely be in a strong position for a lot of wins, top to bottom, in November.”
Sanders Says He’s Behind Because ‘Poor People Don’t Vote’
25
Number of states with the highest levels of income inequality. Of those, 17 have held primaries so far, and Hillary Clinton has won 16 of them, NBC News reports. When asked why he thinks he’s losing in those states, Sen. Bernie Sanders responded: “Well, because poor people don’t vote. I mean, that’s just a fact.”
What Does Sanders Want?
Hillary Clinton’s victory in the New York primary Tuesday has brought Sen. Bernie Sanders one step closer to a series of difficult decisions that can be summed up in one simple question: What does Bernie want? How he answers that question will have a direct bearing on how united Democrats will be heading into the fall campaign — and whether Sanders will be able to leverage his success this year into lasting power and influence.
— Washington Post
Sanders Catches Clinton Nationally
50% to 48%
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Bernie Sanders nationally in the Democratic presidential race, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That’s down from Clinton’s nine-point advantage a month ago, 53% to 44%. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Clinton’s lead at just 1.4%.
Front Runners Growing Less Liked by Voters
65%
Of registered voters view Donald trump unfavorably and 24% favorably, a 41-point difference, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Unlike with Mrs. Clinton, those numbers haven’t changed much over the past month. finds both parties’ presidential front-runners are growing increasingly unpopular. Among voters in both parties, 56% hold a negative view of Hillary Clinton and 32% hold a positive view. That 24-point gap is almost twice as wide as in a Journal/NBC poll last month, when 51% viewed her negatively and 38% positively, a 13-point gap.
Sanders Mocked Clinton in Dem Debate
Secretary Clinton called them out. Oh my gosh, they must have been really crushed by this. Was that before or after you received huge sums of money by giving speaking engagements?
— Sen. Bernie Sanders, quoted by The Hill, in response to Hillary Clinton’s claim that she “called out” the Wall Street banks.
Poll: Clinton Leads Trump by 31 Percentage Points in California
In this most unpredictable of all presidential campaign seasons, there is at least one thing that can be counted on to hold true.
California remains a reliable stronghold for the Democratic Party, in general — and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, specifically.
That assumption is based on recent polling in the Golden State, including a well-respected USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released today.
