Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may be handily leading the Democratic field, but according to the latest CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday morning, real estate mogul Donald Trump is catching up in a potential general election matchup.
The former reality star polled within 6 points of the former secretary of state at 45 percent to Clinton’s 51 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) also polled at 6 points away from Clinton, 46 percent to her 52 percent.
In other matchups, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush polled 11 points below Clinton while former technology executive Carly Fiorina polled 10 points below in the poll.
Among Democratic voters, Clinton was the first choice for president (48 percent) while voters picked Vice President Joe Biden as their second choice (37 percent).
The poll was conducted among 1,001 adults, 897 of whom were registered voters, by landline and cellphone from August 13 to 16. The margin of error, overall, was plus or minus 3 percent, and the margin of error among registered voters was plus or minus 3.5 percent.
So in other words with the constant negative HRC media
barrage and HRC’s abyssal handling of the email story she still leads right now
Haven’t read it all, but this immediately jumped out at me. 7% of people don’t know who Joe Biden is!!! WTF America!
“Abysmal handling”? You’re assuming, as most EmoProgs do, that there’s even a story worth noting here. It’s bogus. It’s Whitewater, Part II. How are liberals falling for this bullshit so readily? I can see the Bernie Naderites doing it, but come on, man (or lady.)
Within six points? Fly, Bernie Naderites, fly! That needs to be pulled down further!
Nader ran a third-party candidacy, competing against the Democratic nominee in the general election. Sanders is running for the Democratic nomination, and will support the Democratic nominee. He’s doing exactly what Democrats back in 2000, and ever since, have said that Nader should have done. And Sanders is running a remarkably positive campaign, repeatedly refusing to cooperate with media attempts to get him to attack Clinton, and in fact defending her on this very e-mail issue. Polls show most Clinton supporters also like Sanders, and most Sanders supporters also like Clinton. Meanwhile Sanders’ campaign is drawing millions of fresh supporters into the democratic process. Literally the only way this could work out poorly for Clinton if she wins the nomination, is if somehow she and/or her supporters manage to alienate a significant number of Sanders supporters to the point where they will sit out the general election, vote for some protest candidate, or (most unlikely of all) vote for a Republican.
There is literally NO benefit to Clinton supporters attacking Sanders supporters, or vice versa. Well, unless you want to help the Republican nominee. In which case, keep attacking Sanders supporters, you’re definitely helping that cause.