Nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters believe Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont would defeat incumbent President Donald Trump if Sanders were selected to be the party's presidential nominee, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday.
Pollsters asked respondents who were Democrats or leaned Democratic which candidate they thought would win against Trump if that candidate were to represent the party in November. Seventy-two percent said that they thought Sanders would defeat Trump in a one-on-one match-up, while 24 percent thought Trump would win and 4 percent had no opinion.
Of all the Democratic candidates, Sanders was the one who respondents said they believed had the best chance of defeating the incumbent. Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg performed second-best in this question—69 percent of respondents said they thought he could beat Trump in the general, while 28 percent said they thought the victory would go to Trump and 3 percent said they did not have an opinion.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at University of Nevada on February 18, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sen. Sanders continues to campaign ahead of the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 22.Former Vice President Joe Biden, who performed first in most national polls prior to the February 3 Iowa caucuses, was third.
The results also said that 58 percent of respondents believed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren would win against Trump in a hypothetical match-up. But 39 percent said they thought Trump would be the victor, and 3 percent had no opinion.
dllynnnnn And they are right
Nobody I know thinks Bernie can. Eat Trump and I am a Democrat
So? Same party that thought Dukakis could win.
Bernie Sanders has 27% of democratic voters supporting him. So that's 72% of the 27%. Meanwhile 54% of Bernie Bots say they will not support the nominee if it's not Bernie. Bernie and his band of Liberal Trumpers will give us Trump again...
What about Independent Voters? The of Independent voters is greater than the of Republicans or the of Democrats and WE’RE NOT VOTING FOR DONNY T.
But we have learned it doesn’t matter what the people say it’s what the Electoral College days and we all see it doesn’t always go the way the majority of the people vote for.
72% of 50% equals 36%. So Bernie will lose to Trump. Wake up Dems. Try watching Fox News, Hannity....they trash Bloomberg and are promoting Bernie. Because they know Bloomberg will get the Dem vote plus the disenfranchised GOP vote. Bernie will lose!
BerniesRussianconnection The polls are wrong! frump wants Bernie because he has enough dirt on him, from Bernie‘s Russian connections!
I’m not one of them and this Democrat won’t vote for him!
69% say the same about Bloomberg, and the margin of error is 3.5% so really no difference. I assume NateSilver538 has access to the detailed poll methodologies and I hope he sheds some light on them.
Hahahhaahhahaa. No. Bernie is not getting the nomination.
If the polls not in swing states it’s irrelevant.
I question that number and the democrats can’t win without independents or non-Trump republicans who won’t vote for Sanders.
That is less than Clinton at this time in 2016!
Not likely
Wrong. I know no one who thinks this. Polls are useless.
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Rich democrats don’t want Bernie and his wealth tax. What it’s all about!
Naw, the other way around. Brews week part of swamp.
Then we are idiots.
Delusional
polling 1,066 U.S. adults from February 14 to February 17. So this number in the poll means 75% of dems LOLOL
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Sanders/Abrams 2020
no dems I know think that at all.. and I know plenty
Awesome!! 😎
I would take a leaf out of the UK’s recent general election, the Bernie Sanders equivalent, Jeremy Corbyn, got annihilated
This is bullshit because 80% of African Americans we'll probably not vote for Bernie Sanders I don't know where you gathered your facts from? But I guarantee you they would never debate about Russia just saying😂
Which is remarkable since every poll has shown that the majority of Americans wouldn't vote for a socialist.
This!
Nah let’s go with this guy
that's right.
Good. I hope we can finally have a president that represents our values instead of our corporations. That would be cool.
Wrong. Most people voting for Bernie want ‘free stuff’ Most of us paying are not going along with this We are not socialists... at least not yet. Bernie would destroy this country economically I know I would sell everything and hunker down
Nope
Ummm ... let's not have to see that played out. BowOutBernie
Will the Trump gang step down if the lose?
Why am I never polled? I've been voting consistently for 10 years now ...
They also believe free shit will flow from DC
Huzzah for gossip polls! How about some news?
The 50,000,000 Americans that have had their INALIENABLE RIGHT TO VOTE taken over the past 50 years because of marijuana convictions would vote for Bernie Sanders.
RaniaKhalek My pretty princess Rania, almost 3/4 of the people approved. I may just impressed you
Trump&Sanders same coin different side.
We would lose the senate and congress but hey Bernie would be President and nothing would get done.
Well they're wrong I'm sorry to say.
Go for it!
Trump was just a fake president and a bad news.
Tall dream
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