How Do Democrats Rate Bernie's Chances for the Nomination?
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be refusing to end his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, but most Democrats say it’s a lost cause.
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May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
Does Hillary Clinton Have A Gender Gap Problem?
A lot of men don’t like Hillary Clinton. Or at least that’s what our polling seems to suggest.
May 24, 2016
Voters Think Trump Would Be Better for Economy - Or Would He?
The U.S. economy historically has had an average growth rate of 3.3% but has fallen short of that number in every year of Barack Obama’s presidency. Still, his fellow Democrats give the president positive marks for his economic performance and think Hillary Clinton would do more of the same. Donald Trump, on the other hand, is expected to make the economy better by all voters - except Democrats.
May 24, 2016
Who Should Pick the Next Supreme Court Justice - Obama, Clinton or Trump?
Just over half of voters still think President Obama should be the one to pick the replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, although they don’t feel strongly about the president’s current nominee. But if the decision is pushed off, voters are closely divided over which presumptive presidential nominee would make the better choice.
May 23, 2016
Democrats Say Sanders, Party Equally to Blame for Violence
Bernie Sanders has vowed to stay in the hunt for the Democratic presidential nomination to the very end, and voters in his party tend to think that’s okay. But Democrats are evenly divided over whether Sanders supporters or questionable party rules are to blame for recent campaign violence.
May 23, 2016
Voters See More Anti-Trump, Pro-Hillary Bias in Media
Voters think the media is even more prejudiced now against Donald Trump in favor of Hillary Clinton.
May 20, 2016
Open Borders or Tighter Control – Voters Decide
No wonder there’s an angry debate over illegal immigration in this country. Most Democrats believe people should be able to freely enter the United States at any time. Republicans strongly disagree, as do a majority of unaffiliated voters.
May 20, 2016
Sanders 45%, Trump 41%
Are Democrats on track to nominate the wrong candidate? Hillary Clinton has now fallen behind Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders edges out the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
May 19, 2016
Only 25% Believe There's A Political 'War on Women'
Many politicians and activists claim there is a political “war on women” in America today, but voters are even more convinced that isn't true.
May 19, 2016
Voters Who Care Strongly About Illegal Immigration Expect Trump to Deal With It
Nearly half of voters rate illegal immigration as Very Important to their vote in the upcoming presidential election. These voters don't like how President Obama's dealing with the problem and are much more confident that Donald Trump rather than Hillary Clinton will do a better job.
May 18, 2016
Voters Remain Cool to U.S. Involvement In Syria
After weeks of escalated fighting between the Syrian regime and rebel factions, most voters here now consider Syria important to U.S. national security, but they still show little interest in getting more involved.
May 18, 2016
Who Would Make A Better Military Commander – Clinton or Trump?
Voters see Donald Trump as a stronger military leader than Hillary Clinton, but most think they’ll be less safe no matter which of them wins the White House in November.
May 17, 2016
Bernie’s The Early Favorite For Clinton’s Running Mate
They may still be embroiled in a contentious primary race, but Democratic voters appear to want Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to run on the same presidential ticket later this year.
May 16, 2016
Gingrich, Carson Are Early GOP Veep Favorites
Republicans feel even more strongly than other voters that their party’s vice presidential nominee is key to their vote this year, and Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich are early favorites for the job.
May 16, 2016
Should Women Candidates Be Treated Differently?
It's been said over the years that male political candidates need to be careful how they campaign against female opponents to avoid the appearance of bullying or sexism, but voters strongly disagree.
May 13, 2016
Would Biden Have Been The Best President?
Vice President Joe Biden in a recent interview said he “would have been the best president” had he chosen to run in 2016, but most voters disagree.
May 13, 2016
Hillary Meter: Voters Say Clinton Still On Course for Nomination
The media may portray Bernie Sanders as a continuing political threat to Hillary Clinton, but voters aren’t buying:
They remain overwhelmingly convinced that Clinton is the likely Democratic presidential nominee for 2016.
May 12, 2016
Clinton vs. Trump – Whom Do Voters Expect to Win?
Ask voters who is likely to be the next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, and it’s very close. Unaffiliated voters give the edge to “The Donald.”
May 12, 2016
Should The Democratic Party Be More Like Clinton or Sanders?
The unexpected success of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential campaign has exposed the growing rift between the Democratic party establishment and the party’s more progressive wing. Still, Democratic voters are more likely than voters in general to think their party should identify with its presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.
May 11, 2016
Do Voters Care What Ryan Thinks About Trump?
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the most powerful Republican in Congress, says he’s not ready to endorse the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. The two are scheduled to meet tomorrow in hopes of working things out, but most voters don’t care much whether they do or not.
