The people at NBC News must be Democrats
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The people at NBC News must be Democrats
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pres...carson-n478676
Hillary Clinton would defeat Ted Cruz and trounce Donald Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head general election matchup, but she would lose to Marco Rubio or Ben Carson, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds.
Clinton, who leads the Democratic primary field by nearly 20 points, would have a strong advantage over Trump with independent voters but would be bested by the three other Republicans with the important swing group.
The poll, conducted Dec. 6-9, shows Clinton getting the support of 56 percent of Democrats, compared to 37 percent who back Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and 4 percent who back former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Against Trump, the Democratic front-runner would win 50 percent to 40 percent. Among independents, she would capture 43 percent of the vote, compared to 36 percent for Trump. Among Hispanics, Clinton would get 69 percent of the vote, compared to just 24 percent for Trump.
And against Cruz, who has surged in recent polls in the important early state of Iowa, Clinton would win with 48 percent to Cruz's 45 percent, though that's within the poll's margin of error of plus-minus 3.36 percentage points.
Despite losing significant support in the NBC/WSJ poll among Republican primary voters, Carson, a former neurosurgeon, still performs competitively against the former secretary of state. He would get 47 percent of the vote in a hypothetical matchup, compared to Clinton's 46 percent. His strong showing would largely be fueled by independent voters, who made up about 11 percent of the poll's sample of registered voters. They would back Carson by double digits, 48 percent to 34 percent.
Rubio, a senator from Florida, would fare the best overall against Clinton, winning a head-to-head clash 48 percent to 45 percent (also within the poll's margin of error.) Among independents, his margin of victory would be 44 percent to her 37 percent.
Among Hispanics, Rubio would get 36 percent of the vote, compared to Clinton's 59 percent.
Rubio would also perform best with female voters out of the top GOP contenders, capturing 44 percent to Clinton's 51 percent. That's compared to Trump's dismal showing of 33 percent to Clinton's 57 percent.
The NBC/WSJ poll of 1000 adults was conducted December 6-9. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.36 percentage points.
Clinton, who leads the Democratic primary field by nearly 20 points, would have a strong advantage over Trump with independent voters but would be bested by the three other Republicans with the important swing group.
The poll, conducted Dec. 6-9, shows Clinton getting the support of 56 percent of Democrats, compared to 37 percent who back Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and 4 percent who back former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Against Trump, the Democratic front-runner would win 50 percent to 40 percent. Among independents, she would capture 43 percent of the vote, compared to 36 percent for Trump. Among Hispanics, Clinton would get 69 percent of the vote, compared to just 24 percent for Trump.
And against Cruz, who has surged in recent polls in the important early state of Iowa, Clinton would win with 48 percent to Cruz's 45 percent, though that's within the poll's margin of error of plus-minus 3.36 percentage points.
Despite losing significant support in the NBC/WSJ poll among Republican primary voters, Carson, a former neurosurgeon, still performs competitively against the former secretary of state. He would get 47 percent of the vote in a hypothetical matchup, compared to Clinton's 46 percent. His strong showing would largely be fueled by independent voters, who made up about 11 percent of the poll's sample of registered voters. They would back Carson by double digits, 48 percent to 34 percent.
Rubio, a senator from Florida, would fare the best overall against Clinton, winning a head-to-head clash 48 percent to 45 percent (also within the poll's margin of error.) Among independents, his margin of victory would be 44 percent to her 37 percent.
Among Hispanics, Rubio would get 36 percent of the vote, compared to Clinton's 59 percent.
Rubio would also perform best with female voters out of the top GOP contenders, capturing 44 percent to Clinton's 51 percent. That's compared to Trump's dismal showing of 33 percent to Clinton's 57 percent.
The NBC/WSJ poll of 1000 adults was conducted December 6-9. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.36 percentage points.
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Um... yeah. NBC is very left swinging. Where have you been?
I'm more shocked that there are people out there still holding on to the Clinton ruse when it's painfully obvious that Bernie Sanders is the front runner for the party. It's just like the Obama nonsense 8 years ago, except by this point the Left had given up on Clinton and pretty much focused the bulletproof candidate. Sanders is the Internets sweetheart right now. He's making all the promises that people want to hear but seems oddly vague when asked "how?" It's earily similar to Obama's campaign on so many levels.
I'm more shocked that there are people out there still holding on to the Clinton ruse when it's painfully obvious that Bernie Sanders is the front runner for the party. It's just like the Obama nonsense 8 years ago, except by this point the Left had given up on Clinton and pretty much focused the bulletproof candidate. Sanders is the Internets sweetheart right now. He's making all the promises that people want to hear but seems oddly vague when asked "how?" It's earily similar to Obama's campaign on so many levels.
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Between Bernie and Clinton, Bernie polls better because of the Millenial support. Clinton will get more actual votes since Millenials only vote at a rate of around 8% (in 2012). I stick by my prediction from months ago... Bush v. Clinton and Clinton will win. I really don't care anymore. They all suck.
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I hate it but I agree with your prediction. I do think Sanders would be the closest thing to a good presidential candidate that we've had in a long time.
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