Enthusiasm Gap: NYT/CBSNews poll

I was enjoying this fun piece at CommonDreams .org:

Why Voters Might "Respectfully Disagree" With Clinton's Declaration of Victory

When I noticed this remarkable result:

Meanwhile, a CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday evening showed Sanders ahead of Trump by 13 points, 51 to 38 percent—more than double Clinton's six-point lead over the New York real estate mogul.

The same poll found that 52 percent of Democratic primary voters would enthusiastically support Sanders if he were the nominee, compared to 44 percent who feel that way about Clinton. The majority of both Clinton and Sanders supporters said they see the length of the nomination process as a positive.

Notably, CBS reported, "This is a reversal from 2008, when Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in the primaries. Back then, when asked a similar question, more than half of Democratic primary voters thought the long nomination fight would hurt their nominee."

This seems like another pretty significant angle for the argument over delegates at the convention.

The article itself is worth a read:

Similarly, Clinton supporters are putting "excessive focus on how Sanders will help Democrats unify the party," Kevin Gosztola wrote Wednesday at ShadowProof. "This is what the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee want the public to be concerned about," he said, "so citizens overlook the extent of their collusion."

Indeed, despite the incessant push for Sanders to draw down his campaign, "between mid-May and late July countless things could happen that would cause super-delegates to move toward Sanders en masse," argued attorney and freelance journalist Seth Abramson at the Huffington Post—a development that would significantly change the primary narrative.

"A win in the California primary could be chief among them," he said.

Share
up
0 users have voted.

Comments

I figure they must need the money for CA, so I sent in another donation. If other can afford a financial contribution, please consider it.

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/content/splash

up
0 users have voted.

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon

Sandino's picture

It is pretty refreshing after being immersed in the highly concentrated 24-hour campaign cycle... or a glimpse at GOS.

up
0 users have voted.
Arrow's picture

What has been seen cannot be UN-seen.

up
0 users have voted.

I want a Pony!

Thumb's picture

In honor of Bernie and Jane's 28th anniversary today.

up
0 users have voted.

"Polls don't tell us how well a candidate is doing; Polls tell us how well the media is doing." ~ Me

On the "honest and trustworthy" question, both Trump and Clinton are underwater:

Clinton 32 - 64%
Trump 31 - 64%

IOW, Hillary Clinton is viewed as just as dishonest and untrustworthy as Donald Trump. And she's worked very hard to earn that rating.

up
0 users have voted.

Please help support caucus99percent!

approval ratings hit a low of 25% in the fall of 08 after the big crash. I know it's not quite the same as trust/don't trust polls but kinda similar. Christ, these two fools are about there now. Bush's first term average approval rating was 62% his second term average 37%. His 8 year average 49%. And dubya's was a proven track record with a lot of things to dislike about the idiot.
Hey hillary, how does it feel to be in the same league as Bush the Jr at his worse, but overall he beats you hands down. Sorry, I made a mistake. You're not in the same league as Bush. You're actually worse.
BernieOrBust...

up
0 users have voted.
LapsedLawyer's picture

it just comes naturally to her.

up
0 users have voted.

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."
-- John Lennon