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New Jersey Today
Widely respected pollster John Zogby is reporting that national surveys show Bernie Sanders has larger leads than Hillary Clinton over the GOP presidential contenders
In the new Zogby Analytics Poll of 843 likely voters nationwide, Sanders leads in a head to head contest with Donald Trump – 45.5% Sanders, 44.5% Trump, with 9% undecided. By contrast, the poll said Clinton and Trump are tied 45.0% to 45.0%. Ten percent are undecided.
The poll, conducted online January 19-20, has a margin of sampling error of +/-3.4 percentage points.
Sanders, however, has even larger leads than Clinton over the other GOP contenders – 10 points (46%-36%) over Jeb Bush; 8 points vs. Dr. Ben Carson (44%-35%); 14 points over Carly Fiorina (47%-33%); 7 points over Marco Rubio (44%-37%); 14 points over John Kasich (46%-32%); and 7 points over Chris Christie (44%-37%).
In matches against the Republican contenders, Clinton leads all the other potential GOP opponents by a smaller margin than the Vermont Senator: 44%-39% against Jeb Bush; 44%-40% vs, Carson; 45%-37% vs. Fiorina; 45%-39% vs Rubio; 44%-38% vs. Kasich; and 44%-40% vs. Christie.
Zogby said Trump is ahead among Catholics – a group that Democrats have won in every election since 1992. Trump also draws an impressive 66% support among evangelicals (to Clinton’s 25%). He also leads among NASCAR Fans (48%-42%), Investor Class voters (49%-44%), and Weekly Wal-Mart Shoppers (50%-42%) – a group President Obama won twice.
Clinton shows considerable weakness among several key groups. Trump has a 9 point edge over Clinton among independents (46%-37%) and he is drawing 37% of union households (to Clinton’s 56%). Trump leads the former First Lady and Secretary of State by 53%-36% among white voters.
The reform organization, Democrats for Change is recruiting citizens to run with Sanders in the June primary election to challenge establishment politicians in New Jersey for offices ranging from council to Congress.
As part of his campaign for president, Sanders said he wants to lead a “political revolution” that can take back power from the billionaires and millionaires who have disproportionately benefited from laws and tax policies that have been enacted since President Ronald Reagan undercut America’s middle class.
Clinton clearly represents slower change than Sanders, who wants to guarantee every American a right to health care, make all public colleges tuition free, stop the corrupting influence of money in politics, establish a $15 minimum wage and break up banks that are “too big to fail.”
Clinton opposes those positions but she maintains nearly universal support among Democratic political insiders, who could be vulnerable to challengers.
Source: njtoday.net