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Related: About this forumShould Democrats Be Freaking Out? In First, National Polling Average Shows Trump Over Clinton
Should Dems Be Freaking Out? In First, National Polling Average Shows Trump Over Clinton
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders continues to trounce the presumptive GOP nominee by double digits
by Lauren McCauley, staff writer
May 23, 2016
After weeks of polls showing Donald Trump gaining on Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton's once sizable lead, for the first time on Monday, Real Clear Politics recorded the New York billionaire ahead in the national polling average.
For the period between May 13-19, the presumptive Republican nominee polled ahead of Clinton by a national average of 0.2 points.
That national average was posted on the heels of two separate national polls which showed the two running neck-and-neck: A Washington Post/ ABC News survey released Sunday has the two in a "statistical dead heat" with Trump ahead of Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent among registered voters; while a survey from NBC News/ Wall Street Journal, also Sunday, recorded Clinton polling ahead of Trump 46 to 43 percent.
Perhaps even more troubling, the NBC/WSJ survey found that the negative ratings for the two presumptive nominees are the highest in the history of the poll. Fifty-four percent of those surveyed hold a negative opinion of Clinton and 58 percent have a negative opinion of Trump.
At the same time, Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders continues to best both Clinton and Trump in favorability ratings (43 percent hold a positive view of the Vermont senator versus 36 percent who have a negative view) and maintains a double-digit lead over the Republican candidate.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/23/should-dems-be-freaking-out-first-national-polling-average-shows-trump-over-clinton
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Should Democrats Be Freaking Out? In First, National Polling Average Shows Trump Over Clinton (Original Post)
imagine2015
May 2016
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RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)1. No freak out needed
Nominating Bernie is the only wise choice.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)2. No. Hillary will win a landslide.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)5. That is a two month old projection
pampango
(24,692 posts)3. If it were October, YES! n/t
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)4. Only the ones who support Hillary should be freaking out,
because the persistent claim that she's a better candidate is obviously false.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)6. Democrats are making their bed.
They will eventually have to lie down in it.
Beacool
(30,254 posts)7. No, in 2012 some polls had Romney ahead of Obama.
Too soon to worry. If these latest polls were after Labor Day, then they would be of concern. Trump is benefiting from being his party's nominee, while Hillary still has sanders to contend.