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.
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May 17, 2016
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 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.
May 9, 2016
Democrats Prefer, GOP Voters Reject An Anything-Goes Convention
The likelihood of a brokered convention for either political party is extremely slim now, although Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus recently acknowledged that “nothing’s impossible.” Republican voters feel even more strongly that the candidate with the most delegates should be the nominee, but Democrats now tend to support their party’s delegates voting for whomever they want at the party’s convention.
May 6, 2016
Final Trump Change: ‘The Donald' Is A Done Deal
Rasmussen Reports’ final weekly Trump Change survey finds perceptions among Republicans and all voters that Donald Trump is the likely GOP presidential nominee at all time highs. The survey was begun before Ted Cruz and John Kasich quit the race.
May 5, 2016
Candidates Should Think Twice Before Endorsing Trump or Clinton
Right now as other candidates consider whether to fall in line behind their party’s presumptive standard-bearer, it’s a curse more than a blessing to endorse Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
May 3, 2016
Most GOPers Say Cruz, Kasich Should Quit; Dems Not So Eager to Lose Sanders
Even before the votes are counted in today’s Indiana primaries, most Republicans think Ted Cruz and John Kasich should quit the race for their party’s presidential nomination. Democrats, on the other hand, aren’t so eager for Bernie Sanders to drop out.
May 2, 2016
Trump 41%, Clinton 39%
Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters the option of staying home on Election Day if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big party nominees, and six percent (6%) said that’s what they intend to do for now. Clinton and Trump were tied with 38% support each; 16% said they would vote for some other candidate, and two percent (2%) were undecided.
April 29, 2016
Trump 38%, Clinton 38%
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are again tied up in a head-to-head matchup.
April 28, 2016
24% Opt Out of a Clinton-Trump Race
Nearly one-in-four voters say they will stay home or vote third party if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the major party presidential candidates.
April 27, 2016
OK, Republicans – Trump or Clinton?
It’s moment of truth time for the #Never Trump crowd: Do you want four years of Hillary Clinton in the White House or a Republican president you strongly disagree with?
April 20, 2016
Voters See Growing Divide Between Voters, Party Leaders
The surprising level of support for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders suggests voters in the two major parties are getting more extreme in their thinking than their respective party leaders. A sizable number of voters agree, though Democrats are more likely than Republicans to think their party’s voters and leaders are in sync.
April 12, 2016
Most Republicans Say Kasich, Cruz Ready to Be President, Not Trump
Most Republicans think Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich have what it takes to be president, but GOP voters are evenly divided over whether the same is true of Donald Trump. Among all voters, however, only Kasich fills the bill.
April 12, 2016
Democrats See Clinton As More Qualified Than Sanders To Be President
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders entered a war of words recently over whether the other is qualified for the White House. Democrats see Clinton as more qualified, but voters in general are more critical of both candidates’ credentials.
April 11, 2016
GOP Voters Still See Trump’s Chances for Nomination Better than Cruz’s
Ted Cruz may have picked up more delegates than Donald Trump in recent days, but Republican voters don’t rate his chances for their party’s presidential nomination nearly as highly yet.
April 11, 2016
No Trump, No Show for 33% of GOP Voters
Members of the establishment in both major political parties worry that supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will not align with the party’s eventual nominee if their guy isn't chosen, but that appears to be a much more serious problem for Republicans than for Democrats.
April 7, 2016
GOP’s Ryan Loses to Clinton, Sanders
Some top Republicans see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the party’s savior if they can just make him the GOP presidential nominee. But Ryan loses to both major Democratic candidates in head-to-head matchups, with roughly a quarter of Republicans looking somewhere else.
