New poll: Sanders opens up double-digit lead nationally
LAS VEGAS — Sen. Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a double-digit national lead in the Democratic presidential contest after his victory in New Hampshire’s primary and his second-place finish for delegates in Iowa’s disorganized caucuses, while former Vice President Joe Biden has seen his support drop by 11 points since his disappointing finishes in both contests, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday.
“There is one clear and inescapable set of results: Bernie Sanders is the definitive front-runner, and the current numbers do not represent his ceiling, but instead his base with room to grow,” said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies.
Bloomberg is at 14 percent ; Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts also gets 14 percent ; and Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is at 13 percent . Biden continues to lead among African American Democratic primary voters, but his support has declined from 52 percent in January to 38 percent now, while Sanders’ backing among these voters has remained steady in the 20s.“Biden’s support with African Americans is under assault,” said McInturff, the GOP pollster.
Trump’s job rating stands at 47 percent Turning to the general election in November, 47 percent of all registered voters say they approve of Trump’s job performance, up one percentage point from last month and tied for his all-time high in the NBC News/WSJ poll.In addition, 53 percent of voters say they approve of the president’s handling of the economy — up 1 point since October 2019.
Bloomberg’s lead decreases to 2 points, ; Sanders and Klobuchar to 1 point; and Buttigieg is tied with Trump .Candidate characteristics The NBC News/WSJ poll also asked voters about seven different descriptions for presidential candidates. The most unpopular:
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