Those opposed to the Vermont senator's candidacy have suggested his rivals dropping out could stop him, but polling shows it could help him.
As the results of the Nevada caucuses showed Sen. Bernie Sanders solidifying his status as a — or the — Democratic frontrunner, those in the party who fear his nomination mounted increasingly panicked calls for other candidates to drop out and allow the opposition to coalesce around a single challenger.
One problem with this strategy, or course, is that it depends on candidates’ willingness to fall on their swords for the assumed benefit of the party. As Yang said, “Each candidate wants to be the last person standing to absorb the non-Bernie energy.” A Yahoo News/YouGov poll published last week showed Sanders with double-digit leads in hypothetical one-on-one matchups against Bloomberg, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Former Vice President Joe Biden trailed him by 4 points, and the best option to oppose him was his ideological doppelgänger, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, down by just 2 points.
And it’s not just liberals or progressives supporting Sanders in polling: A February Associated Press-NORC poll found that Sanders was not just the most popular candidate among Democrats but also the most popular among all general election voters. A Quinnipiac survey found that Sanders had a plus-43 favorability rating among Democrats who self-identified as moderates or conservatives.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Pete Buttigieg left Nevada gunning for Bernie Sanders before it's too lateButtigieg criticized what he called Sanders' 'inflexible, ideological revolution,' saying his view of 'capitalism as the root of all evil' would reorder the economy in the ways most Americans wouldn’t support.
Les mer »
Hispanics help push Sanders to lead as Nevada caucus-goers' first choice: Edison Research PollU.S. Senator Bernie Sanders appears to have an early edge in the Nevada Democrat...
Les mer »
Iowa Democrats agree to Buttigieg, Sanders limited recountThe Iowa Democratic Party is agreeing to recount the results in about two dozen of almost 1,700 precinct caucuses as part of the ongoing process to resolve the weeks-long question of who won Iowa&39;s tarnished presidential caucuses. Campaign officials for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and
Les mer »
Former Obama campaign manager warns Democrats against contested convention talk: future of party supports Bernie SandersDavid Plouffe said the idea some Democrats would choose a contested convention over supporting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' nomination is 'preposterous.'
Les mer »
Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders' momentum after Nevada winBernie Sanders’ Nevada caucus victory makes him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nomination of a self-avowed democratic socialist could cost the party the White House.
Les mer »
Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders' momentum after Nevada winBernie Sanders’ Nevada caucus victory makes him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nomination of a self-avowed democratic socialist could cost the party the White House.
Les mer »