Monday, May 23, 2016

Taking Donald Trump seriously: His jump in polls against Hillary changes the media mindset





There’s a whole lot of good news and ‘splodey head angst in the latest ABC/Washington Post national poll... The poll sample size of 1005 includes a mix of 33% Democrat, 27% Republican and 35% Independent. Democrats over sampled by eight points, (D+8). However, even with the sample skew (D+8) Donald Trump still beats Hillary Clinton 46% to 44%, and Trump is crushing Clinton with Independent voters 48% to 35%.In addition to the overwhelming 13 point polling lead among independent voters, the same poll shows that 20% of Bernie Sanders supporters will vote for Donald Trump...