2016 Postmortem

riversedge

(70,311 posts) Tue Feb 16, 2016, 08:21 PM Feb 2016

Feb 16 new CNN/ORC Poll-->Black voters, women power Clinton to big lead: HC=56 BS=38

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/politics/south-carolina-poll-cnn-orc/index.html

In South Carolina, big leads on both sides

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director

Updated 4:35 PM ET, Tue February 16, 2016 | Video Source: CNN

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Likely voters in the Democratic primary tilt sharply toward Clinton over Sanders, 56% for Clinton to 38% for Sanders

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump holds a broad 16-point lead among those likely to vote in South Carolina's Republican primary this Saturday, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton tops Bernie Sanders by 18 points in the state's Democratic primary, which will be held a week later.

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In the Republican race, Trump, at 38%, tops Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who holds second place with 22%
Likely voters in the Democratic primary tilt sharply toward Clinton over Sanders, 56% for Clinton to 38% for Sanders

READ THE POLL RESULTS
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Black voters, women power Clinton to big lead

Likely voters in the Democratic primary in the Palmetto State, set to be held Saturday, February 27, tilt sharply toward Clinton over Sanders, 56% for Clinton to 38% for Sanders.

Clinton's lead rests heavily on the state's black voters and women. Both groups made up a majority of voters in the 2008 primary there. Among black voters, she leads 65% to 28%, and among women, she leads 60% to 33%. White voters break in Sanders' favor, 54% for the Vermont senator to 40% for the former secretary of state, while men are about evenly divided between the two, 49% Clinton to 45% Sanders.

On the issues, the survey finds Clinton holding wide advantages over Sanders. She is seen as the candidate better able to handle foreign policy, health care, race relations and the economy by margins of 20 points or more. She holds a slimmer 6-point edge over Sanders on gun policy.

Across all domestic issues tested in the poll, however, there are broad racial gaps in candidate trust, with majorities of blacks saying they trust Clinton more on each issue. Whites generally break for Sanders, though are evenly split on who would better handle race relations. Majorities across racial lines choose Clinton as better able to handle foreign policy.
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Majorities of both blacks (75%) and whites (58%) see Clinton as better able to win in November.