Sanders climbs, now tied with Biden among registered voters - Reuters/Ipsos poll

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Sanders climbs, now tied with Biden among registered voters - Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden laughs as Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the 2020 Democratic campaign debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national poll.

 

The online poll, released Thursday, shows that 20% of registered Democrats and independents said they would back Sanders over 11 other candidates to run in the general election against President Donald Trump, an increase of 2 percentage points from a similar poll that ran last week.

 

Another 19% supported Biden, 12% said they would vote for Senator Elizabeth Warren, 9% backed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 6% said they would support Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

 

Sanders and Bloomberg have increased their level of support in each of the last three Reuters/Ipsos polls starting in mid-December, while support for Biden, Warren and Buttigieg has remained flat.

 

The poll also shows that about one in five potential primary voters remain undecided. And among those who have picked, nearly two out of three say they are open to changing their minds.

 

Sanders, an independent who built a national network of fervent supporters while running for the party's nomination in 2016, has consistently ranked among the most popular candidates since he entered the race.

 

The poll shows that standing does not appear to have been hurt by his recent confrontation with Warren over Sanders' views of women and politics.

 

Warren, who is aligned with Sanders on a variety of issues, has accused him of telling her in 2018 that a woman could not be elected president.

 

Sanders disputes that claim, and the two sniped at each other after this week's presidential debate about how they were framing the conversation in public.

 

The dispute has the potential to reconfigure a Democratic nomination race that has stagnated for months with no single candidate emerging as the clear front-runner.

 

According to Reuters/Ipsos polling from December to January, women are the party's biggest swing group: they are more than twice as likely as men to say they are undecided about which candidate to support. Among those women who have picked a candidate, nearly two out of three say they are open to changing their minds.

 

So far, Sanders' and Warren's support remains unchanged among women, with about 15% supporting Sanders and 11% supporting Warren.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted in English throughout the United States from Jan. 15-16. It gathered responses from 681 Democrats and independents, including 552 who were registered to vote. The poll has a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of about 5 percentage points.

 

(Reporting by Chris Kahn; Editing by Tom Brown)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-01-17

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[canuckamuck]

 I believe that the Democrats have no intention of winning in 2020. Nothing else could explain this year's lineup of circus performers.

Hilary was the only candidate so horrible that people had to choose Trump. Sanders is in the same category, but for other reasons. A vote for Bernie would be like a vote for Chavez or Castro for many Americans.

[Saint Nick]

Good!

Bernie is the only hope, Democrats have to beat the moron, who is currently president, IMHO.

 

[MisterTee]

7 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

Good!

Bernie is the only hope, Democrats have to beat the moron, who is currently president, IMHO.

 

If Bernie is the Democrats only hope then they are in deep trouble come November.

Can't they do better than that?

He's an old Marxist knucklehead who never outgrew his boyhood in Brooklyn.

[Saint Nick]

45 minutes ago, MisterTee said:

If Bernie is the Democrats only hope then they are in deep trouble come November.

Can't they do better than that?

He's an old Marxist knucklehead who never outgrew his boyhood in Brooklyn.

First of all: get your terminology right!

Marxist, Kommunist...what else?

Second: he is on line with the majority of US voters on many important issues: universal health care, gun control, taxing the super- rich, free education...you name it!

I guess, the majority of US- voters are Marxist, too?!

Third: he is the ONLY ONE of the lot, who Trump has nothing on!

All other candidates are majorly flawed or downright evil.

 

Bernie is consistent in his policies and has been for a long time.

And he is on the right side of history with most of his proposals.

He doesn't have to lie about his voting record and he gives Trump very little to work with!

 

So ...yes...he is the best choice and he is absolutely able to defeat the orange Monster! 

[mogandave]

25 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

First of all: get your terminology right!

Marxist, Kommunist...what else?

Second: he is on line with the majority of US voters on many important issues: universal health care, gun control, taxing the super- rich, free education...you name it!

I guess, the majority of US- voters are Marxist, too?!

Third: he is the ONLY ONE of the lot, who Trump has nothing on!

All other candidates are majorly flawed or downright evil.

 

Bernie is consistent in his policies and has been for a long time.

And he is on the right side of history with most of his proposals.

He doesn't have to lie about his voting record and he gives Trump very little to work with!

 

So ...yes...he is the best choice and he is absolutely able to defeat the orange Monster! 

While I consider him a buffoon, I have to say, Bernie is nothing if not consistent, and he clearly has more integrity than Biden and Warren combined. 
 

Personally, I would rather see Warren run against Trump than Bernie or Biden. 
 

We already have free education in the US, and the left has destroyed it. 

[EVENKEEL]

Hey, if I was a candidate for a bunch of free stuff I'd vote for Bernie. Can't blame them. Folks vote with their pocket book.

[Sujo]

Bernie is by far the best candidate to move the US forward.

 

Unfortunately most of the voters are not mature enough or intelligent enough to see it.

 

A voting public that elected gwb twice and the current train wreck do not have any credibility.

[Boon Mee]

2 hours ago, Saint Nick said:

First of all: get your terminology right!

Marxist, Kommunist...what else?

Second: he is on line with the majority of US voters on many important issues: universal health care, gun control, taxing the super- rich, free education...you name it!

I guess, the majority of US- voters are Marxist, too?!

Third: he is the ONLY ONE of the lot, who Trump has nothing on!

All other candidates are majorly flawed or downright evil.

 

Bernie is consistent in his policies and has been for a long time.

And he is on the right side of history with most of his proposals.

He doesn't have to lie about his voting record and he gives Trump very little to work with!

 

So ...yes...he is the best choice and he is absolutely able to defeat the orange Monster! 

Hard to trust a presidential candidate who did his Honeymoon in the Soviet Union! 555 ???? 

[DoctorG]

I will be careful in what I say. 

Just trying to avoid the gulag man.

[sucit]

And if the media had not been slighting him for his entire campaigns, he might be as much as ten points ahead of Biden. 

 

[sucit]

4 hours ago, MisterTee said:

If Bernie is the Democrats only hope then they are in deep trouble come November.

Can't they do better than that?

He's an old Marxist knucklehead who never outgrew his boyhood in Brooklyn.

Whether people realize it or not, the biggest issue by far in American politics is foreign policy. Every issue hinges on foreign policy because when done properly, the country will have the money to fund programs that actually help the American people.

 

Trump won because he promised to pull troops out of unpopular wars. It is turning out that he is obviously backing out of that promise. 

 

As has already been pointed out, Bernie is not far left any longer. And what I mean by that is his policies, most importantly health care, are supported by the vast majority of Americans. 

 

This is the candidate Trump should be the most afraid of, absolutely no doubt about it. 

[alex8912]

1 hour ago, Sujo said:

Bernie is by far the best candidate to move the US forward.

 

Unfortunately most of the voters are not mature enough or intelligent enough to see it.

 

A voting public that elected gwb twice and the current train wreck do not have any credibility.

Bernie does seem off quite a bit and forgetful. Remember if he wins after one term he will be 83 and if he lived and won another term he will be 87!! 
This is just insane. No one at age 82 and 83 should be the President of the United States. Too much could go wrong health wise as well. 

[MisterTee]

3 hours ago, Saint Nick said:

First of all: get your terminology right!

Marxist, Kommunist...what else?

Second: he is on line with the majority of US voters on many important issues: universal health care, gun control, taxing the super- rich, free education...you name it!

I guess, the majority of US- voters are Marxist, too?!

Third: he is the ONLY ONE of the lot, who Trump has nothing on!

All other candidates are majorly flawed or downright evil.

 

Bernie is consistent in his policies and has been for a long time.

And he is on the right side of history with most of his proposals.

He doesn't have to lie about his voting record and he gives Trump very little to work with!

 

So ...yes...he is the best choice and he is absolutely able to defeat the orange Monster! 

My terminology is right on target.

I grew up in and around New York City and I know one when I see one.

They start taking Socialism in with their mother's milk and the only thing that changes is the name of their movement - Liberal, Progressive, Woke, or whatever is the flavor of the month.

 

[Nigel Garvie]

4 hours ago, Saint Nick said:

First of all: get your terminology right!

Marxist, Kommunist...what else?

Second: he is on line with the majority of US voters on many important issues: universal health care, gun control, taxing the super- rich, free education...you name it!

I guess, the majority of US- voters are Marxist, too?!

Third: he is the ONLY ONE of the lot, who Trump has nothing on!

All other candidates are majorly flawed or downright evil.

 

Bernie is consistent in his policies and has been for a long time.

And he is on the right side of history with most of his proposals.

He doesn't have to lie about his voting record and he gives Trump very little to work with!

 

So ...yes...he is the best choice and he is absolutely able to defeat the orange Monster! 

I agree with you. Americans are mind numbingly idiotic when it comes to words like Marxist and Socialist, it appeals to the lowest common denominator in US society to have these simplistic hate words to throw around, without - apparently- the slightest understanding of what they mean.  

 

However please don't use that phrase "He is on the right side of history". Anyone who has watched Corbyn destroy the electability of the Labour Party, while at the same time being lauded as "On the right side of history" by his myopic followers, gets rather ill when they hear it.

 

Personally I think Warren is better, broadly the same policies, more intelligent, passionate without the wild gleam in the eyes that Bernie has perfected, and younger, and more healthy. All the same I would happily take Bernie, who is a decent principled man if that is what the US votes for.

[RideJocky]

4 minutes ago, Nigel Garvie said:

I agree with you. Americans are mind numbingly idiotic when it comes to words like Marxist and Socialist, it appeals to the lowest common denominator in US society to have these simplistic hate words to throw around, without - apparently- the slightest understanding of what they mean.  

 

However please don't use that phrase "He is on the right side of history". Anyone who has watched Corbyn destroy the electability of the Labour Party, while at the same time being lauded as "On the right side of history" by his myopic followers, gets rather ill when they hear it.

 

Personally I think Warren is better, broadly the same policies, more intelligent, passionate without the wild gleam in the eyes that Bernie has perfected, and younger, and more healthy. All the same I would happily take Bernie, who is a decent principled man if that is what the US votes for.

Please let it be Warren. 
 

 

[Isaan sailor]

Just what America doesn’t need—a career politician who pushes socialism.

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, “Socialism works great—until you run out of other people’s money.”

[Saint Nick]

16 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Just what America doesn’t need—a career politician who pushes socialism.

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, “Socialism works great—until you run out of other people’s money.”

You know, what "socialism" includes?

The fire department!

Ifrastructure!

Schools!

The Police!

Social Security!

...need me to go on?

[xylophone]

2 hours ago, alex8912 said:

This is just insane. No one at age 82 and 83 should be the President of the United States.

Well if one without a brain and any morals can get elected.......there's room for just about anyone!

[White Christmas13]

4 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Hard to trust a presidential candidate who did his Honeymoon in the Soviet Union! 555 ???? 

And someone who lives in a third world country.

[rgraham]

I remember when the democrats were fighting against people like Bernie in Vietnam, back in the 60's and 70's. 

[sirineou]

The DNC is up to it's old tricks again, by trying to steer the nomination to an establishment candidate. Andrew Yang has being surging by any metrik, yet he was not included in the debate, and  Klobuchar who is behind Yang was.

"Yang fourth-most-tweeted-about Democrat during debate despite not qualifying "  

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/478437-yang-fourth-most-tweeted-about-democrat-during-debate-despite-not

Keep am eye on Andrew Yang!!!

 

[NaamGin]

None of the current crop of Dem candidates is electable and the DNC knows it. The only real Dem contenders are carrying so much baggage and they will get crushed in the general election, IF they are allowed to run. Call it prescient vision, but watch for a brokered convention with either Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama swooping in to save the Dem party. 

[Tug]

It won’t be Bernie sorry trump supporters

[wwest5829]

11 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

 I believe that the Democrats have no intention of winning in 2020. Nothing else could explain this year's lineup of circus performers.

Hilary was the only candidate so horrible that people had to choose Trump. Sanders is in the same category, but for other reasons. A vote for Bernie would be like a vote for Chavez or Castro for many Americans.

For those who are ignorant supporters of The Donald. Any thinking member of the working middle class recognizes that Sanders history of fighting for the working middle class, his proposal to raise the minimum wage, institute a national healthcare program like the other developed nations have had for some time, addressing the need to reduce the cost of gaining more knowledge through higher education and protecting Social Security/Medicare all address the justified frustration/anger which resulted in he Donald being in the White House.

[wwest5829]

7 hours ago, Sujo said:

Bernie is by far the best candidate to move the US forward.

 

Unfortunately most of the voters are not mature enough or intelligent enough to see it.

 

A voting public that elected gwb twice and the current train wreck do not have any credibility.

Careful, in both cases, (at least with BWBush's 1st term) the American voters did not elect.

[sirineou]

8 minutes ago, wwest5829 said:

For those who are ignorant supporters of The Donald. Any thinking member of the working middle class recognizes that Sanders history of fighting for the working middle class, his proposal to raise the minimum wage, institute a national healthcare program like the other developed nations have had for some time, addressing the need to reduce the cost of gaining more knowledge through higher education and protecting Social Security/Medicare all address the justified frustration/anger which resulted in he Donald being in the White House.

I enthusiastically supported Sanders and contributed to his campaign for the nomination 2016, The only problem I have an issue is with his age. If he got the nomination I would certainly vote for him . In the general I would have to see who is his VP, because IMO he will have a hard time completing two terms. I like Andrew Yang, he hits all the points I have talked about in the past, and understands the new economy. Go to YouTube and listen to his interviews , tell me what you think. 

Anyway the next few months will be interesting and crucial to the future of our country.

[wwest5829]

21 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I enthusiastically supported Sanders and contributed to his campaign for the nomination 2016, The only problem I have an issue is with his age. If he got the nomination I would certainly vote for him . In the general I would have to see who is his VP, because IMO he will have a hard time completing two terms. I like Andrew Yang, he hits all the points I have talked about in the past, and understands the new economy. Go to YouTube and listen to his interviews , tell me what you think. 

Anyway the next few months will be interesting and crucial to the future of our country.

We are agreed on much here. My VP favorite has not been made but I agree the choice is critical even for one term as the direction will be put in place. In 2016 I was not given a viable choice and so voted for neither nominee. My vote is earned or I am sidelined. The choice for either party is to give me the policies supported by Sanders.

[Cryingdick]

6 hours ago, RideJocky said:

Please let it be Warren. 
 

 

 

That ship has sailed now that Warren has committed political harakiri on live TV. Bernie's spike up is due to the fact Warren is basically finished. Warren played the desperation card and it blew up in her face. The circular firing squad has its first suicide bomber in its ranks now. That moment will be played over and over looking back at the campaign. It is the height of what Warren offers. Given her record of lying and bending the truth over and over I believe Bernie. Wrong time to play the man hater card for her.

 

Apparently Bernie raised more than $4 million immediately after this debacle. The moment Steyer pops up and says hi to Bernie is the best part. Yeah good. Okay. haha 

 

 

[earlinclaifornia]

11 hours ago, sirineou said:

I enthusiastically supported Sanders and contributed to his campaign for the nomination 2016, The only problem I have an issue is with his age. If he got the nomination I would certainly vote for him . In the general I would have to see who is his VP, because IMO he will have a hard time completing two terms. I like Andrew Yang, he hits all the points I have talked about in the past, and understands the new economy. Go to YouTube and listen to his interviews , tell me what you think. 

Anyway the next few months will be interesting and crucial to the future of our country.

I too like Yang for VP. Typically a swing state candidate is chosen.