Josh Marshall, over at Talking Points Memo, reports on a TPM poll that surveyed Bernie v. Hillary last week.
How TPM Readers View the Sanders Phenomenon
Here's what he says about the respondent pool (TPM readers):
Our core audience is definitely Democrat-leaning. But it tends to be more center-left than left-left. That's a key demographic to look at for understand where the trends of national political discussions are moving.
And here's what he says about the results:
These numbers stunned me.
And here are the numbers that stunned him:
Bernie Sanders (44.8%)
Hillary Clinton (36.6%)
Martin O'Malley (1%)
And here are the numbers to watch when it comes to expectations:
On who they think will win the numbers are dramatically different ..
Hillary Clinton (78%)
Bernie Sanders (16.5%)
When we get past this mental block of "I love him, but he can't actually win".... the sky's the limit.