Interesting poll results from the Los Angeles Times.
First the headline numbers.
In the primary race, Clinton holds a modest lead over Sanders, 45% to 37%, among all Democrats and independent voters eligible to vote. Her lead is slightly larger, 47% to 36%, among those most likely to vote. Either way, that’s a significant problem for Sanders.
bolding mine.
It does seem like a very significant problem for Sanders. Couple these numbers with the bad numbers from PA and New York and it’s almost impossible to see a path to the nomination for Sanders.
The poll was conducted before Sanders’ sweep of three Western states — Alaska, Hawaii and Washington — on Saturday, but those victories don’t change the electoral math much. Sanders would need not just a win in California, but something close to a landslide to overcome Clinton’s large lead in delegates before the party’s nominating convention in July.
Here’s one more piece of info I found interesting.
Close to 8 in 10 Sanders supporters said in the survey that they would vote for Clinton in a race against Trump, although many said they would do so reluctantly.
It would seem that the very vocal “will not vote for Clinton” Sanders contingent on Kos is really an outlier. That’s not surprising. There is a small, vocal minority of anti-Clinton people here at Daily Kos. They should not be confused with Sanders supporters.