These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed December 15-16, 2015 on establishment candidates. The margin of error is 4.1%.
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Which type of politician would you prefer to see elected president?
Asked of Democrats, Republicans and Independents who lean toward either major party
A candidate favored by the [Democratic/Republican] party establishment 35%
A candidate who’s more of an outsider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
It doesn’t matter to me either way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
In picking a primary election candidate this year, how important is it to you that they’re favored by the establishment?
Asked of Democrats, Republicans and Independents who lean toward either major party who prefer establishment candidates
Very important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21%
Somewhat important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39%
Not very important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Not at all important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9%
I don’t plan to vote in a primary or caucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
In picking a primary election candidate this year, how important is it to you that they’re more of an outsider?
Asked of Democrats, Republicans and Independents who lean toward either major party who prefer outsider candidates
Very important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33%
Somewhat important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45%
Not very important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Not at all important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3%
I don’t plan to vote in a primary or caucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Do you think Marco Rubio is:
More of an establishment candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46%
More of an outsider candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41%
Do you think Ted Cruz is:
More of an establishment candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33%
More of an outsider candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38%
Do you think Donald Trump is:
More of an establishment candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12%
More of an outsider candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
