Poll Results: Democratic Nomination

May 26, 2016, 7:11 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed May 20-23, 2016 on the Democratic nomination. The margin of error is 4.1%.

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1. Regardless of who you’d like to see win, which of these candidates do you think has a
realistic chance of winning the Democratic nomination this year?
Only Hillary Clinton has a chance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42%
Only Bernie Sanders has a chance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Both Clinton and Sanders have a chance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
2. Which of the Democratic candidates, if nominated, do you think would be capable of winning
the GENERAL ELECTION for president?
Only Hillary Clinton could win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
Only Bernie Sanders could win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Either Clinton or Sanders could win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28%
Neither Clinton nor Sanders could win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
3. Which, if any, of the current Democratic candidates for president do you think should drop
out of the primary?
Asked of those who identify as Democrats or Independents who lean toward Democrats
Hillary Clinton should drop out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Bernie Sanders should drop out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36%
Neither of them should drop out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%

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