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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a greater chance than his opponent Hillary Clinton of winning a hypothetical general election against both Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, a recent survey by the Quinnipiac University showed Wednesday.
According to the poll, a presidential election between Sanders and Trump would see the self-proclaimed social democrat and Vermont senator win with a double-digit lead against the billionaire, securing 52 percent of the vote compared to Trump's 38 percent.
In a race against Texas senator Cruz, the survey indicates that Sanders would beat him by 50 percent of the vote to Cruz's 39 percent.
Meanwhile, Clinton’s chances are significantly lower. The former secretary of state, according to the poll, would defeat Trump by 46 to 40 percent and Cruz by 45 to 42 percent.
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"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may have the overall leads among primary voters, but there is not a lot of love in the room as a big percentage of Americans say of the front-runners they could take 'em or leave 'em," Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in a press release.
"Though short on delegates and short on time, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. John Kasich can hang their hats on the fact that if folks went to the polls today, they'd fare better than the other candidates."
At least 53 percent of the participants said “no way” when asked whether they would be voting for Trump, while 43 percent said the same when asked about Clinton.
However, John Kasich – who has scored just one win in his home state of Ohio – was the most popular candidate, with only 14 percent saying “no way” would they vote for him compared to Sanders' 27 percent.
Kasich would beat both Sanders and Clinton in a hypothetical general election, the Quinnipiac poll found.
But his chances for the presidency are much slimmer in a race against Sanders. He beat Sanders with a slight margin of 45 to 44 percent while topping Clinton by 47 to 39 percent.
The poll results come a day after Sanders secured two big wins in Utah and Idaho while Clinton walked away with a victory in Arizona. Clinton maintains a 300 delegate lead on Sanders, but some polls argue that the upcoming Democratic primaries could go to the Vermont senator.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a greater chance than his opponent Hillary Clinton of winning a hypothetical general election against both Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, a recent survey by the Quinnipiac University showed Wednesday.
According to the poll, a presidential election between Sanders and Trump would see the self-proclaimed social democrat and Vermont senator win with a double-digit lead against the billionaire, securing 52 percent of the vote compared to Trump's 38 percent.
In a race against Texas senator Cruz, the survey indicates that Sanders would beat him by 50 percent of the vote to Cruz's 39 percent.
Meanwhile, Clinton’s chances are significantly lower. The former secretary of state, according to the poll, would defeat Trump by 46 to 40 percent and Cruz by 45 to 42 percent.
"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may have the overall leads among primary voters, but there is not a lot of love in the room as a big percentage of Americans say of the front-runners they could take 'em or leave 'em," Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in a press release.
"Though short on delegates and short on time, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. John Kasich can hang their hats on the fact that if folks went to the polls today, they'd fare better than the other candidates."
At least 53 percent of the participants said “no way” when asked whether they would be voting for Trump, while 43 percent said the same when asked about Clinton.
However, John Kasich – who has scored just one win in his home state of Ohio – was the most popular candidate, with only 14 percent saying “no way” would they vote for him compared to Sanders' 27 percent.
Kasich would beat both Sanders and Clinton in a hypothetical general election, the Quinnipiac poll found.
But his chances for the presidency are much slimmer in a race against Sanders. He beat Sanders with a slight margin of 45 to 44 percent while topping Clinton by 47 to 39 percent.
The poll results come a day after Sanders secured two big wins in Utah and Idaho while Clinton walked away with a victory in Arizona. Clinton maintains a 300 delegate lead on Sanders, but some polls argue that the upcoming Democratic primaries could go to the Vermont senator.
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