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48% of New Yorkers think Hillary Clinton will be next president
Posted On Feb 09 2016
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The New York primary is more than two months away, but if it were held right now, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would be the likely winners.
Republicans who told the Siena poll they’d vote for either Clinton or Sanders.
Donald Trump has the support of 34% of New York Republicans, while Florida Sen.
My colleague Scott McKay’s prediction that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will become the Democrats’ white knight after Hillary Clinton’s campaign collapses under the weight of her own misdeeds seems less of a longshot today than just a few weeks ago.
On the Republican side, Trump – a native New Yorker – beat out the crowded GOP field with support from 34 percent of New York Republicans polled, compared to 16 percent each for Sens.
Sanders is viewed favorably by 51 percent of voters, while Clinton has a 50 percent favorable rating.
Regarding Ted Cruz, Trump said, “I was going to say nasty”.
While Trump continues to lead overall, Republicans’ opinions as to who will win have changed dramatically following the results of the Iowa caucus. Clinton represented NY in the U.S. Senate and lives in Westchester County. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is supported by 11 percent of New York Republican voters. Margin of error for all respondents is +/- 3.8 percent, for registered Democrats it’s +/- 5.6 percent, and for registered Republicans it’s +/- 7 percent. Sanders fared even better, besting Trump in a head-to-head matchup 63-30 percent.
But here’s the thing: Democrats in large measure buy the Clinton spin, engaging in what Hillary herself might call a “willing suspension of disbelief”. About half said Clinton (49 percent), with Trump getting the next most mentions (19 percent).
The NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll was conducted online from February 1, 2016 through February 7, 2016 among a national sample of 9,690 adults aged 18 and over, including 10,707 who say they are registered to vote.
