Superdelegates Oppose Handing Bernie the Nomination If Candidate Falls Short in Delegate Count; Poll: Sanders Knocks Biden out of First, Majority Thinks Trump Wins
By Townhall. For many in the Democratic Party, socialism is a bridge too far. The New York Times has interviewed several Democratic leaders, including 93 superdelegates, a majority of who said they oppose handing Bernie Sanders the party’s nomination should the democratic socialist fail to reach a majority of delegates before the national convention in July. . .
(Via The New York Times)
From California to the Carolinas, and North Dakota to Ohio, the party leaders say they worry that Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist with passionate but limited support so far, will lose to President Trump, and drag down moderate House and Senate candidates in swing states with his left-wing agenda of “Medicare for all” and free four-year public college. …
Jay Jacobs, the New York State Democratic Party chairman and a superdelegate, echoing many others interviewed, said that superdelegates should choose a nominee they believed had the best chance of defeating Mr. Trump if no candidate wins a majority of delegates during the primaries. …
In a reflection of the establishment’s wariness about Mr. Sanders, only nine of the 93 superdelegates interviewed said that Mr. Sanders should become the nominee purely on the basis of arriving at the convention with a plurality, if he was short of a majority.
(Read more from “Superdelegates Oppose Handing Bernie the Nomination If Candidate Falls Short in Delegate Count” HERE)
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Fox News Poll: Sanders Knocks Biden out of First, Majority Thinks Trump Wins
By Fox News. Bernie Sanders pushes Joe Biden out of the frontrunner spot for the Democratic nomination, capturing a record 31 percent support among primary voters in a new Fox News Poll. This is the first 2020 Fox national poll that finds Biden not leading the Democratic race.
The survey also finds a marked increase in the number of voters who think President Trump will win the election.
Sanders has gained 8 percentage points since January in the nomination race, while Biden drops into second with 18 percent, down 8 points. Close behind is Mike Bloomberg at 16 percent, up 6 points since last month and triple his 5 percent in December. Pete Buttigieg comes in at 12 percent (up 5), Elizabeth Warren at 10 percent (down 4), and Amy Klobuchar at 5 percent (up 2).
This is the first Fox News poll with five candidates in double digits. It was conducted Sunday through Wednesday. Sanders, notably, was the most attacked candidate during Tuesday’s contentious presidential debate in South Carolina. (Read more from “Fox News Poll: Sanders Knocks Biden out of First, Majority Thinks Trump Wins” HERE)
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