Survey USA, one of the few polling outfits to earn an “A” rating from Nate Silver, has released their latest “what-if-the-election-were-held-today” poll. A head-to-head contest against Trump by the current Democratic primary contenders shows six Democrats beating Trump:
On Day Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, 41 Weeks till Election Day, Trump Loses to Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Sanders, Warren, & Yang.
At this hour, in an election "today," with tensions high and vitriol flying, the contest stands:
* Bernie Sanders 52%, Trump 43%, Democrat wins by 9.
* Joe Biden 50%, Trump 43%, Democrat wins by 7.
* Mike Bloomberg 49%, Trump 42%, Republican-turned Democrat New Yorker defeats Democrat-turned Republican New Yorker by 7.
* Elizabeth Warren 48%, Trump 45%, Democrat wins by 3.
* Pete Buttigieg 47%, Trump 44%, Democrat wins by 3.
* Andrew Yang 46%, Trump 44%, Democrat leads by 2, within the theoretical sampling error.
SurveyUSA Election Poll #25106
Geography: USA 50 States — 5000 adults
Data Collected: 01/14/2020 - 01/16/2020
Yes, you read that right — Trump would lose to Andrew Yang.
Another nugget from this poll: “Trump holds at least 89% of his Republican party base against every Democratic challenger. But Trump trails among independent voters against every Democrat except Gabbard and Klobuchar.”
Republican Senators might do well to heed more bullet points from this same poll that Survey USA released on the eve of the Senate impeachment trial. The numbers don’t bode well for Republicans who don’t take their oaths to be impartial jurors seriously:
82% of Voters Nationwide Say US Senate Should Call Witnesses at Impeachment Trial of Donald John Trump; 28% Expect Senate Trial To Be Fair,
60% See Bias Dead-Ahead; Just 16% Say McConnell Should Allow POTUS to Prevent Bolton and Others from Testifying Using Immunity Claim:
By 9 to 1, Americans nationwide say the United States Senate should allow witnesses with first-hand knowledge of President Donald John Trump's words and deeds to testify at Trump's impeachment trial, which begins tomorrow 01/21/20, according to Survey USA's latest polling.
93% of Democrats, 81% of Independents, and 71% of Republicans say witnesses should not be prevented from testifying. If the President attempts to block testimony with claims of executive privilege or immunity, 46% of Americans say the US Senate should insist that the witnesses testify; 29% say that the US Senate should ask the Supreme Court of the United States to intervene; just 16% say in such an event, the Senate should reach a verdict without witnesses.
SurveyUSA Election Poll #25106
Geography: USA 50 States — 5000 adults
Data Collected: 01/14/2020 - 01/16/2020
Clearly, a majority of American voters recognize a kangaroo court, a rigged trial, a whitewash, a cover-up when they see it.
And the head-to-head poll results demonstrate pretty clearly that the man Republican senators are currently propping up is quite likely a lost cause at the ballot box.