The latest
PPP poll in New Hampshire showed big shifts
on the Republican side but there's also been a swing on the Democratic side since the last poll in April. Bernie Sanders now leads Hillary Clinton among NH Democrats 42 percent to 35 percent.
The main story in New Hampshire is how universally popular Sanders has become with the Democratic electorate. 78% see him favorably to only 12% with a negative opinion--that makes him easily the most popular candidate on either side with their party's voters. Meanwhile Hillary Clinton's favorability numbers have taken a little bit of a hit- she was at 78/10 with Democratic primary voters in April, but now she's at a 63/25 spread.
The ideological divide is actually not that stark on the Democratic side. Sanders is ahead with 'somewhat liberal' voters (45/32), 'very liberal' ones (46/37), and moderates (40/36) alike. And although there is certainly a gender gap Sanders is ahead with both men (44/30) and women (41/38). But the real big divide we see is along generational lines- Clinton is ahead 51/34 with seniors, but Sanders has a 45/29 advantage with everyone under the age of 65.
Here's how things stacked up in the
last PPP survey, which was released before Sanders had announced his candidacy:
On the Democratic side Hillary Clinton has one of her weaker recent polling performances, getting 45% to 23% for Elizabeth Warren, 12% for Bernie Sanders, 7% for Joe Biden, 3% for Martin O'Malley, and 1% each for Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb.
This is now the second poll showing Sanders besting Clinton in the Granite State.
The first was earlier this month and there were reasons to question its findings, but this PPP poll demonstrates legit Bern-mentum.