Survey Monkey National Poll-Clinton 50% (+5) Sanders 30% (-1)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/poll-hillary-clinton-hits-fifty-percent-support-n454556

[NCTraveler]

1. Up, Up and away superwoman!!!!! nt.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I like that she expanded her nat'l lead by 6% in that poll.

[BlueCaliDem]

3. And she'll only grow from here on out!

"You're gonna hear me roa-oar!"

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. The poll is a bit on the bearish side but it's best to compare polls by the same pollster for trends

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[NCTraveler]

5. There is no stopping her now that she has secured the "Military-Pop-Culture Complex" vote. nt.

[oasis]

6. "Like a snowball rolling down the side of a snow covered hill

it's growin".

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Ain't no stopping us now

[oasis]

18. Perfect song for the Dem Convention following Hillary's acceptance speech.

Can you imagine the floor demonstration of ecstatic delegates with red, white and blue balloons coming down?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. That poll is way too bearish on HRC but it's the trend in the poll that's important.

When the landline/cell phone polls start coming out expect 60%-30% or better for HRC.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Who knows? They nailed the British election

To more than one pundit, last week’s election in the United Kingdom looked like it would be the closest in a generation. But at SurveyMonkey’s Palo Alto, California, headquarters, thousands of miles away, things looked very different: Respondents to an online poll conducted by the Internet survey company from April 30 to May 6 showed the Conservatives, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, as poised for an unexpectedly comprehensive electoral triumph.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/surveymonkey-was-the-other-winner-of-the-u-k-election/

Maybe it was serendipity? Who knows?

[brooklynite]

11. The fact the "anybody can create a poll" is irrelevant...

SurveyMonkey has expanded the use of their technology to professional polling (online vs phone). NBC wouldn't be affiliating with them if they couldn't deliver accurate results.

[LexVegas]

10. Wrapping it up. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Are you in Vegas...I might be there in Feb to drive my Filipino friends to the caucus.

eom

[LexVegas]

15. I am in the Vegas of Virginia. Lexington. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Is there gambling there?/nt

[LexVegas]

20. No..its a college town and thats what the college kids call it. nt

[Tom Rinaldo]

13. Honestly that's better than I expected for Bernie. Not bad in context

There had previously been 10% backing Biden, Clinton only gained half of those voters even though earlier polling suggested that Biden voters broke for Clinton more than two to one when Biden was removed. Sanders is essentially flat - he did not lose any support due to the first debate which strongly suggests that he did nothing to discredit himself on a night where many felt Hillary shined. Hillary had a really strong stretch during the period preceding this poll. She got massive positive exposure thanks to the generosity of House Republicans. Clearly if things keep going that well for her she will win the nomination, but this indicates to me that Sanders is hanging in there. He weathered the best few weeks Clinton has had fairly well. If Hillary has any missteps and falters, Bernie is still positioned to make a real run for the nomination.

[MineralMan]

19. I'm not big on Survey Monkey polling.

It's not as well-controlled for participation as traditional polling company polls. Specifically, its pool of participants is less well-controlled.

Still, it's a good result for Clinton, but I think it's showing a lower number for her than will be seen in other, more traditional polls.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. That's why the trend is more important...

Moves up in less than stellar polls, moves up in stellar polls.