From a new USCDornsife and Los Angeles Times poll: Democrats see Biden, Warren as close fits ideologically, view Sanders as more extreme
The poll was conducted between Aug. 12 to Sept 8, 2019, among 5,367 adult U.S. citizens, including 2,462 who said they intended to participate in a Democratic primary. The margin of sampling error is +/- 2 percentage points. Question text and more at bit.ly/USCPolls.• Healthcare policy, which has been a big focus for arguments at the Democratic debates, has not become a litmus test for voters.
Support for and opposition to Medicare for all divides deeply along partisan lines, while the Medicare option does not, noted Jill Darling, the survey’s director. But if the Medicare option becomes a general election issue, views could polarize, and many of those currently on the fence could shift against it, she said.
A majority of Republicans oppose it, however, with more than a third saying they are “strongly opposed.” That’s enough to all but ensure that the Republican-majority Senate would block such a plan.• A close divide on whether it is fair or unfair to blame Trump’s language for encouraging extremists to commit violent acts.
Democratic voters overall view California Sen. Harris as nearest to their own position ideologically, the poll found, but she has returned to single digits, at 8%. The poll showed Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., at 4%, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas at 3%, and both Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and New York entrepreneur Andrew Yang at 2%. No other candidates get more than 1%.
To measure ideology, the poll asked respondents to rate themselves, Trump and the top Democratic candidates on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 as the most liberal and 100 the most conservative.
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