There's an Update on Security for Biden's Gaza Port and a New 'Peacekeeping...
Biden Blows Off Respects for Murdered New York City Police Officer
New York City Councilwoman Gets Ratioed Into Oblivion Over One Question
Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced in Massive Crypto Fraud Case
‘No Tampons, No Peace!’: Panic at Vanderbilt University Sit-In As Protestors Realize It...
Charlotte Radio Host Speaks Out About His Interview With KJP That Made Headlines
Americans React to Biden Skipping Out on Slain NYPD Officer's Wake and Instead...
How Does RFK Jr. Affect This Presidential Race?
Judge In Hunter Biden's Tax Fraud Case Doesn't Buy Attorney's Claims
New Poll Shows How Hispanic Voters Feel About Biden Describing Laken Riley's Alleged...
Who Will Replace Mike Gallagher? Poll Shows It's Pro-Trump Alex Bruesewitz’s 'Race to...
Flashback: Two Cycles After Running on Gore's Ticket, Lieberman Endorses McCain at GOP...
Here's When Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas Will Be Presented to the Senate
Tennessee Music Venue to Host ‘Trans Day Of Vengeance’ Event One Year After...
There Was Very Little Pete Buttigieg Was Able to Tell Us About Bridge...
Tipsheet

Bernie Bro Backlash? New Maine Poll Has Trump Within Margin of Error

Back in March, supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) turned out for the Maine Democratic caucuses with such enthusiasm that the state wound up scrapping the caucus system altogether for the 2020 cycle. Sanders won nearly 65 percent of the votes in the state, and Maine attempted to eliminate the ability of superdelegates to choose their candidates after the majority of the state's superdelegates threw their support behind Hillary Clinton.

Advertisement

This being said, perhaps this new poll, conducted by the Boston Globe and Colby College, isn't too surprising. The poll puts Donald Trump only three points behind Clinton, who is polling at 42 percent.

A Colby College-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday shows the presidential race in Maine is now within the margin of error, with Clinton leading Trump, 42 percent to 39 percent.

Also significant: The poll of likely voters, conducted last week by SurveyUSA, showed only a small portion of respondents, 5 percent, remain undecided less than eight weeks before Election Day.

Curious. In 2012, Barack Obama won Maine by a casual 15 points, and the last time a Republican won the state was 1988. The Clinton campaign should be winning Maine with no issue, but this poll is certainly eye-opening and has to be giving the Clinton camp some grief. It's also interesting that Trump didn't even win the Maine GOP caucus back in March--instead, Sen. Ted Cruz beat the now-nominee by 13 points.

Maine is an unusual state in that the winner does not necessarily take all of its four electoral college votes, and instead each congressional district awards one vote to the winner of the election. While Maine's votes have never actually been split since the state began the practice in the 1970s, this could be the year it actually happens. Trump has about as good a chance as I do to win the 1st congressional district (which is home to Maine's biggest city, Portland), but polls have indicated that he has a real shot of winning the 2nd district.

Advertisement

This, of course, leads back to the "Bernie Bros." Maine has more Democrats than Republicans, and this election should not be a close one. Judging by the fact that Maine Democrats turned out with such intensity the state literally gave up on the concept of holding caucuses, it's hard to say that these people aren't dedicated to their beliefs. Clearly, these poll numbers are showing that a good chunk of these voters aren't making the leap to Clinton. Are these voters going to stay home in November, or switch their votes to Dr. Jill Stein...or even to Trump? 

Stay tuned.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement