Bernie Sanders is the most liked presidential candidate from either party, according to a new poll.
With a 48-39 favorable-to-unfavorable ratio, the Vermont senator has the best net-positive rating among his Democratic and Republican presidential rivals, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
The poll also found that as more people get to know Sanders, more people have a favorable rating of him. In February, 61 percent of Democrats had a favorable view of him, compared to 72 percent of Democrats now.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, is viewed favorably by 50 percent of those asked, compared to 55 percent who see her unfavorably. Her GOP counterpart Donald Trump is seen favorably by just 26 percent and unfavorably by 69 percent in the poll.
A majority of registered voters, 61 percent, also said they’d at least consider voting for Sanders in a general election, compared to 38 percent who said they would definitely not, which is the lowest rate in the entire field. Fifty-one said they wouldn’t vote for Clinton, and 61 percent said the same for Trump.
Clinton remains the candidate most voters believe can win a general election. Eighty-two percent said she is the most capable, compared to 60 percent who say the same for both Sanders and Trump.
The online poll of 1,076 adults was conducted March 31-April 4 and carries an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
