Poll: Sanders more electable than Clinton

Published May 10, 2016 3:12pm ET



Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders’ lead on Donald Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup dwarfs Hillary Clinton’s advantage over the billionaire, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll.

The online poll shows Sanders up 13 percentage points on Trump, 53-40, while Clinton leads Trump by 5 points, 49-44. Sanders’ lead is bolstered by young Republicans, as the poll shows 30 percent of Republicans under 30 years old would vote for Sanders over Trump.

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