The results showing most Democratic voters believed Sanders would beat Trump in the general election were released three days before the Nevada caucuses.
Nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters believe Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont would defeat incumbent President Donald Trump if Sanders were selected to be the party's presidential nominee, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday.
Pollsters asked respondents who were Democrats or leaned Democratic which candidate they thought would win against Trump if that candidate were to represent the party in November. Seventy-two percent said that they thought Sanders would defeat Trump in a one-on-one match-up, while 24 percent thought Trump would win and 4 percent had no opinion.
Of all the Democratic candidates, Sanders was the one who respondents said they believed had the best chance of defeating the incumbent. Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg performed second-best in this question—69 percent of respondents said they thought he could beat Trump in the general, while 28 percent said they thought the victory would go to Trump and 3 percent said they did not have an opinion.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at University of Nevada on February 18, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sen. Sanders continues to campaign ahead of the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 22.Former Vice President Joe Biden, who performed first in most national polls prior to the February 3 Iowa caucuses, was third.
The results also said that 58 percent of respondents believed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren would win against Trump in a hypothetical match-up. But 39 percent said they thought Trump would be the victor, and 3 percent had no opinion.
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