A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds Hillary Clinton running dead even with Ben Carson nationwide, but beating Donald Trump soundly and Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush narrowly. It also finds Bernie Sanders runs just as strongly against Trump and Rubio (Sanders v. Carson and Sanders v. Bush were not polled).
There are two takeaways from these results. First, Sanders is just as electable as Clinton. And second, and perhaps most important, the fundamental matchup is Democrat v. Republican. The differences between the candidates are much less significant than the differences between their parties.
