[rad-green] New California and National Polls Show Sanders Crushing 2020 Rivals Among Voters Under 45

*https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/11/new-california-and-national-polls-show-sanders-crushing-2020-rivals-among-voters
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Dreams                    December 11, 2019New California and National
Polls Show Sanders Crushing 2020 Rivals Among Voters Under 45"It's clear
where the future of the Democratic Party is."by Julia Conley, staff writer*

*A young supporter watches as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie
Sanders takes part in a town hall discussion about health care on July 25,
2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)*

New polling out of California reveals that Sen. Bernie Sanders'
presidential bid is garnering the most support from young voters in the
state and elicits the most enthusiasm from Californians as a whole.

Among respondents under the age of 45 who answered the *CNN* poll
<http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2019/images/12/11/rel1_ca.pdf>, 32% said they were
most likely to support the Vermont Democrat. Just 13% said they currently
back former Vice President Joe Biden, while 18% expressed support for Sen.
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), giving Sanders a 13-point lead with potential
voters in that age bracket.

Biden has the most support in the state among people over age 65, 37% of
whom said they support him versus only 8% who backed Sanders, according to
the poll, in which 1,203 people were surveyed.

"Young people are ready for a political revolution."
—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg—by far
the youngest of the top four leading 2020 candidates—is also getting the
majority of his support in the state from older voters, with 14% of people
between 50 and 64 saying they would vote for him compared to just 6% of
people under 45 saying the same.

With Warren in third place in the poll overall with 17%, *CNN* noted that
while Biden won 21% of overall support from all Californians versus
Sanders' 20%, respondents responded most enthusiastically to Sanders'
campaign.

"42% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would be extremely
enthusiastic if he were the nominee, compared with 35% saying so for Biden,
34% for Warren and 23% for Buttigieg," the outlet reported.
<https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/politics/cnn-polls-california-texas/index.html>

Californians also saw the Vermont senator as best able to handle
healthcare, climate, and gun control policies. Buttigieg was ranked several
points below each of the other four top candidates in terms of his ability
to pass policies regarding major issues, also including the economy and
immigration.

Enthusiasm for Sanders in California, especially among young voters, was
mirrored in a national poll released by Quinnipiac University on Tuesday.

Nationally, 52% of voters under age 35 said they were supporting Sanders,
according to the poll, which surveyed more than 1,500 people.

Warren was supported by 17% of respondents under 35, Biden by 11%, and
Buttigieg by just 2%.

The Quinnipiac poll garnered commentary among progressives on social media:

Sanders also weighed in on the new data, tweeting
<https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1204512469449883649>, "Young
people are ready for a political revolution."

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