Exit poll: GOP unhappy, Dems OK with Sanders, Clinton

[Rob L 3,811]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exit-poll-gop-unhappy-dems-ok-with-sanders-clinton/ar-BBqvLBl?ocid=ansmsnnews11

WASHINGTON — Most Democratic voters in the five states heading to the polls Tuesday say they're satisfied with either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders as their presidential nominee— both candidates with long political resumes.

But about half of Republican voters in Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois and North Carolina say they're looking for a political outsider to inhabit the White House. And an overwhelming majority of GOP voters say they're unhappy with the direction of the federal government.

According to early results of exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research, Democratic minority voters were poised to have a big impact in all five states.

On the GOP side, about 2 in 3 voters in all five states support a temporary ban on non-citizen Muslims entering the U.S., while majorities say people living illegally in the country already should have a chance to stay.

Other highlights from the exit polls:

DEMS SATISFIED WITH EITHER

Majorities of Democratic voters say they would be satisfied with either Clinton or Sanders as the nominee. And most voters describe both as honest. But Sanders edges Clinton on the question of honesty while voters are more likely to describe Clinton's policies as realistic.

At least half of voters in each state say each of the two candidates' positions on the issues are "about right," though voters are generally more likely to say Sanders' policies are too liberal than not liberal enough and to say the opposite about Clinton.

Democratic voters in all five states see Clinton as the candidate with the better chance to beat Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee in November.

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ANGER, BETRAYAL, OUTSIDERS

About 9 in 10 GOP primary voters in the five primary states are unhappy with the direction of the federal government, and on average about 4 in 10 are angry.

Majorities of Republican primary voters in all five states say they feel betrayed by politicians from the Republican Party, according to the exit polls. In each of the five states, about half of voters say they prefer a candidate who's an outsider, while about 4 in 10 want one with political experience.

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IMMIGRATION

About two-thirds of Republican primary voters support temporarily banning non-citizen Muslims from entering the United States, but majorities in all five states say they want immigrants already in the United States illegally to be allowed a chance to stay.

Only about 4 in 10 Republican voters in each state want all immigrants in the country illegally to be deported. The proportion of GOP primary voters saying they want a ban on non-citizen Muslims entering the United States is as high as three-quarters in Missouri.

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MINORITY VOTERS

White voters make up the majority of Democratic voters in four of five states going to the polls, but all five states included large enough percentages of minority voters to potentially affect the results.

Black voters make up at least about one-fifth of the Democratic electorate in each state, and in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina nearly 3 in 10 Democratic primary voters are black.

Black voters have formed an important part of Clinton's coalition in earlier states, supporting her by about a 67 percentage point margin across 15 earlier contests where entrance or exit polls were conducted. But in Michigan a week ago, they supported her by a smaller 40 percentage point margin.

In Florida, Hispanics made up about 2 in 10 Democratic and Republican primary voters. That includes about 1 in 10 GOP primary voters who are of Cuban descent.

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The surveys were conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research as voters left their polling places at 30 to 40 randomly selected sites in five states holding primary elections Tuesday.

Preliminary results include interviews with 542 to 1,399 Democratic primary voters and 579 to 1,819 Republican primary voters in each state. In Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, the results also include telephone interviews with early and absentee voters.

The results among all those voting in each contest have a margin of sampling error ranging of either plus or minus 4 percentage points or plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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[TBoneTX 47,513]

Only about 4 in 10 Republican voters in each state want all immigrants in the country illegally to be deported.

"Only"?

[Rob L 3,811]

"Only"?

\paraphrased :

6 out of 10 Republicans think that deporting undocumented residents and their US born children is Anti- Family, Anti-American, Counter-productive, Expensive, un-feasible and/or immoral.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Sanders needs to make a decision on his immigration policy versus his trade policy. They make no sense put together unless the goal is to bring down wages as a form of competition.

[TBoneTX 47,513]

Well, if 4 of 10 are polarized on one side, and the remaining 6 of the 10 are polarized on the other, that doesn't leave room for any neutral responses.

The good news for the 4-of-10 is that Rubio's campaign is suspended. He was the poster-boy for amnesty.

[Rob L 3,811]

Well, if 4 of 10 are polarized on one side, and the remaining 6 of the 10 are polarized on the other, that doesn't leave room for any neutral responses.

The good news for the 4-of-10 is that Rubio's campaign is suspended. He was the poster-boy for amnesty.

Not Cruz, the Canadian illegal?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

\paraphrased :

6 out of 10 Republicans think that deporting undocumented residents and their US born children is Anti- Family, Anti-American, Counter-productive, Expensive, un-feasible and/or immoral.

I wonder why they left out the Asian voters?

[TBoneTX 47,513]

Not Cruz, the Canadian illegal?

Sorry -- he's Kenyan.

[ExPatty 502]

Sanders needs to make a decision on his immigration policy versus his trade policy. They make no sense put together unless the goal is to bring down wages as a form of competition.

He's already decided, though it's too late now and HIllary will be nominee. Both are widely in favor of complete amnesty; if you can make it into the US you get to stay is their platform. This is the main platform of the republicans, too, since neither party has taken immigration enforcement seriously for a very long time.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Innovation should be rewarded.

[OriZ 3,165]