who prefer Trump to Clinton also prefer him against Sanders. Among voters who prefer some other candidate in a Trump-Clinton matchup, just three percent (3%) support Trump; 65% back Sanders, and 30% still want some one else.

In late April, nearly one-in-four voters said they will stay home or vote third party if Clinton and Trump are the major party presidential candidates.

Sanders’ unexpected success in the 2016 presidential campaign has exposed the growing rift between the Democratic party establishment and the party’s more progressive wing. Still, Democratic voters are more likely than voters in general to think their party should identify with Clinton rather than Sanders.

Chaos erupted last weekend at the Nevada state Democratic convention when Sanders supporters lashed out at party leaders for what they saw as arigged primary election. The national Democratic party has told Sanders to tone down his rhetoric and control his supporters. Sanders, while condemning any violence committed by his supporters, is refusing to end his attacks on Clinton and the party. Rasmussen Reports is surveying voters now about the incident in question and where the Democratic party will go from here. We will release those numbers next week.

In early April, 51% of Democrats said they oppose their party’s use of superdelegates, individuals selected by the party who can support any candidate at the party's convention regardless of who wins their state's popular vote. Sanders and his supporters claim the system has rigged the election for Clinton.

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