Continuing on his rise from obscurity to political powerhouse, Pete Buttigieg defeats Donald Trump in a new election 2020 poll.
Longtime pollster Quinnipiac University released the results of the nationwide survey which revealed that five of the top Democratic candidates would best Trump if the election were held today.
Of the winning candidates, Buttigieg placed fourth over all in terms of his lead against Trump, beating him 47% to 42%.
Other Democrats fared even better.
Vice President Joe Biden beat trump in a 53% to 40% landslide; Sen. Bernie Sanders would win 51% to 42% in a match-up; Sen. Kamala Harris would win 49% to 41%;and Sen Elizabeth Warren would win 49% to 42%.
Sen. Cory Booker, whose campaign has struggled to find its footing since he announced his candidacy on February 1, even managed to make it on the list, tying Buttigieg’s spread, with a 47% to 42% win.
Further results of the survey had Buttigieg polling well among African-American voters, a key demographic the candidate had yet to win over in most polls. Still, Buttigieg doesn’t poll as well as other candidates like Biden or Harris, both of whom capture 80% of the African-American vote to the Mayor’s 74%.
Pete Buttigieg remains the first and only openly gay candidate to vie for the Presidential nomination of a major political party.
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Aires the Ram
Uh-huh. And the very same polls had Hillary Clinton with 100 million votes, winning in an unprecedented landslide. Ok. Believe whatever you want.
Cam
NATIONAL polls had Clinton winning. And guess what, Nationally she did get millions more votes. So they weren’t off.
The issue here that is bad for Republicans, is that Democrats are ahead in states Trump needs to win. Biden is ahead of Trump in Texas. If Republicans have to compete for Texas, they have no hope of winning the presidency.
ElPillo
National polls are not useful in the US as the electoral college system makes popular vote irrelevant. See Trump’s elections… it’s a chess game in the US, not a national election of the people.
Heywood Jablowme
Trump’s recent reaction to such news is to cite non-existent (!) polls showing he’s ahead! And then his brain-dead or bribed or blackmailed Cult 45 followers believe it.
Much is made of how Democrats drew the wrong lessons from the 2016 polls. They did, but the polls themselves weren’t “wrong” since polls aren’t predictions but merely report the statistical chances. If a poll says for instance that a candidate has a 28% chance of winning, obviously he may still win. The poll would only be “wrong” if it said he had absolutely zero percent chance of winning and he still won. Similarly, if you buy a lottery ticket you’re extremely unlikely to win, but there’s still a definite (and calculable) statistical chance you might.
It’s funny how many people understand the lottery math problem quite well (while still wasting plenty of money on the lottery, no doubt) and at the same time declare the 2016 polls were “wrong” and therefore there’s no reason to pay attention to ANY poll ever again. But if Cult 45 is dumb enough to believe this, good!
daveku
People seem to forget that without the electoral college, unless you live in the heavily populated northeast or California your vote does not mean crap!! I.e. you live in Georgia or Mississippi and ‘mayor Pete’ says your vote should count. Well… I’m sorry… In a popular vote it wouldn’t! Your fate… Good or bad… Would be decided on by people in NYC and la!!! Nobody will even bother going to the lesser places.
Jared MacBride
Polls measuring likely voters 15 months from an election and not taking into account the electoral college mean zippo. In any case, Buttigeig has zero chance to win the nomination or beat Trump. Time for Democrats to start getting int touch with reality.
JED08
Jared I think that the article was about Quinnipiac showing Pete beating Trump. That was the whole point. But I’m so glad that you are here to tell us not to be reading articles.
truthseeker
Mayor Pete is trying to get the black vote though. In a picture circulating the internet, to seem cool with black people, he drinks what looks like malt liquor from a brown bag with black guys.
As far as Biden, to help his chances at winning, he said if he’s elected then he’ll cure cancer
Cam
What a shock, the same account that always defends bigots and attacks LGBT people doesn’t like the gay guy who’s running and makes up a lie about him.
Staying consistent I see.
truthseeker
@Cam (DCguy)
Google “pete buttigieg drinks liquor” then you’ll see
Kangol2
@Truthseeker, that “photo” you mention was taken in upper Manhattan, when Mayor Pete was on the Desus and Mero Show. Of course you would know nothing about it, but it comes on Showtime twice a week, it’s pretty popular, and the photo was part of their interview with them. Of course you mischaracterize it, but should we expect anything less?
truthseeker
@Kangol2
First Cam (DCguy) said I’m lying. Now according to you, I’m not lying but just “mischaracterizing” it
It reeks of pandering to me just like when Hillary Clinton told hosts of a black radio show that she carries hot sauce in her purse or went on Ellen and dabbed
Funny that no one is pushing back on my statement of Biden saying he’ll cure cancer lol
evanxx
Pete’s not just having a drink with a couple of guys from the”hood”; he’s drinking booze from a brown bag on the street, in public. If not for his white shirt, he’d be just another white-trash bum-wino. I’ve got the photo and seen the accompanying video. Is this the role-model we need for our LGBTQ youth? That’s a BIG NO from me….I’m switching to Beto.
Cam
Ohhhh, sweetie, of course you’re lying.
And just like you always defend bigots who hate us, try to attack black people, you invariably are attacking the gay guy running for office.
You hate LGBT people and that is your job on here.
daveku
I thought Obama appointed him the cancer czar after his son died? He did such a good job as the recovery czar and the jobs czar. My little country road was repaved 3 times in 4 years!! When I asked, I was told it was part of the recovery act.!! I was like WTF about the crappy street around the corner? Sorry …. It’s not on the list! Oi veh!
Hussain-TheCanadian
Bernie 2020 peeps!!!
The man has a true vision for the United States, and he can deliver!
rogue4gay
Great news to get during Pride month!
Get away from whether he gets the nomination or becomes President. The LGBTQ community has come a long way when a poll says that a gay man can become President. People can change if we all come out and be Proud.
Virpilosus
Rogue4…You are SPOT ON with that comment!
Brian
Any poll that has Cory Booker winning the presidency cannot possibly be taken seriously.
JED08
I share your disdain for Cory Booker, but not for Quinnipiac, they do good work. I know we have a ways to go, but I don’t think Trump is headed for reelection.
Virpilosus
Despite any and all polls, all Democrats MUST work together to assure a 2020 election win for whichever candidates emerge victorious at the convention. TRUMP AND PENCE MUST GO !
Brexit
The ridiculessness of the American system is that it’s not “one man (woman etc.), one vote” but, as can be seen by the 2016 result, the Electoral College system can subvert the popular vote. You need to ditch the Electoral College system so each person’s vote counts equally.
daveku
People seem to forget that without the electoral college, unless you live in the heavily populated northeast or California your vote does not mean crap!! I.e. you live in Georgia or Mississippi and ‘mayor Pete’ says your vote should count. Well… I’m sorry… In a popular vote it wouldn’t! Your fate… Good or bad… Would be decided on by people in NYC and la!!! Nobody will even bother going to the lesser places.
bobnla
as a conservative, I will vote for President Trump…and I am gay. I appreciate Mayor Pete for being on the list of candidates and presenting himself as a quality articulate and bright young man. Mayor Pete is a Far Leftist; not my cup of tea and he will not get my vote. In the meantime, I am chagrined at the blind alignment of gays to Pete’s campaign, because he is gay…almost an infatuation, similar to that seen in the past from certain groups and Obama. What ever happened to reason and thinking as it seems to be replaced by baseless puppy-dog passion
Aires the Ram
@bobnia: You asked: “Whatever happened to reason and thinking…”….?
Within Gay, Inc., reason and logic have been out the window for quite some time. They push the agenda that “Oh, he’s gay?”….”well then, because he sucks di*&ck he’s the best person to negotiate trade policies, to be in charge of foreign policy, to lead our country to greatness, not run us into the dirt like Obama/Biden/Clinton wished for us. Oh!! But he’s gay!! Oh! He’ll help us gay people!! Oh my!
Only thing they’re not thinking about, is what the hell is going to be “better” for homosexuals, when the whole country goes to hell in a hand basket, the economy crashes, our sovereignty is given over to the anti-American United Nations. They don’t think about those types of things. They are just all a ga-ga over him because he’s gay. Don’t forget, his father taught Marxist theory at Notre Dame.