Poll shows Bernie Sanders would beat Donald Trump A new WMUR/CNN Granite State poll shows Donad Trump is 20 points ahead of his closest Republican competition, but it's not all good news for Trump. New numbers cast a very different picture about what would happen in the general election here in New Hampshire. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT SHELELY: IN COMMITMENT 2016, OUR WMUR-CNN GRANITE STATE POLL RELEASED TODAY SHOWS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STILL WAY AHEAD OF THE PACK. TED CRUZ IS HIS CLOSEST COMPETITOR 20 POINTS BEHIND. MARCO RUBIO AND JEB BUSH A TIED AT 10%. JOHN KASICH, RAND PAUL, AND CHRIS CHRISTIE ALL HAVE 6%. BUT IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS FOR TRUMP. NEW NUMBERS CAST A VERY DIFFERENT PICTURE ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. >> 'PLEASE FBI, PLEASE GO AFTER HILLARY. I WAWAA RUN AGAINST BERNIE.' SHELLEY DONALD TRUMP MAY WANT TO : BE CAREFUL WHAT HE WISHES FOR, HIS DREAM OF FACING OFF WITH BERNIE SANDERS IN NOVEMBER MIGHT NOT GO WELL FOR HIM AT LEAST NOT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A NEW WMUR/CNN POLL ON POTENTI MATCHUPS FINDS THE VERMONT SENATOR WOULD BEAT TRUMP, BY A 23-POINT MARGIN. IN FACT, SANDERS WOULD BEAT EVERY REPUBLICAN IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD-RACE, EVEN HYPOTHETICALLY OUTPERFORMING HILLARY CLINTON. >> BERNIE SANDERS DOES BETTER THAN HILLARY CLINTON AGAINST ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS. SHELLEY BUT HILLARY CLINTON IS : THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONTRUNNER. AND STILL THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE NOMINATION. THE POLL FINDS SHE WOULD ALSO BEAT TRUMP, BY 9 POINTS. CLINTON BEATS TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ AS WELL, BY SIX POINTS. BUT THE POLL FOUND MARCO RUBIO WOULD BEAT CLINTON BY ONE POINT, 45 TO 44 WHILE OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH IS DEADLOCKED IN THIS POLL WITH CLINTON, EACH GETTING 43%. IN FACT, EVERY REPUBLICAN IN THIS SURVEY HAS A BETTER SHOT AT BEATING CLINTON THAN DONALD TRUMP DOES. >> I THINK THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES NEED TO WAKE UP SHELLEY MEANTIME, GOP CANDIDATES : STILL POLLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK, CONTINUE TO STUMP ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. JEB BUSH AND JOHN KASICH, INSISTING THE FIGHT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE WON'T END, UNTIL ELECTION DAY >> IT'S WHY THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. THESE VOTERS GET A CHANCE TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> NEW HAMPSHIRE IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SCREEN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. SHELLEY: 43% OF REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS SAID THEY HAVEN'T MADE A FINAL DECISION ON WHO THEY'LL SUPPORT. YOU CAN READ THE FULL RESULTS

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