'I think even Republicans and moderates are gonna say you know what, we can't have four more years of this guys,' Sanders told Jimmy Fallon.
"So do I think Joe can beat him? I do," Sanders reaffirmed,"you know, between you and me. Don't tell anybody," the senator said with a smile. But he added:"I think we're the stronger campaign to do that.
The most recent polling suggests that both candidates could actually beat Trump in the general election, although Biden's odds currently appear slightly higher. An average of recent national polls compiled by Real Clear Politics shows Biden ahead of Trump by about 6.3 points. Recent polls by CNN and Quinnipiac have the former vice president ahead by 10 and 11 points respectively. However, one outlier poll conducted by Emerson in mid-February shows Biden losing to Trump in a hypothetical match-up by 4 points.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as Senator Bernie Sanders looks on during the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25 in Charleston, South Carolina.Meanwhile, Sanders is ahead of Trump by an average of 5 points, according to the Real Clear Politics compilation. The recent polls by CNN and Quinnipiac both show the senator beating Trump by 7 points.
But Democrats learned in 2016 that national polling doesn't necessarily translate into an election victory. Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was at one point ahead of Trump by more than 20 points in multiple national polls. But Clinton went on to lose to Trump in the Electoral College, as Trump managed a series of narrow wins in key battleground states.
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