Clinton Leads Sanders 59%-33% In Florida, Says New Quinnipiac Poll

Florida Democrats aren’t Feeling the Bern.

At least not in significant numbers, as a Quinnipiac poll out Friday shows Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders in the Florida Democratic Primary, 59 percent to 33 percent.

Women back Clinton 69 – 24 percent, while men go 47 percent for Sanders and 43 percent for Clinton.

Clinton is doing well with various groups; she leads among voters who describe themselves as “very liberal,” “somewhat liberal” or “moderate to conservative.”

However, in the categories where she has struggled all year long in the polls, trustworthiness and honesty, Clinton struggles again.

Among likely Democratic primary voters who most want a candidate who cares about their needs and problems, Sanders gets 48 percent to Clinton’s 42 percent. He leads 49 – 37 percent among voters who most want a candidate who is honest and trustworthy.

“This has been a turbulent political year, but the Florida Democratic primary looks like a blow-out,” says Peter Brown, assistant director with Quinnipiac. “With her 26-point lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton would have to undergo a political meltdown of historic proportions to lose this contest.”

From February 21 – 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 476 Florida likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points.

The Florida Democratic presidential primary takes place March 15, though more than 216,000 Democrats have already cast absentee ballots as of Thursday in the race.