Ronald Reagan was the last Republican who was successfully able to turn the blue state of New York red, but Donald Trump is quick to brag that he would be able to win his home turf in a general election. However, a new poll from Emerson College says that very likely isn't so, The Hill reports.
The poll found that Trump would lose to either Democratic candidate in the Empire State, with Hillary Clinton leading him 55 to 36 percent in a general election and Bernie Sanders leading him 53 to 26 percent. Out-of-towner Republican Ted Cruz would do even worse, falling to Brooklyn-based Clinton by 31 points.
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The poll was conducted from March 14-16. The GOP primary poll surveyed 298 likely primary voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percent. The general election sample reached 768 likely general election voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.
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