Originally Posted by Guest

In a general election: According to match-ups by RCP, Clinton would beat Trump 45.3% to 42.8% in a general election, while Sanders would best him by 5.3 percentage points (46.8% to 41.5%). Running against Cruz, Clinton could be less lucky: Cruz leads her by an average of 1.8 points, with 46.3% of national support to her 44.5%. Sanders, on the other hand, could win in a contest with Cruz: his average advantage is 3.3 percentage points on the Texan senator, with 45% support to Cruz's 41.7%. (The most recent poll for this pairing, however, comes from Dec. 20.)