New poll shows Oprah with a slight lead over Trump in a 2020 matchup
PRESIDENT Donald Trump seemed confident he could trounce Oprah Winfrey in 2020, if the TV host-turned-media mogul were to drop her designer hat into the political ring. But a new poll suggests otherwise: Oprah would beat Trump by 40 per cent to 38 per cent, according to the data collected by the Morning Consult and Politico.
Not that she should start measuring those Oval Office drapes just yet ( but who are we kidding? That would be Nate Berkus’ job!): Her lead is within the poll’s plus or minus 2-point margin of error.
The poll also shows that Oprah could struggle in a Democratic primary — among Dem voters, former Veep Joe Biden would best her by 54 per cent to 31 per cent and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by 46 per cent to 37 per cent. ( She would clobber New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 44 per cent to 23 per cent and Massachusetts Sen Elizabeth Warren 39 per cent to 35 per cent.)
Despite the poll being conducted in the days after Oprah’s Golden Globes speech — which had just about everyone hyperventilating as they scurried to scoop up Oprah-for-prez URLs — it appears that there just isn’t a tonne of enthusiasm for her political future. Fifty-nine per cent of respondents said she shouldn’t run, compared to 24 per cent who said she should and 17 perfect who didn’t know or had no opinion.
Not exactly the “aha!” moment the # Oprah2020 movement was looking for. — WP-Bloomberg