Trump, Clinton Expected to Win Connecticut Primaries: Quinnipiac Poll

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to win the Connecticut primaries, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll.

Trump is expected to win about 50 percent of votes in the Republican primary and Clinton is expected to lead Sen. Bernie Sanders 51-42.

"Connecticut Republicans have gone for outsider candidates such as Linda McMahon and Tom Foley. They continue that trend with Donald Trump," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD. "The conventional wisdom that Sen. Cruz is too conservative for Connecticut looks true, as he comes in a distant third in the Republican primary. Kasich clearly is outpacing Cruz for second, but running well behind Trump.”

The poll was conducted between April 12 and 18 among Republican and Democrat primary voters.

The poll predicts that Trump will garner 48 percent of the voter with Gov. John Kasich behind him at 28 percent and Sen. Ted Cruz at 19 percent. Five percent remain undecided.

A total of 56 percent of Republicans have a strongly favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of Trump, with 37 percent somewhat or strongly unfavorable, according to the poll. Kasich gets a 58 - 18 percent favorability rating with Cruz at a negative 38 - 45 percent score.

Clinton leads among female voters 55-38 percent and black voters 66-25 percent. The margins are much closer for white voters and men. Sanders leads among 18-34 year old voters 73-26 percent.

"Secretary Hillary Clinton wins on all the most important issues to voters, except for income inequality. Sen. Bernie Sanders wins on honesty, values, and empathy,” Schwartz said. “But Clinton wins by bigger margins on leadership, electability, and experience."