Exit polls: Nearly half of W.Va. Sanders backers would vote Trump
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Nearly half of the voters in the West Virginia Democratic primary who backed Bernie SandersBernie SandersSenate braces for days-long infrastructure slog  Latino voters: 'Do we have your attention now?' Jeffries: Shontel Brown win in Ohio proves anti-establishment line of attack is 'lame' MORE say they would vote for Republican Donald TrumpDonald TrumpBill Maher says Cuomo can't stay after scandal: He's no 'Donald Trump' Former acting AG testifies before panel probing election interference GOP senator vows to slow-walk T infrastructure bill, sparking standoff MORE in the fall presidential election, according to exit polls reported by CBS News.

Forty-four percent of Sanders supporters surveyed said they would rather back the presumptive GOP nominee in November, with only 23 percent saying they'd support Democratic front-runner Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonUS has opportunity to establish stronger economic ties with Laos Democratic senators increase pressure to declassify 9/11 documents related to Saudi role in attacks Stacey Abrams, Michelle Obama collaborating on voting rights push MORE. And 31 percent said would support neither candidate in the likely general election match-up.

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According to exit polls reported by ABC News, about one-third of Democratic primary voters would choose Trump in a general election match-up between him and Clinton. In that survey, 44 percent would choose Clinton, and 21 percent would choose neither candidate.

According to ABC News, about 80 percent of West Virginia Republican voters say they're excited or optimistic about what Trump would do if he were elected president, and 9 in 10 think Trump is likely to beat Clinton in a general election.

In a match-up between Trump and Clinton, about 90 percent of Republican primary voters in West Virginia say they would vote for Trump.

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