According to a new CNN/ORC poll, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has seen her lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders shrink while his support has grown.
Bernie Sanders is gaining ground on Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, which shows support for the Vermont senator has grown 10 points since July.
Sanders’s surge coincides with a nine-point drop in support for the former secretary of state, bringing Clinton’s favorability among likely Democratic voters below 50 percent for the first time since she entered the race.
While still leading the Democratic pack with 47 percent of support, Clinton’s road to the primaries has been a bumpy one. The controversy over Clinton’s email has continued to escalate, prompting an FBI probe into whether Clinton compromised national security by using her personal email server to discuss official state matters.
Earlier this month, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll suggested that Clinton’s controversies were having a negative impact on her favorability among voters — particularly white female voters, the percentage of whom viewed Clinton positively dropped from 44 to 34 between June and July.
Obviously there’s a lot of time between now and the first Democratic presidential caucus/primaries, but the fact that Bernie Sanders is gaining ground while Hillary Clinton is losing ground is an encouraging sign.
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