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July 16, 2015
Hillary's amazing shrinking lead
The Democrats’ “inevitable” nominee, Hillary Clinton, is watching her polling lead evaporate at an alarming rate. Nick Gass of Politico writes:
Hillary Clinton is still leading the Democratic field for 2016, but her lead has shrunk in recent months, according to a Monmouth University poll out Wednesday, as independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to make steady gains, despite trailing by a wide margin.
Among Democrats and those leaning toward the Democratic Party, Clinton picked up the support of 51 percent, down from 57 percent in June and 60 percent in April.
So Democrats and leaners are evenly divided on whether or not Hillary should be the nominee. That’s still way ahead of any other single candidate, with Sanders at only 17 percent. Then again, Joe Biden has yet to declare, and:
If Vice President Joe Biden were to run, however, the results suggest that he would take some votes from Clinton. He has not announced...(Read Full Post)