Poll: Hillary Clinton Hits Fifty Percent Support

[Historic NY]

Hillary Clinton continues to dominate the now smaller Democratic field of candidates in the first NBC News online poll conducted by SurveyMonkey taken after Joe Biden officially declared himself out of the presidential race. With Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee also suspending their campaigns, the poll shows that while Clinton has reinforced her lead to 20 points, Bernie Sanders remains a force to consider, with strong support from younger voters and those dissatisfied or angry with the government.


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[BlueCaliDem]

1. KICK, Rec, and REJOICE!

[yallerdawg]

2. Hillary is climbing!

[riversedge]

6. hillary has in this poll-->voting blocs: Men, women, whites, blacks, and older voters.

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............. Bernie Sanders remains a force to consider, with strong support from younger voters and those dissatisfied or angry with the government.

With Biden no longer asked about, Clinton's numbers have inched higher, pushing her back to the 50 percent mark among voters who are Democratic or lean Democratic, for the first time since we began polling on the primary race back in April. But Sanders continues to hold onto a solid segment of the Democratic electorate, getting the backing of 30 p ercent leaned Democratic voters. Martin O'Malley and Larry Lessig, with just 1 percent support, have not been able to make a dent in their levels of support.
NBC News

The tables below show that the last two weeks have been good ones for Hillary Clinton. Following the Biden announcement and her marathon 11 hour session before the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks, Clinton is maintaining or building her coalition across a wide swath of voting blocs: Men, women, whites, blacks, and older voters.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I think in this instance, "younger voters" = Libertarians. n/t

[riversedge]

7. Sanders is down ONE pt from last time. Interesting-thought he might pick up some of Biden

pts.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Looks like ALL of Biden's support went to Hillary. Funny that.

[riversedge]

18. She has a group of RunnersForHillary. Wonder if she has climbers???

[RandySF]

3. Kick!!!

[upaloopa]

4. We are in good company.

Just about 3 months until the first primary tests. What is going to change things between now and then?
More debates? A new Clinton scandal? The whole damn country decides that socialism is the way to go?

[NurseJackie]

5. Answers to your questions:

1) Regular folks will grow weary of the "angry" candidate and his abrasive followers.
2) Hillary will continue to show poise, strength, preparedness, and leadership in the debates ... her poll numbers will increase, and the endorsements will continue to pour in. O'Malley will gain some momentum and will begin to position himself as a VP contender, or as a favorite for the 2024 election.
3) Any scandal will be a rehash of something old, or will be something that's absurdly transparent and ridiculous.
4) Not in my lifetime.

[workinclasszero]

11. You aced it!

[riversedge]

9. Could be all 3. One never

knows what will pop up. Repubs will throw everything at her-esp. now that so many polls are showing such wide gaps between Sanders and Clinton.

[onehandle]

8. The 'Not Hillary' Party has peaked.

The Democratic Party will win.

[workinclasszero]

12. Yes!!!

[workinclasszero]

10. Go Hillary!

[Gothmog]

13. These are great polling numbers

[Iliyah]

16. K & R

[George II]

17. Huffington Pollster now has her up to 55% in their aggregate "Trend", with realclearpolitics at 49%

It's not easy to catch up to someone at 50+ !