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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWith Biden Out, Clinton Likely To Get A Bump In The Polls
Hillary Clinton, already seeing an uptick from her strong performance in the first Democratic primary debate, is likely to get another boost following Vice President Joe Biden's announcement on Wednesday that he won't run for president.
Recent polling tells a consistent story: With Biden out of the race, his supporters will disperse -- and that's generally to Clinton's benefit.
In the most recent Economist/YouGov survey, which was conducted earlier this month, one-fifth of Democratic voters named Biden as their preferred candidate. Among that group, 51 percent said Clinton would be their second choice, while just 30 percent named Sanders and the rest were mostly unsure.
Across six October surveys that reported results with and without Biden, Clinton led Sanders by an average of 23 points when Biden was included, and by 29 points when he was not.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/biden-supporters-hillary-clinton_5627d7ace4b0bce34703a0ea
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With Biden Out, Clinton Likely To Get A Bump In The Polls (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Clear winner in first debate - Biden drops out - GOP volunteers to let her shine on camera today
= Big Bump
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,705 posts)2. I will be watching the hearings in its entirety.
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stonecutter357
(12,682 posts)3. K&R!
enid602
(8,524 posts)4. news
She's also been in the news a lot lately. The coverage might well contribute to a surge.