Poll: Hillary Clinton still leads Sanders and Biden, but by less

[Jesus Malverde]

Source: USA Today

Hillary Clinton continues to lead the Democratic field in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, but she no longer commands the support of a majority of Democrats as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Vice President Biden gain ground.

Clinton is backed by 41% of likely Democratic primary voters, a double-digit drop since the USA TODAY poll taken two months ago, and Sanders is supported by 23%, a jump. Biden is the choice of 20% even though he hasn't announced whether he will jump in the race.

By nearly 3-1, all those surveyed in the national poll predict that the controversy over her exclusive use of a private email server when she was secretary of State would hurt her prospects in a general election.

The poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken by phone Sept. 24-28, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The sample of 430 Democrats has an error margin of +/- 5 points.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/10/01/suffolk-poll-clinton-sanders-biden/73132954/

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double-digit drop since the USA TODAY poll taken two months ago

[itcfish]

1. Sounds like You are Happy?

We are our own worse enemy! We are going to hand the election to Trump. What a sad moment for the US and we have nobody to blame but ourselves.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Are you ever a pessimist.

There is no future for the republicans. They are toast. The battle for the presidency is right here right now in primary.

[Android3.14]

4. ^^THIS^^

[Reter]

6. There's a happy medium

Too much overconfidence sucks too. I will never forget how many people here said we would hold onto the House in 2010. Me? I'm realistic. We would crush Trump easily. Hil vs. Jeb or Rubio? I think they could possibly win. But she may, it would be close.

[gateley]

18. Wake up. That's what we said going into the mid-terms. Hello, Speaker Boehner!

What WE are enraged by, the general public is unaware of.

I don't understand why people who are supposedly politically savvy don't get that.

[Stevepol]

21. Thevoting machine companies are fully aware of everything.

I think they were largely responsible for the results in the mid-term elections. It might have been a victory for the Repubs but I don't think there's any way it was the sweep they supposedly had. The voting machine companies are almost entirely owned and managed by right-wingers and they've learned thru the years now since anybody actually checked or verified the results of an election to tilt the results just enough to give the victory to their fellow right-wingers and not arouse the suspicions of the hoi-polloi, not that anybody would try to do anything so outrageous as verify the vote even if they were suspicious.

[gateley]

22. Well I sure can't argue with that!

I have no idea why they can't DO something about the problems (really, gateley? I'm sure M.O.N.E.Y.) has nothing to do with it.

I get so frustrated that we continue to get run over and don't seem to fight back successfully.

But honestly, Dems do have a sorry rep for turning out for elections, especially mid-terms.

[YoungDemCA]

32. Republicans already control most of the government

At the state as well as federal levels.

This is hubris. The GOP can easily win the Presidency if we're not careful.

[kjackson227]

46. Yes, they are toast... And, if we can believe the corporate-owned mainstream media polls...

... Sen. Bernie Sanders has a better chance at beating Trump than Clinton... #feelthebern!

[Reter]

5. I'm happy

Nothing wrong with being happy when your candidate (Bernie) goes up an the other one (Hillary) goes down, is it? Both would likely beat Trump by 10-15 points.

[Robbins]

7. No

Our chance to win Is with bernie.He's the people's candiate.Bernie does better against trump than Hilary when they bother to include him.

[gateley]

19. EVERYBODY needs to realize that the country doesn't necessarily think like they do --

what WE believe is obvious and logical, isn't necessarily how the masses view it.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

30. WE? Sounds like you have a different agends.

Bernie will win. Lots of things going to happen in the next several months.

[YoungDemCA]

33. "Bernie will win". How are you so sure?

I'd like your crystal ball. There's no guarantee that a Republican won't win.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

35. I follow current events and extrapolate from the available data.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

39. It's basic math + human nature. I don't have any links. JMHO.

[gateley]

38. My agenda is to keep the Republicans out of the WH and to win back the House --

Does that differ from yours?

I would be thrilled with Bernie as our POTUS.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

40. That is my secondary agenda.

Primary agenda is putting Bernie in the WH and win back the house and senate.

[gateley]

41. As it stands now, I'm with you.

But if Bernie doesn't get the nomination, I'll still want the Democrat in the WH, even if I don't like him/her. And ALWAYS the House.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

42. I will ALWAYS vote for the lesser of 2 evils.

I vote straight dem ticket, if I can.

[gateley]

45. Yeah, sometimes that's our best option. Politics, ya know? :-) nt

[trillion]

27. +10000

[MisterP]

23. Clinton's the one who'd hand the election to Trump ...

[tabasco]

24. I believe you are correct

There is a reason the plutocracy-owned mass media coronated Clinton as the Dem nominee several months ago.

[trillion]

25. Trump is only parroting tea party values. He's never had an original though. He is the same as every

one of the republican candidates that were in the debates so far except Bush. Jeb Bush IS Hilliary Clinton- same person. And ultimately the truly evil people in all this. the other republicans including trump are simply dangerous halfwits. The republicans won't win because Roves Jerry rigging districts and voter suppression with the insane voter laws have been overturned.
The truth is, the legal south american imigrant citizens are now adding 1/2 a million new voters of age every year. The republicans will never win a popular vote again unless they appeal to imigrants. They just don't get that yet. Rove fully understood that, that was what all that jerry rigging and voter suppression was about. Texas is about to turn blue.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

29. Right, Bernie can't win.... AGAIN!

Bullshit.

[Scootaloo]

52. Are you planning to jump to trump if your candidate doesn't get the nomination?

[Eleanors38]

3. And contrary to some polls, her unfavorability numbers have worsened.

[rtracey]

8. polls

Polls now are still somewhat meaningless.... its still several months away from any primaries, a good year before the election. A lot can happen between now and then.... Hillary's email and Benghazi BS could implode on the GOP, Bernie Sanders could just totally take off, Biden could say no to the election, Trump could say 1 thing that will totally piss off every spooge that is voting for him, Bush, Carson, et. al could drop out..... sooo polls....not even watching...

[WI_DEM]

9. I wonder what the percentages would be without Biden?

[Sunlei]

11. I want them to poll teams, VP/Pres see what those results are. Someone on DU said polls never do th

polls never do teams this early. Polls should start for team' results.

Media has nothing better to do and they're always looking for polls to have site clicks so get to work internet raggs, more polls. Lets see team results.

[Sunlei]

10. I want Mrs. Clinton to group up with Bernie Sanders. They're my "Dream Team" :P

I know they would work well together and compliment each others' style.

you'all would learn to love that team

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

43. Bernie is almost the antithesis of Hillary.

I don't think they would form a team.

[Sunlei]

47. They are already on the "same team". What will you do if Mrs. Clinton wins the primary?

You would "back" the same person Bernie Sanders "backs"? (if he loses the primary) I guarantee you, Sanders won't quit being a Senator or 'call for his people' to not vote for Clinton.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

48. I'm a fucking democrat - I'll vote for the nominee - which will be Bernie Sanders!

[Sunlei]

51. good, as long as you vote D, thats what counts!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

55. I appreciate you as a dem

But I e been voting since 1976, so while I love being educated, you may need to try a bit harder. 💋

[Lil Missy]

12. So Hillary is "only" 18 points ahead. And that's with Biden in the poll.

It's not time to panic.

[energy_model]

28. New Pew poll is out

New Pew poll, national: Clinton 45%, Sanders 34%, Biden 8% - http://www.people-press.org/2015/10/02/contrasting-partisan-perspectives-on-campaign-2016 #hillary2016

[Geronimoe]

13. Hillary's campaign is in free fall

Hillary, we can feel your pain.

[Sunlei]

14. No it's not, you always say those things.

is that you Trump?

[riversedge]

17. Biden with 20%. Glad to see Hillary score increase Thanks

[riversedge]

16. Nationwide Poll Shows Clinton Leading Democratic Field -

This is the press release


Nationwide Poll Shows Clinton Leading Democratic Field - Suffolk University http://www.suffolk.edu/news/61554.php#.Vg2MAAF9NPI.twitter … #p2 #wipolitics

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

44. Relish it - it won't last much longer.

[gateley]

20. Honestly, who cares? Do what you can for YOUR candidate of choice, and if that doesn't come

to pass, do what's needed to make the headline read "Democrats still lead Republicans in polls".

This isn't a game. This is our lives.

[YoungDemCA]

34. Unfortunately, it makes no difference to some here

Whether a Republican wins. Look at all the people who say they will stay home or vote third-party if Clinton is the nominee.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

36. Now, ever so politely, and with restpect: I call bullshit!

[gateley]

37. Fucking idiots -- and don't complain to ME if a Republican becomes POTUS.

It's immature and selfish. It's one of the things that makes me angriest. We're supposed to be impressed by their values yet they're willing to leave the future of our country up for grabs just so they can impress themselves. Grow up.

[trillion]

26. Every drop that DINO has makes it closer to Bernie. Hopefully she'll keep dropping and we will all

be rallying for Bernie. Ultimately the Dems will rally for who has the best chance to win. I hope for the sake of the world, it will not be Hillary. She is not going to stop climate change, she is not going to stop wars. She's going to advance those two issues. She is the ogliarchs in charge who are bleeding us dry. So is Jeb Bush. Neither of them should win if you care about the world. The republican dimwit side show - trump saying what the rest of them also stand for, doesn't really have a chance. It's just a side show. The media know that and will continue to give him rope to hang himself, which he will do. He's fighting to outdo himself in outrageous reasons not to vote for him. he just needs to keep opening his assinine mouth.

[marlakay]

31. Can't wait for debate coming up soon! Nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

49. Can't wait to see the polls following that!

[Yo_Mama]

50. I find it so strange to see polling like this when Biden isn't even in.

Well, I'm showing my age, I suppose.

[riversedge]

53. umm last day of poll was Sept 28.

[Perogie]

54. Polls this early are mainly about name recognition.

HRC led the polls all the way to the Iowa caucus in 2008 yet she didn't get the nomination.

Bernie's working the early primaries and is doing very well there. That's how you win the nomination.

[madokie]

56. I just do't see hillary as ever being President of these United States

[olddots]

57. maybe Bernie should have changed his name

to Finger Licking Good Sanders to get the American Idol vote .
Whats apparent is the more people are exposed to Bernie the more people agree with the issues he wants to work on .