National: Clinton Holds Post-Debate Lead

[brooklynite]

Source: Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ – Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic field has ticked up to 48% after
the first debate. When Joe Biden is removed from the equation, though, her support increases to a clear
majority. The latest national Monmouth University Poll of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters
suggests that the party’s first presidential debate helped the front-runner.

Hillary Clinton currently has the support of 48% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters
nationwide, which is up from 42% last month. Bernie Sanders gets 21%, which is basically unchanged
from his 20% support in September. Undeclared candidate Joe Biden has 17% support, down from 22%
last month. Jim Webb and Larry Lessig each get 1%, while Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chafee each
earn less than 1%.

Biden supporters were asked who they would support if the Vice President does not enter the
race, and most swing toward Clinton, giving her a formidable 57% to 24% lead over Sanders.

Democratic voters continue to show some interest in having Biden enter the race, though. In addition to
the 17% who support him now, 10% say they would be very likely to switch their vote to Biden and
another 31% would be somewhat likely. Further analysis of these results indicates that even if all those
very likely to support Biden actually switch their vote, Clinton would maintain a lead of 42% to 27% for
Biden, with Sanders falling to third place at 20%.

“The specter of a Biden candidacy still hangs over this race, but Clinton can take comfort that she
has appeared to win back some support with a solid debate performance,” said Patrick Murray, director of
the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.

Read more: http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/32212254770/32212254991/32212254992/32212254994/32212254995/30064771087/4f03d197-5cae-42a6-b47a-0c1a4aeb7b6f.pdf

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So, does a University sponsored poll (Quinnipiac / Monmouth / Suffolk) engender the same distrust as a "corporate" poll?

[RobertEarl]

1. Biden is biding his time

Waiting to see if H gets indicted. If she does, he will be the establishment candidate in an effort to stop the Bernie revolution which threatens to upset the money train that DC big wigs have been feasting on.

But in the end, the revolution is going to capsize the yacht the elites are sailing on. Indictment or not.

[onehandle]

2. Indicted for what?

If you say anything that includes 'Benghazi,' 'Email,' or 'Foundation,' then you have wasted our times with an empty assertion.

[RobertEarl]

4. Waste your time?

How could I do that? You have all the answers.

I know some of you have faith that NO ONE ever who has power would ever do anything that they could be held accountable for, but that if you're just a regular person and happen to get shot by a cop, well, too bad, sucker.

[Plucketeer]

9. LOL! Yup!

Just LOOK at the records of the last two attorneys general. Who they went after (or didn't!) speaks volumes.

[Fred Sanders]

3. So much for the "if Sanders continues on this trajectory he will lead by Xmas" statisticians!

Enough of the EGazhi and BGazhi at DU now?!

Since both were hatched by the GOP to Get Hillary and nothing else?

Also hatched by the same hen is the PP smear and "investigations"...different eggs, same bird.

Who do you trust more, Clinton or anyone in the GOP, or anything they say....anyone or anything at all?!

[onehandle]

6. Sorry. But it's true. At his current rate of surge, he Will lead by Christmas...

Christmas 2018.

[brooklynite]

7. Actually, his polling average has been flat for the past month.

[grahamhgreen]

12. Sanders is doing better in the match up than Obama was at this same time.

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[Fred Sanders]

15. You are right...a long way to go yet.

[Gregorian]

5. As if this were some kind of sport.

The debate is about learning who the candidates are, and what they can do for our country. Not some god damned dressage competition.

No one who voted for Bush's illegal invasion is winning anything but condemnation, except from those who like how things are.

[RobertEarl]

8. That is the elephant in the room

That elephant is: Someone who is very likely to start more wars.

But the problem we see is that way too many Dems can't see that Clinton is the war elephant.

Most of the people in the country are sick and tired of wars. They will not vote for someone who votes for wars.

[Plucketeer]

10. The princess???

Surely you jest. She's our savior. Just ask any corporate mogul. Ask'em why they're backing her with the big corporate bucks. Surely there's some populace-oriented aims to their endorsements - Right - er right?

[lewebley3]

14. Hillary is a poltican not a princess: She is not confused about that!

[lewebley3]

13. Hillary is not a war Elephant: That is Sanders supporters attacks

[grahamhgreen]

11. With Biden in there, we can't tell what is happening. The CNN poll shows Bernie at +16, def forward

movement on his part.

The disparity of the two latest polls - Monmouth +28 Hill, and CNN +16 Hill, is a bit weird.