Post debate, Clinton increases national lead

[onehandle]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Hillary Clinton received a boost from her showing in last week’s Democratic presidential debate, according to the latest national survey from Monmouth University, released Monday.

Clinton has the support of 48 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters, up from 42 percent in September, the poll finds. Bernie Sanders gets 21 percent, essentially the same as the 20 percent support he registered last month. Vice President Biden, who is thinking about entering the race but is undeclared, has 17 percent support, down from 22% in September.

“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.

If Biden chooses not to run, the poll finds, most of his support would migrate to Clinton, giving her a 57 percent to 24 percent lead over Sanders, the Vermont senator.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/big_tent/Post-debate-Clinton-increases-national-lead.html

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[Ed Suspicious]

1. If you guys are truly up so high, why do you keep punching down?

[randys1]

3. I am lost on your comment, who is punching down and how?

[randys1]

2. DONT use W Times, it is a non credible source, there are credible sources

[onehandle]

5. Found different source. nt

[pnwmom]

9. The Monmouth University study is the original source, and it is as credible

as other polling orgs that poll random samples of registered voters.

[Kingofalldems]

4. As a Hillary supporter I object to the Washington Times as a source for anything.

[onehandle]

6. Found different source. nt

[Kingofalldems]

7. Nice.

[randys1]

8. Bernie benefits also, per the article.

I dont know what Biden will do to all this, but I do know that we have some awesome candidates.

3 now, 4 if Biden is in.

I wish to hell Hillary would understand that unless she goes after Wall Street we are eventually doomed, but I will take what i can get

[brooklynite]

10. Dupe...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141237495

[tomm2thumbs]

11. I think if Biden enters the race this week, it'll be because of the unfavorables

pretty dramatic difference



*post-debate CNN poll
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/politics/cnn-orc-poll-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democratic-debate/index.html

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. We were told "just wait for the debates". What had happened?

[Thor_MN]

13. To be fair, "just wait for the debates" is plural...

But regardless, there will be some other criteria proffered as an absolute certainty if Sanders doesn't "surge" after more debates have occurred.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. I know, but a heaping helping of crow can sometimes be a very healing experience.