Poll: Clinton losing ground to Sanders

Hillary Clinton’s advantage against Bernie Sanders among Democratic voters continues to evaporate, according to the latest CNN/ORC national poll released Wednesday morning. And in a general election matchup with Donald Trump, who has led GOP polling for the last month, Clinton leads by just six points.

Among 358 registered voters who identified as Democrats or leaning Democratic, 47 percent said they would vote for Clinton in a primary, while Sanders picked up 29 percent. Vice President Joe Biden, who has not made his intentions known about a run, grabbed 14 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley received 2 percent, and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb earned 1 percent.


In the same poll last month, Clinton picked up 56 percent to Sanders’ 19 percent, another indication that the “drip, drip, drip” of the email scandal is taking a toll on her presidential campaign.

Regardless of whom they are voting for, Democrats and leaners think Clinton would best handle issues related to the economy (45 percent to Sanders’ 26 percent), race (50 percent to 26 percent), foreign policy (61 percent to 22 percent), and the income gap (41 percent to 34 percent).

Among registered voters, 53 percent think Biden should get in, while 45 percent said he should stay out of the race.

In a hypothetical general-election matchup with Trump, Clinton holds a 51 percent to 45 percent advantage, down from last month when voters picked her 56 percent to 40 percent. She maintained her lead over potential GOP challengers Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Carly Fiorina, according to the results.

The poll referenced above was conducted Aug. 13-16 via landlines and cellphones, surveying 358 registered voters who identify as Democratic or independent Democratic leaners. The margin of error for those results is plus or minus 5 percentage points.