Aki Soga

Free Press Engagement and Insights Editor

If there's one state that should be a slam dunk for Bernie Sanders, Vermont is it.

Now there's polling numbers to show that the former mayor of Burlington holds a huuuge lead over Hillary Clinton in his home state. A Vermont Public Radio poll release Monday morning shows Sanders ahead of Clinton 78 percent to 13 percent.

On the GOP side, the VPR poll showed Donald Trump leading with 33 percent, and Marco Rubio and John Kasich tied for second at 14 percent each. Kasich was in Colchester on Saturday for a town hall as Republicans cast ballots in South Carolina in their state primary.

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The Vermont primary will take place on Town Meeting Day, March 1.

The VPR results track a poll released by Public Policy Polling released Feb. 17 that showed Sanders leading Clinton 86 percent to 10 percent. The PPP poll covered a dozen Democratic contests slated for March 1-8.

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