Getty Poll: Clinton picking up steam against Sanders

In a reversal of a recent slump, Hillary Clinton rose among Democratic voters in a new CNN/ORC national poll out Monday morning, widening the gap between herself and Bernie Sanders. And if Vice President Joe Biden decides against running for the presidency, her advantage could rise even further.

Clinton picked up 42 percent, with Sanders grabbing 24 percent and Biden, who has not made a decision about running, with 22 percent. Other candidates polled within the margin of error. But if Biden elects not to run, Clinton's lead over Sanders jumps to 57 percent to 28 percent, up from 48 percent to 32 percent in the previous CNN poll.


In that poll, conducted earlier this month, Clinton drew 37 percent to Sanders' 27 percent, while Biden took in 20 percent.

The latest poll comes as the former secretary of state continues a recent blitz of sit-down interviews with national TV networks in an effort to shift the narrative between her campaign and the press.

The poll was conducted Sept. 17-19, surveying 392 Democrats and independents leaning toward the Democratic Party, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.