Clinton’s lead shrinking

Weeks before the first nominating contests, Hillary Clinton’s commanding lead over Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Democratic presidential primary is melting away

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Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Jan 2016

32% 

Bernie Sanders 41%

Hillary Clinton 48%

52%

*CBS/NYT poll based on sample of 1,276 Democratic primary voters between Jan 7-10. Margin of error ± 3.0 percent.

Source: CBS/NYT *

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