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Sanders supporters are slowly (but surely) coming around to Clinton
As Hillary Clinton campaigns Monday morning with
Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Cincinnati, the newest NBC/WSJ poll finds that
Bernie Sanders supporters are slowly -- but surely -- coming to
Clinton's side. In the poll, 45% of Sanders supporters have a positive
view of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, while 33
percent have a negative view of her (+12). That's an improvement from
last month, when it was 38 percent positive/41 percent negative among
Democratic primary voters backing Sanders (-3), but it's still a far cry
from the 60% positive/15% negative score that Clinton supporters have
of Sanders (+45) in this new poll. What's more, in the poll's horserace
result showing Clinton leading Donald Trump by five points,
78% of Sanders supporters are picking Clinton, while 10% back Trump and
the rest are neither/other/unsure. But in a four-way ballot -- where
Clinton's lead is reduced to one point -- 63% of Sanders supporters are
behind Clinton, 14% pick the Green Party's Jill Stein, 9% back Trump,
and 8% are for Libertarian Johnson. Bottom line: Clinton is a stronger
position with Sanders supporters than she was a month ago, but she still
has a ways to go. And that helps explain Warren's appearance with
Clinton as Sanders continues to hold off of an official endorsement.
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