Clinton's Lead in Presidential Race Narrows as Republicans Gain Momentum

A new CNN/ORC poll has found that Hillary Clinton's lead over top Republican contenders has vanished, with her advantage against Donald Trump disappearing among women, the key demographic that had previously supported her. The poll found that Clinton had 37 percent support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, down 10 points since August, while Vice President Joe Biden stood at 20 percent, up 6 points in the last month.

Key Takeaways:

• Clinton's lead in the Democratic nomination has narrowed to 10 points, with Senator Bernie Sanders at 27 percent and Vice President Joe Biden at 20 percent.
• In general election matchups, Clinton runs evenly with Trump, but trails behind Ben Carson and Jeb Bush.
• Clinton's support among women has disappeared in matchups against Bush and Carson, with her advantage against Trump fueled by independent women.
• Republican women have consolidated their support around their party's front-runners, with a significant increase in support for both Bush and Trump.
• Clinton's support among moderates holds at 47 percent, but has plummeted to 23 percent among liberals, where Sanders has increased his share of the vote.
• Most Democrats still expect Clinton to be the party's eventual nominee, but enthusiasiasm among Democratic voters is more closely tied to Clinton's lead.

Statistics:

• 37% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters support Clinton, down 10 points since August.
• 27% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters support Senator Bernie Sanders.
• 20% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters support Vice President Joe Biden, up 6 points in the last month.
• Clinton runs evenly with Donald Trump, with 48% backing each in a general election matchup.
• Ben Carson leads Clinton by a significant margin of 51% to 46% in a general election matchup.
• Jeb Bush narrowly leads Clinton 49 to 47% in a general election matchup.

Sources:

• CNN/ORC poll
• The South Asian Times