Dec 13 & 14--> 2 Iowa Polls Clinton strengthens lead over Sanders

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Clinton strengthens lead over Sanders

By Nick Gass

12/14/15 06:45 AM EST


Hillary Clinton's lead in the polls against Bernie Sanders has continued to sustain and rise in both the first caucus state of Iowa and nationally, according to a pair of surveys released Monday.


In the Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll of Iowa, the former secretary of state earned 48 percent, followed by 39 percent for the independent Vermont senator. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley picked up 4 percent, while 6 percent said they were uncommitted and 2 percent said they were not sure.

In the same October survey, Clinton held a slimmer 7-point advantage over Sanders (48 percent to 41 percent). (Elsewhere, a Fox News poll released Sunday suggested a larger advantage for Clinton in Iowa, at 50 percent to 36 percent over Sanders.)

Sanders and Clinton recorded the same overall net positive favorability ratings, at +68 points. Sanders' numbers stood at 80 percent to 12 percent, while Clinton's were at 82 percent to 14 percent.



-----------On a national basis, Clinton kept up the pace in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, grabbing 56 percent to Sanders' 37 percent.

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