A new poll shows Vermont senator Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton by seven points in the New Hampshire Democratic primary:
Franklin Pierce Univ/Boston Herald NH Dem primary poll: Sanders 44, Clinton 37, Biden 9, Webb 1, O’Malley & Chaffee -1
— Boston Herald (@bostonherald) August 12, 2015
Sanders, a self-described socialist, has been gaining on Clinton since his late May announcement, but this is the first poll to show Sanders beating Clinton in New Hampshire.
The poll was conducted before news broke on Tuesday that Hillary Clinton had classified “top secret” emails on her private email account. “I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material,” Clinton said in March.
Clinton’s favorable rating has consistently declined since she announced her candidacy, and the damaging new revelations suggest she may tumble further:
Barack Obama picks up the Boston Herald this morning on Martha’s Vineyard. He smiles.http://t.co/GNtYJCrNqu https://t.co/Z4FU3rLyGv
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 12, 2015
One meaning of Trump and Sanders: People REALLY do not want a Bush-Clinton race.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 12, 2015
