A recent survey that included both former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry found Clinton leading the other Democratic candidates for president by a slim margin.
A Harvard-Harris poll conducted at the end of last month that included the two political figures found the former first lady in the lead among Democratic voters nationwide with 21% support. She was closely followed by current front-runner Joe Biden at 20% support and Bernie Sanders in third at 12%.
Elizabeth Warren registered at 9%, Pete Buttigieg and John Kerry each received 5% support, and recent addition Michael Bloomberg took in 4%. Of those surveyed, 7% said they were unsure about who they support, and 1% indicated that they don’t plan on voting.
When both Democrats and independents combined were asked the same question, Biden and Clinton were tied at 15% each. Sanders took third with 11%, and Warren registered 7% support.
Clinton was widely popular in polling before the 2016 presidential election, but her support went down following her nomination. Clinton, who lost to President Trump, has not definitively ruled out a run and has been coy on the matter. She appeared for a wide-ranging interview on shock jock Howard Stern’s radio show last week and remarked that Trump’s inauguration was “one of the hardest days” of her life.
The poll was conducted online from Nov. 27 through Nov. 29 among 1,859 registered voters.
According to a RealClearPolitics’ national average of polls, Biden leads the pack of 2020 Democrats with 28% support, followed by Sanders at 15.7% and Warren at 14% support.
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