Hillary's surging poll numbers!

A busy day ahead, but I had to take time out to post this great news!  The Hill's Jesse Byrnes has the story:

Cameron Lancaster (via the Hill)

Hillary Clinton has hit 50 percent support for the Democratic presidential nomination for the first time since April, around the time she launched her campaign, according to a new national poll. 

 

Clinton's support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters has ticked up 9 points since mid-September, based on the latest NBC News/Survey Monkey online poll. 

 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Clinton's primary rival in the Democratic race, now stands at 30 percent support in the poll, relatively unchanged over the past six weeks.

 

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig took 1 percent apiece in the online poll released Friday.

 

 

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More than half registered Democrats declare Hillary the winner in Tuesday's debate

Like wow, Hillary!

Hi Katalusis friends, I have to leave shortly for cataract surgery this morning, but can't resist posting this good news as proclaimed enthusiastically this morning at the Huffington Post:

Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate on CNN did what debates usually do, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. It allowed the two leading candidates to make a positive impression on an audience of millions. 

More critically, however, the debate allowed front-runner Hillary Clinton to boost her standing among a far bigger base of support, making her the clear winner in the eyes of most Democratic voters.  

A 55 percent majority of registered Democratic voters who watched the debate said Clinton won. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who saw a surge in online interest and fundraising, was a distant second, with only 22 percent saying he was the best of the night 

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