Following his victory in the Indiana Democratic primary last week, Bernie Sanders has closed the gap slightly with Hillary Clinton nationally this week. The candidates went from a 14-point to 12-point spread. Sanders has 41 percent support this week, and Clinton has 53 percent support among Democrats and Democratic-leaners, according to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll conducted online from May 2 through May 8 of 12,714 adults including 11,089 registered voters.
While support for the Democratic candidates has remained fairly consistent over the last several weeks, the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, has started to look ahead as if Clinton is already his opponent in November. On the campaign trail, Clinton has also continued to focus most of her attention on Trump instead of Sanders despite the fact that Sanders is poised to do well in several primary contests in May and June.
Support for both Democratic candidates has remained consistent among specific voter demographics. Clinton continues to do well among black voters nationally, with 64 percent support to 28 percent for Sanders. And she has a majority of support from women voters, 56 percent to 38 percent for Sanders. For the full article click here
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