New York Times
"New Poll Offers Hillary Clinton Some Comforting News"
11:54 AM ET 11:54 AM ET by Alan Rappeport

"After months of seeing her polling advantage narrow, Hillary Rodham Clinton has widened her lead against Senator Bernie Sanders, according to a CNN/ORC International poll released on Monday.

Mrs. Clinton drew the support of 42 percent of registered Democrats and independents who lean Democratic, giving her a commanding lead over Mr. Sanders, who had 24 percent. The poll has a margin of error of 5 percentage points.

The numbers should be comforting to Mrs. Clinton's campaign, which has seen Mr. Sanders overtake her in polls in Iowa and New Hampshire and gain ground on the former secretary of state nationally. A September poll from CNN showed Mrs. Clinton leading the Vermont senator by 10 percentage points.
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