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Poll: Clinton Increases Lead Over Sanders; Rubio Rises

Bernie Sanders

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has increased her lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina, according to a new Morning Consult national survey.

The poll shows Clinton pulling in 50 percent of voters’ support, with 35 percent of respondents opting for the Vermont independent. Clinton picked up three percentage points from our mid-February poll, and Sanders lost four percentage points.

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Likely Voters494434494434494434484434484535484535484535484435494435494335494435494435494435484435484435494435494335484435484435484534494434484435484435494435494435494435484435494335494335494335494335504235504334514234514234504235504235504235504235504235514235514235514234504234504235504235504235504235504235504235504225504225504324514234504334514234514234514234504235504334504235514234504234514234504235504235504235514235504234504235504235504235504235504235514235504235504235514235514235514235504235514325514235514235504334504324504324504324514224514225514235514235514225514225514324514324514324504334514324514225514225514324514324514324524224514324524224514324524324524224524224514324514324514424504324514324514324
Democrats905239052290622905229062290522906229152290523915239052290522895238952390523915239142390523905239062290622906229052390523905239052291522915229152291622906229152391522914229142291422915229152292423924229242292522915229252291523915229052390522905239151392413924139242292422924229251292512925229252292512925129241291522925229252292512925129251291512925129151392512915129151391513915129151292512924129241291513925129251292512925129151291612925129251292512925129251292512925129251292512925129251292512925129341294411944129341293512926129350293601935119350293502934029351293512925129251293512
Independents433981042408943399942408943398114339711443871144387114438711424061243396124340611443961142406124240611424071143388104438810443971143406114438711433871143387114240711433971043387124336713433671343378134437712443861245386114638610463761047376104736611483561147366114835610483571149347104636711453771045377104635811453581245368114437712453761244367134536711463671146376114636611453771145377114537711453671145367114636811473471147358104736710463681046358114536911453691046368104735810473481147348124634712463471246358114734712473471247347124636811453681145377114537711453761146367124536712463671147366104835610473671045387104537710453681148357114736711463661245377114636711473771046367114537711453671245367124636711483679493679493569483561148366104737610473751047375104836510473761048376104738610473761046386104837510
Republicans789127891378913689136901369013691136901279012789136901369013690136911269112690136901369013690136901379013790137901369013790136901369013790137891388814788147881378913789138881378913789137881478813789137891388813888137891388813888137881378813789137891369013790137891378913789128881388813888137891378913789137891378813789137881378814789137891378913788138881388813888137891378913789136891378913789137891378913789138881388913888137891378913789138891378913788137881388714888138881388913888137891378913789137901369012790127901278913789137891388813888138891288813889127900379002790137901379013
Gen Zers552810753319751331075231108523089572878582778622486592777582868563078592688602677602389552791054288105330895727795925886226665928765629785627895627895727795826696124696324586127675927775927776026785927776026766125866223786123886123886322876323776422776025776323866025875925885825796024896025875926785927786025696225576523666522766422866224776522676820666920666623656423666323875924107602497612497652087622396642386612586632386612586622486612577602587612488602488622378622477652276652276662275672265642376622378612388642278662176672166672265662356652456642456642457642546612946593056583066622667622766622765622666642655672355642655622747592938632737662446692245682236682336662546642645632755632756632745642845
Millennials523945533944543654533854523955513945504145504145514144534034533945533934523945514135524035504054514044514054523945524044523944504055503955503956523855523855513956523856523855543745533845543835553744563644553644563645553645543646523945533845553645563545553645533745523746523756533755523855523845523946533835543835563734563644543834553744543944553844523944523845543745553744563644563644553644533845533845533845543745533845533845523945533845543844533845533845543745533845513955514045514045533845523945533845514045514145514234534034543934543845543745553645553545563545553735543844524044524044514045533945523935533945533934543934543934534034543934563834563724563734553834543834543934533934543844543844543934
Gen Xers464734464734454735454735454645464635484435484336484436474436464635474535454636454735454835474634484534474635464635474635474625484425494425504324494525484525464625454726454736454636474526494326524125524025524125484435484534474535494434484435484535484435464635464725454824484535494435504235504226494335494434494334494435484435484525484435484435484435474535464635454636474525484435494435484435464535494435494435494335484435474535464725464725484525494325484525474625474525484425484426484525474525494425494425504335494425494524494424504325494335494335494425504325494425494435494435494425484525484525484425484525484525494424504424514324504324514325494425494524484625514414514414504514504614494614494614504514
Baby Boomers484714494524494624484624474824464824474824464824474724474724484614474714484625474724484624484614494524474724474724464824474724474824474824474824474824474724474724494524494425494425484525484625474724474724484724484624484614484615494514494624494524494524504424514424524324514424494524484625484525494425504414494514484614494524494524494524494524494624494514494524504424504424494524494524494624504415494515494514494624504524504425504325504325504424504424494424504424504424504424514424504424504514504524504514504514504514494514484614484624494524494524494524494624494514494614494614504424504424514424514414514414514423504513504514514414514414504514494614494614504514484624484624484624494524484515494615494525

On the Republican side, front-runner Donald Trump maintained his grip on the race with 42 percent of voters’ support, up one percentage point from our previous poll. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio continued his rise, picking up five percentage points. Fourteen percent of respondents went for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, nine percent chose Ben Carson, and Ohio Gov. Jon Kasich polled last at 5 percent.

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Likely Voters494434494434494434484434484535484535484535484435494435494335494435494435494435484435484435494435494335484435484435484534494434484435484435494435494435494435484435494335494335494335494335504235504334514234514234504235504235504235504235504235514235514235514234504234504235504235504235504235504235504235504225504225504324514234504334514234514234514234504235504334504235514234504234514234504235504235504235514235504234504235504235504235504235504235514235504235504235514235514235514235504235514325514235514235504334504324504324504324514224514225514235514235514225514225514324514324514324504334514324514225514225514324514324514324524224514324524224514324524324524224524224514324514324514424504324514324514324514324514324514324514324514324504424504324
Democrats90523905229062290522906229052290622915229052391523905229052289523895239052391523914239052390523906229062290622905239052390523905229152291522915229162290622915239152291422914229142291522915229242392422924229252291522925229152391522905239052290523915139241392413924229242292422925129251292522925229251292512924129152292522925229251292512925129151292512915139251291512915139151391512915129251292412924129151392512925129251292512915129161292512925129251292512925129251292512925129251292512925129251292512934129441194412934129351292612935029360193511935029350293402935129351292512925129351293512935129251292512925129251292512
Independents43398104240894339994240894339811433971144387114438711443871142406124339612434061144396114240612424061142407114338810443881044397114340611443871143387114338711424071143397104338712433671343367134337813443771244386124538611463861046376104737610473661148356114736611483561048357114934710463671145377104537710463581145358124536811443771245376124436713453671146367114637611463661145377114537711453771145367114536711463681147347114735810473671046368104635811453691145369104636810473581047348114734812463471246347124635811473471247347124734712463681145368114537711453771145376114636712453671246367114736610483561047367104538710453771045368114835711473671146366124537711463671147377104636711453771145367124536712463671148367949367949356948356114836610473761047375104737510483651047376104837610473861047376104638610483751048385947385104738610483761049366947376104538610
Republicans78912789137891368913690136901369113690127901278913690136901369013691126911269013690136901369013690137901379013790136901379013690136901379013789138881478814788137891378913888137891378913788147881378913789138881388813789138881388813788137881378913789136901379013789137891378912888138881388813789137891378913789137881378913788137881478913789137891378813888138881388813789137891378913689137891378913789137891378913888138891388813789137891378913889137891378813788138871488813888138891388813789137891378913790136901279012790127891378913789138881388813889128881388912790037900279013790137901379013690136901369013790127901269012
Gen Zers552810753319751331075231108523089572878582778622486592777582868563078592688602677602389552791054288105330895727795925886226665928765629785627895627895727795826696124696324586127675927775927776026785927776026766125866223786123886123886322876323776422776025776323866025875925885825796024896025875926785927786025696225576523666522766422866224776522676820666920666623656423666323875924107602497612497652087622396642386612586632386612586622486612577602587612488602488622378622477652276652276662275672265642376622378612388642278662176672166672265662356652456642456642457642546612946593056583066622667622766622765622666642655672355642655622747592938632737662446692245682236682336662546642645632755632756632745642845632845652744622945632944622855652555662247
Millennials523945533944543654533854523955513945504145504145514144534034533945533934523945514135524035504054514044514054523945524044523944504055503955503956523855523855513956523856523855543745533845543835553744563644553644563645553645543646523945533845553645563545553645533745523746523756533755523855523845523946533835543835563734563644543834553744543944553844523944523845543745553744563644563644553644533845533845533845543745533845533845523945533845543844533845533845543745533845513955514045514045533845523945533845514045514145514234534034543934543845543745553645553545563545553735543844524044524044514045533945523935533945533934543934543934534034543934563834563724563734553834543834543934533934543844543844543934544033534034543944533934533934533944543844
Gen Xers464734464734454735454735454645464635484435484336484436474436464635474535454636454735454835474634484534474635464635474635474625484425494425504324494525484525464625454726454736454636474526494326524125524025524125484435484534474535494434484435484535484435464635464725454824484535494435504235504226494335494434494334494435484435484525484435484435484435474535464635454636474525484435494435484435464535494435494435494335484435474535464725464725484525494325484525474625474525484425484426484525474525494425494425504335494425494524494424504325494335494335494425504325494425494435494435494425484525484525484425484525484525494424504424514324504324514325494425494524484625514414514414504514504614494614494614504514504524494524494524494524484624474724474724
Baby Boomers484714494524494624484624474824464824474824464824474724474724484614474714484625474724484624484614494524474724474724464824474724474824474824474824474824474724474724494524494425494425484525484625474724474724484724484624484614484615494514494624494524494524504424514424524324514424494524484625484525494425504414494514484614494524494524494524494524494624494514494524504424504424494524494524494624504415494515494514494624504524504425504325504325504424504424494424504424504424504424514424504424504514504524504514504514504514494514484614484624494524494524494524494624494514494614494614504424504424514424514414514414514423504513504514514414514414504514494614494614504514484624484624484624494524484515494615494525504514504514504514504514514514504613504514

The Morning Consult survey polled 3,897 registered voters on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, for a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. See the toplines and crosstabs.

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