Poll released Thursday found 41% of likely Democratic primary voters in the crucial early voting state would vote for Sanders,versus 40% for ClintonVermont senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for the first time in a poll in the crucial early voting state of Iowa, as the self-declared socialist Democrat continues to tighten the race with the party establishment favorite. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday found that 41% of likely Democratic primary voters in Iowa said they would vote for Sanders, and while 40% said they would vote for the former secretary of state. Though Sanders’ edge is within the margin of error of 3.4 percentage points,Clinton led Sanders by double digits in Iowa in July. Averages of all polling in the state display Clinton with a quickly eroding lead that nevertheless remains in the double-digits.
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Source: theguardian.com