Hillary Leads Sanders By 20 Pts In New National Poll

Hillary Clinton is leading Bernie Sanders by 20 points in a national poll released today. On the GOP side, many expected Ted Cruz to chip away at Trump’s lead this week, but that doesn’t appear to be happening. Politico reports:

More than one-in-three Republican primary voters say they would vote for Donald Trump, according to the results of the latest CBS News/New York Times national poll released Thursday morning. Most of the results were collected, however, before the Manhattan businessman called for a temporary halt to Muslims entering the United States.

Trump picked up 35 percent, leading Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, in second place, with 16 percent. Ben Carson, who led the same poll in October, finished third this time, with 13 percent. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio followed with 9 percent, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at just 3 percent. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by 20 points — 52 percent to 32 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley earned 2 percent.

The first primary is about ten weeks away.