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Sanders Still Gaining on Clinton; Can He Appeal to Trump Fans?

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has drawn closer to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination contest, according to a new CNN national poll showing the frontrunner holding a 47–29 percent lead over her nearest rival. Politico provides the details:

Poll: Clinton losing ground to Sanders

Hillary Clinton’s advantage against Bernie Sanders among Democratic voters continues to evaporate, according to the latest CNN/ORC national poll released Wednesday morning. And in a general election matchup with Donald Trump, who has led ... Read More >>

Allies fault Hillary Clinton’s response on emails

As Hillary Clinton faces a new round of questions about her email use as secretary of state, some longtime allies are increasingly worried that she’s learned little from past scandals, and is falling back on her tendency to mount a legalistic defense that only encourages perceptions that she has something to hide.

It was Donald Trump’s show, but several other presidential contenders played major supporting roles through a surreal opening weekend at the Iowa State Fair.

After a testy press conference Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Hillary Clinton again vehemently defended her conduct with her private email server as Secretary of State, CNN’s Mark Preston said Wednesday that Clinton looks “agitated“ and “frustrated” when she should be contrite about the situation.

Authenticity gap emerges as major challenge for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire

If Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t crying now, maybe she should be.

At Cafe Espresso, the diner here where Mrs. Clinton’s teary-eyed response to a voter’s question in 2008 helped propel her to a comeback win in the state’s primary the next day, voters are longing for another glimpse of the passion or emotional investment that she showed back then.

Hillary Clinton Turns to Nevada as a General Election Litmus Test

On Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton declared this city — with its flashy strip of casinos, rows of middle-class subdivisions and one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation — the perfect place to pitch her campaign message.

Hillary Clinton’s email problems are deja vu, Democrats worry

As questions grow regarding the private email system that Hillary Clinton used when she was secretary of state, she has been reassuring her supporters with a reminder that this is not the first time they have seen this movie. “I won’t pretend this is anything other than what it is: the same old partisan games we’ve seen so many times before,” the frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic nomination said Friday night in a fiery speech in Clear Lake, Iowa. “I don’t care how many super PACs and Republicans pile on.”