Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Iowa, Quinnipiac Poll Says

The Vermont senator has more than doubled his support since May.

Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders, an independent from Vermont and possible presidential candidate, speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 9, 2015.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Ben Brody

July 2, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC

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Hillary Clinton enjoys a 19-point lead among likely Democratic caucus-goers in the key state of Iowa over her nearest challenger, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, but that advantage has shrunk 26 points since May, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.

The former secretary of state gets the support of 52 percent of her party's likely caucus-goers in the state, which holds the nation's first nominating contest, while Sanders, a Senate independent and self-described socialist seeking the Democratic nomination, pulls in support from 33 percent. In May, the split was 60 percent to 15 percent.