The previous numbers were Clinton 58, Sanders 30, so that’s +12 for Sanders since the last poll.
CNN noted however that Clinton did better in the survey post debate:
But those overall results mask a shift back toward Clinton following the Democratic debate on Saturday night. In interviews conducted before the debate, Sanders ran closer to Clinton, with 37% support to Clinton's 45%. Among those interviewed after the debate, Clinton's lead grew to 60% vs. Sanders' 27%.
The gender gap persists
The gender gap that has persisted throughout the race for the Democratic nomination continues as the year comes to a close, with women favoring Clinton 56% to 23% and men about evenly divided, 46% Sanders to 44% Clinton. The gap is actually even larger when it comes to favorable views of the candidates: 82% of Democratic women hold a favorable view of Clinton, but that drops to 71% among men. And on Sanders, 84% of men hold a positive impression vs. just 64% of Democratic women.
And Clinton’s general election numbers are still concerning (wish we could see how Sanders fares)
The poll, however, suggests Clinton faces a stiff challenge from each of three Republicans at the top of the field. She narrowly tops Donald Trump within the poll's margin of sampling error, 49% to 47%, in a hypothetical general election matchup. But she falls behind Ted Cruz by 2 points (Cruz 48% to Clinton 46%, a shift since last month when Cruz trailed Clinton 50% to 47%) and 3 points behind Marco Rubio (49% Rubio to 46% Clinton). Among independent voters, Clinton trails Rubio and Cruz by 12 points each, while running even with Trump.
Sanders’ favorables and unfavorables have both seen a slight uptick:
Clinton's favorability rating holds steady in the new poll compared to earlier in the fall, with 47% of adults viewing her favorably and 51% unfavorably.
Among registered Democrats, 77% have a favorable take, about the same as the 78% viewing her positively in October. Sanders, who was less well known in October, has seen an uptick on both the positive and negative sides of his favorability ledger, 46% now hold a favorable opinion, 36% unfavorable. Among registered Democrats, 74% have a positive take, up from 62% in October.
For Sanders, “never heard of” has gone from 19% to 10, and “No Opinion” has gone from 11% to 7%
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