The first poll of preferred candidate for New Hampshire:
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After a strong performance in this week’s Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton has reclaimed some of the ground she’d lost to Senator Bernie Sanders over the summer, leaving the two in a statistical dead heat in New Hampshire, a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found.
The survey, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, showed Clinton was supported by 37 percent of poll respondents, and Sanders by 35 percent, essentially a tie. Another 12 percent were undecided, and 11 percent would back Vice President Joe Biden if he decided to enter the race.
The poll mentions that 50% do not want Biden to enter the race at this point.
More than half polled felt Clinton won the debate compared to a quarter who felt Sanders took it.
The poll of 500 likely voters in the Democratic primary had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
The poll reflected Sanders’ popularity but also voters’ pragmatic view of his prospects: While voters rated Sanders higher than Clinton in both likability and trustworthiness, they thought Clinton won the debate and has the better chance of winning the primary.
Fifty-four percent of poll respondents said they thought Clinton won the debate, to 24 percent for Sanders. Another 16 percent were undecided.
Despite positive feelings for both candidates, it was the issue of gun-control where Clinton and Sanders were most seen as apart, and this was to Clinton’s benefit.
The poll suggested that Clinton distinguished herself favorably from Sanders on guns during her debate performance, Paleologos said.
Asked whose position on guns most closely matches their own, 41 percent of respondents lined up with Clinton, compared with Sanders’ 24 percent. Among respondents who hadn’t watched the debate, most were undecided about picking a candidate whose position on guns lined up with their own. But among those who watched, 50 percent sided with Clinton, to Sanders’ 29 percent.