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Date: Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:40 PM
Subject: First Read: Clinton's Challenge is Winning Over Sanders Voters
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Forward this email to a friend May 23, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Clinton's Challenge is Winning Over Sanders Voters Mon, 23 May 2016 12:29:00 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann Two forces are at play in our new NBC/WSJ poll showing Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump shrinking to just three points, 46%-43%. One, Republicans have rallied around Trump since he became his party's presumptive nominee. They're now backing him over Clinton by an 86%-to-6% margin -- up from 72% to 13% a month ago. Two, the still-ongoing Democratic primary race has taken a toll on Clinton, who is all but certain to be her party's nominee. While Democrats are backing Clinton by an 83%-to-9% clip in the poll, just 66% of Democratic primary voters preferring Sanders support Clinton in a matchup against Trump (compared with 88% of Clinton primary voters who favor Sanders in a hypothetical general-election contest). What's more, Clinton's fav/unfav rating among Democratic voters supporting Sanders is 38% positive, 41% negative (-3); Sanders' rating among Clinton supporters is 54% positive, 23% negative (+31). So this is Clinton's challenge: Can she win over Sanders' supporters in what has become an increasingly asymmetric Democratic contest -- with Clinton supporters liking Sanders, but with Sanders supporters disliking Clinton? It could be the difference between Democrats holding the advantage in November, or an incredibly close general-election contest.  Click for more. First Read's Morning Clips: Dead Heat A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day  Click for more. Latest Stories Clinton's Lead Over Trump Shrinks to 3 Points: Poll Hillary Clinton's national lead over Donald Trump has narrowed to just three points in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  Click for more. Poll: Voters Have Unfavorable Views Toward Presumptive Party Nominees Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd explains why the 1 in 5 respondents who found both Trump and Clinton unfavorable could be the critical swing vote in the general election.  Click for more. Hillary Clinton Questions Trump's 'Level of Success' On NBC's "Meet the Press", Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump needs to release his taxes to prove he has the "level of success he claims he has."  Click for more. Mark Cuban Says He's Open to a VP Run Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is open to talking about being either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick.  Click for more. More News Sanders: If Elected, DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Is Out Is 'Stronger Together' the New Clinton Slogan? Data Download: Are New GOP Primary Voters Enough to Help Trump in General? Inside the Trump Campaign You_��re receiving First Read from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  | NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112