Just 35 percent said they are “excited” about Clinton’s campaign.
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Bernie Sanders with an apparent lead over Hillary Rodham Clinton among likely Democratic voters in New Hampshire, adding to his momentum in the nation’s first presidential primary state.
Vice President Joe Biden came in third place in the new poll about Democratic candidates, with 9 percent of the votes.
In the Boston Herald New Hampshire poll former Governors Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chaffee and former Senator Jim Webb all polled at 1 percent or less.
The poll grabbed the attention of many political analysts as a fresh sign of Clinton’s potential weaknesses as a candidate.
Voters backing Sanders said the top reason they were supporting him was because of his stands on issues important to them.
The telephone poll of 442 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted from August 7 to 10 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.
Clinton’s diminishing numbers in New Hampshire should concern her since she carried the Granite State in 2008 and “presumably there would be residual goodwill and loyalty to her“. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now investigating whether emails sent through Clinton’s private email server contained mishandled classified information.
This summer, when Hillary Clinton wouldn’t take up that cause, he decided to back Bernie Sanders. But 65 percent of respondents still expect Clinton to become the nominee, only 11 percent think that of Sanders.
Sanders has the support of 44 percent of Democrat primary voters, while Clinton earns support of 37 percent.
Sanders’ bid has lit enthusiasm among some sectors of the Democratic base, attracting thousands of people to rallies and yielding millions of dollars in online donations.
When Sanders was asked about the Democratic debate schedule, which was announced this week, he said he’s “not really” satisfied with the way they are arranged.
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On Sunday, over 28,000 people showed up to hear the Vermont senator speak in Portland, setting the record for the largest crowd to attend one of his campaign events, and in the 2016 presidential race thus far.
