Clinton leads Sanders by 19 percent: Poll

Leading US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has widened the gap with her main rival Bernie Sanders in the race for 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, a new poll suggests.

According to the New York Times/CBS News survey released Thursday, Clinton is now leading the US senator from Vermont 52 to 33 percent, holding a strong 19 percent margin over her main opponent.

This is while a 54-percent majority of the survey participants said they have made up their minds on support for the former Clinton.

Sanders’ supporters were not sure as 58 percent of them said they have yet to make a final decision.

Clinton and Sanders are slated to take on each other in the second Democratic presidential debate Saturday night, along with former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who scored only 5 percent support in the latest poll.

Since the last debate on October 13, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, and Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Davenport Chafee dropped out of the race while former Vice President Biden announced he would not run, raising Clinton’s chance to win the party’s nomination.

Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator and first lady, is neck-and-neck with Republican front runner Donald Trump in the latest national polls.

This is while she has struggled to shake off lingering questions about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, an issue that has dented her support among some Democrats and helped bolster Sanders’ campaign.

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