Despite optimism, no sign Sanders has closed the gap with Clinton ahead of New York primary
Bernie Sanders trails Hillary Clinton by between 10 and 17 points in New York polls ahead of the primary on Tuesday, but the Vermont senator told Today he is not pessimistic about his results. "Those are the public polls. The bottom line is, let's look at the real poll tomorrow. Generally speaking, polling has underestimated how we do in elections," Sanders told the hosts.
According to RealClearPolitics' average, Clinton leads Sanders by about 13 points in New York — and Politico points out there is no sign Sanders has narrowed Clinton's lead.
Still, it remains to be seen if New York will result in an upset similar to the one in Michigan in March, when Sanders overcame polls showing him down by as many as 25 points to win the state.
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