--- ---  # Hillary Clinton Keeping Lead Over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows ## Video: The Best Soundbites of Hillary Clinton in the First Democratic Debate [Watch (HLS stream): The Best Soundbites of Hillary Clinton in the First Democratic Debate](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UtLheLIU.m3u8) (1:11)  _Published 2015-10-14. Hillary Clinton emerged from the first Democratic presidential debate having given no ground to Bernie Sanders or her lesser-known rivals._  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 12, 2015 1:20 PM UTC  Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont,, left, and Hillary Rodham Clinton laugh during the CNN Democratic presidential debate, on Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont,, left, and Hillary Rodham Clinton laugh during the CNN Democratic presidential debate, on Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.John Locher—AP  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 12, 2015 1:20 PM UTC Bernie Sanders may have his work cut out for him in the upcoming Democratic debate: a new poll shows Hillary Clinton is maintaining a significant lead over him. [According to the New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/11/12/poll-shows-hillary-clinton-maintaining-lead-over-sanders/), a NYT/CBS survey released Thursday shows Clinton with 52 percent of the vote and Sanders with 33 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley registered with 5 percent. Former Secretary of State Clinton and Vermont Sen. Sanders’ numbers stayed relatively steady from an early October CBS poll, which had Clinton at 56 percent and Sanders at 32 percent. The next Democratic debate will be held on CBS on Saturday, November 15. Hillary Clinton Keeping Lead Over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Keeping Lead Over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows","datePublished":"2015-11-12T13:20:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:57:11.609Z","description":"The Vermont senator has his work cut out at next week's Democratic debate","url":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/","keywords":["Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Bernie Sanders"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fa35cdad63b49f0/6988682f196cf49bef03882b/f019ebd66bd643a2ba4113c06a37c287-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fa35cdad63b49f0/6988682f196cf49bef03882b/f019ebd66bd643a2ba4113c06a37c287-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX DEM 2016 Debate","caption":"APTOPIX DEM 2016 Debate","creditText":"John Locher—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/","name":"Hillary Clinton Keeping Lead Over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best Soundbites of Hillary Clinton in the First Democratic Debate","description":"Hillary Clinton emerged from the first Democratic presidential debate having given no ground to Bernie Sanders or her lesser-known rivals.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UtLheLIU/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-14T04:20:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UtLheLIU.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/","duration":"PT1M11S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4109817/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-poll-2/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```