UNDERNEWS: Morning Line

April 6, 2016

Morning Line

Based on the average of recent polls:

Clinton and Sanders are statistically tied for the first time in the campaign
Nationally, Trump leads Cruz by 10, 8 is the closest they have been to date
Trump and Clinton lead easily in New York
Trump leads by 11 in Pennsylvania, Clinton leads by 18
Nationally, Sanders would beat Trump by 18 points while Clinton would lead by 16. Their best leads are 21 for Sanders and 12 for Clinton
Nationally, Sanders would beat Cruz by 9, 4 points better than Clinton. Their best leads are 6 for Sanders and 6 for Clinton
In electoral votes, Democrats have 138 firm or leaning towards the party, the GOP has 99.
In Senate races, Democrats stand to pick up 1 seat and could pick up 4 more, enough for the GOP to lose its majority

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