Sanders overtakes Clinton in Wisconsin: poll

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has overtaken primary rival Hillary Clinton to hold a slight edge in Wisconsin, according to a Marquette Law School poll released on Thursday.

{mosads}The poll, which comes after a Democratic primary debate in Milwaukee this month, has Sanders narrowly leading Clinton by 44 percent to 43 percent, well inside the survey’s margin of error.

The Vermont senator trailed Clinton by a 9-point margin in Wisconsin, 50–41 percent, in November.

The poll also finds Sanders matching up better than Clinton against top Republicans in hypothetical general election races in the Badger State.

Sanders defeats GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump by 20 points, 54–34 percent, while Clinton only wins by 10 points, 47–37 percent.

He also defeats Ted Cruz by an 18-point margin, 53–35, while Clinton ties the Texas senator, 43–43.

And Sanders trumps Marco Rubio by an identical margin, 53–35, while Clinton narrowly edges Rubio by a 44–43 margin.

Overall, in presidential head to head match-ups, Sanders does better than Clinton against the leading GOP candidates. #mulawpoll

— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) February 25, 2016

Charles Franklin, the director of the Marquette poll, said Sanders is especially strong in head-to-head matchups because he draws support from independents in the state.

The poll surveyed 343 Democratic primary voters from Feb. 18–21 and has a 6.9 percent margin of error.