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Hillary Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has grown, and if Vice President Joe Biden decides to stay out of the race, her numbers would rise even higher, a new CNN/ORC poll shows.

Clinton is backed by 42% of Democratic primary voters nationally, compared to 24% for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 22% for Biden and 1% for former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Ref. CNN

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Vice President Joe Biden will be invited to participate in the first Democratic presidential primary debate if he declares his intention to seek his party's nomination as late as the day of the debate, according to eligibility criteria released by CNN.

So far, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb have been invited to the first Democratic National Committee-sanctioned debate on October 13 at the Wynn Las Vegas.

All five of the candidates have achieved an average of at least 1% in three polls, recognized by CNN, released between August 1 and October 10. Ref. CNN

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Trump jumps back to first place in USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings

Donald Trump climbed from third place to first place in USA TODAY's sixth survey of political experts gauging the strength of the Republican field. Carly Fiorina slid down a notch to second place, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio tied for third. Ref. USAToday

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Front-runner Hillary Clinton swept confidently through the campaign's first Democratic debate, parrying criticisms with a polished performance, while Bernie Sanders brought his impassioned message to a wider audience beyond those who flock to his events in early-voting states.

In a campaign season that has elevated candidates seen as outsiders, Clinton played up her own potentially historic status: "I can't think of anything more outsider than electing the first woman president." Ref. CNN

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to hold a lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, where the nation's first primary will be held in February.

The latest CNN/WMUR poll of New Hampshire's likely Democratic primary voters tells a different story than that of national and Iowa polling, where Clinton holds double-digit leads. Fifty percent of likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire back Sanders, 40% Clinton, 1% former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Ref. CNN

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All three Democratic presidential candidates -- front-runner Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley -- focused significannot time on attacking Donald Trump at a debate in New Hampshire. Clinton called the Republican front-runner "ISIS' best recruiter."

While the candidates differed over the importance of ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and over the best approaches to gun regulation, they also pointed out areas where they were united in opposing what Clinton called the Republican effort to "Roll back the progress we've made."

Sanders apologized to Clinton and to his own supporters for his campaign staff's actions to improperly access Clinton campaign data. "This is not the type of campaign that we run," the Vermont senator said in response to Saturday evening's first question.

In a later exchange about the role of corporations in America, Sanders sought to paint Clinton as too close to the business elite. Asked if corporate America should love Hillary Clinton, Clinton responded, "Everybody should." Sanders, asked if corporate America would love a President Sanders, said "No, I think they won't," and added, "Wall Street will like me even less." Ref. CNN

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Hillary Clinton maintains a commanding lead over the Democratic presidential field in a new CNN/ORC poll, boosted by broader support after the latest debate between the remaining three Democratic candidates.

Overall, Clinton tops Bernie Sanders among registered voters who are Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents 50% to 34%. In interviews conducted before the debate, Sanders ran within 8 percentage points of Clinton, but among those interviewed after the event, Clinton's lead grew to 60% vs. Sanders' 27%.

The poll, however, suggests Clinton faces a stiff challenge from each of three Republicans at the top of the field. Ref. CNN

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Hillary Clinton pushed back on Vice President Joe Biden's characterization of her as a relative newcomer to political battles over income inequality.

"He was talking about me when I was secretary of state," Clinton said in an interview with CNN's Alisyn Camerota after a campaign stop at Iowa State University. "When I was secretary of state, I couldn't talk about domestic policy."

Biden on Monday told CNN's Gloria Borger that Clinton rival Bernie Sanders is doing a "Heck of a job" on the campaign trail. Biden praised Sanders for offering an authentic voice on income inequality.

"Sen. Sanders has some very big ideas, but he hasn't yet told anybody how he would pay for them," Clinton told Camerota. Ref. CNN.