1 in 6 Democrats who considered backing Clinton in June now say they couldn't vote for her

In June, about a third of Democrats said they couldn't see voting for Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders, and only eight percent had the same reservations about Hillary Clinton. Now, all three are converging on a 20 percent disinterest rate:

This marks a big drop in popularity for Clinton: About one in every six voters who were willing to vote for her just four months ago now say they can't see that happening.

On the Republican side, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul have similarly seen a rise in primary voters who have ruled out their candidacies — though these decisions are hardly guaranteed. For instance, after a multi-month period of increasing plausibility, Donald Trump is now trending back toward being an unthinkable vote for many Republicans.

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