Hillary Clinton is dominating the November 2016 race for the White House on the Democratic camp, eclipsing her nearest party rival by a massive 60-percentage point lead, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed.
Clinton is also ahead of her Republican competitors in the general election, holding a single-figure lead, NBC News said.
Clinton gathered the support of 75 percent of national Democratic primary voters in the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. with only 15 percent, ex-Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. with 4 percent, and ex-Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley with only 2 percent.
Also, 92 percent of Democratic voters say they would support Clinton for the Democratic nomination, up by six points from March.
"Hillary Clinton continues to lap the field on the Democratic side," said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who held the survey with GOP pollster Bill McInturff.
Clinton is in the "strongest and most advantageous" position for someone who does not hold a office but running for nomination in his or her party for the country's top post, said McInturff, who has been working in politics since 1980.
In the general election survey, Clinton also leads with 48 percent, ahead of Republican Jeb Bush's 40 percent. She leads Rubio by 10 points (50 percent versus 40 percent) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by 14 (51 percent versus 37 percent).
However, 62 percent of Democratic primary voters do not just want Clinton to be handed the presidential nomination easily. Instead, they want her to have a challenging primary to evaluate her for the general election.
Also, the results of the survey showed that the general election will be tightly fought, with a generic Democrat expected to defeat a generic Republican in the presidential race by only three points.
"Like the [Max] Scherzer no-hitter or the US Open, the outcome won't be known until the final pitch or the final putt," said Democratic pollster Hart.
"The poll underscores Mrs. Clinton's strength as a candidate, both among Democrats and key constituencies that could tip the balance in a general election," The Wall Street Journal said.
"But the results also show a clear desire among Democratic voters for a rival to emerge and hint at potential cracks in her support."
