Democrat Presidential Polls & Probabilities: Who’s Really Ahead?

Bernie Sanders, 7%

Sanders, senator of Vermont, has faced criticism for being the longest-serving Independent in Congress and is now considered a "democratic socialist" seeking the Democrat nomination. Jeff Link, a Democratic strategist based in Iowa, who worked on Mr. Obama’s campaign, spoke out about what he thinks Sanders needs to do at this point in the game. “He has to decide if he’s going to continue down the road of distinguishing his record from the Clinton record or if he’s going to go back to the formula that was successful for him, which is talking about what he believes in and where he’s going to take the country,” according to the New York Times. Sanders stands at 33.5 percent in national polls and at 7 percent in the prediction market. But that's not to say he isn't pulling in some supporters. The American Postal Workers Union announced their endorsement of Sanders just the other day, which is a step in the right direction for Sanders who has been battling with Clinton to win over organized labor. "Given his life-long commitment and continued commitment to the organized labor moment, we would like to have as many organized labor endorsements as we could get. Senator Sanders has been standing by unions when the cameras aren't there. People know that. That word of mouth goes through the union membership," said Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager, according to CNN. (Getty)