Poll: 55% Of Registered Democratic Voters Say Hillary Clinton Won First Debate

(graphic via fivethirtyeight)

According to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, a majority of registered Democratic voters felt former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won Tuesday night's Democratic debate.

A 55 percent majority of registered Democratic voters who watched the debate said Clinton won. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who saw a surge in online interest and fundraising, was a distant second, with only 22 percent saying he was the best of the night.

Clinton also saw an uptick in the proportion of Democrats who say they want her to be the party's presidential nominee. Before the debate, 44 percent of registered Democrats said they wanted Clinton to be the nominee. After the debate, the figure had risen to 52 percent.