in early february 2016, a national poll showed sanders and clinton almost tied with clinton's 44% to sanders' 42% in the national poll. a few weeks later, quinnipiac university, cnn and fox news poll numbers showed sanders being the front-runner with 47% to clinton's 44% of the national poll. after the nevada caucus, new poll numbers showed sanders's national lead growing with 42% to clinton's 36%. a february 2016 quinnipiac university poll found that sanders was the most honest candidate in the election.