After a testy press conference Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Hillary Clinton again vehemently defended her conduct with her private email server as Secretary of State, CNN's Mark Preston said Wednesday that Clinton looks "agitated" and "frustrated" when she should be contrite about the situation.
Clinton at one point Tuesday asked if a question about wiping down her server referred to an actual cloth, one comment among many that didn't go over well with the press.
"For Hilary Clinton, and we saw this last night in Las Vegas, she doesn't seem to be handling the email situation all too well," Preston said. "In fact, she seems very agitated when she has to answer questions, and I think for the American people, it's not so much that she used a private email. I really think it's how they're handling it now and how she seems frustrated and agitated by it at this point, instead of just being contrite about it."
The story continues to take its toll on Clinton in polling. An overwhelming favorite to capture the Democratic nomination heading into the campaign, Clinton's lead over challenger Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has considerably narrowed, with a new CNN / ORC poll showing her below 50 percent support for the first time in the race.
Republican candidate Donald Trump, who trailed Clinton by 24 points in a hypothetical match-up in June, lessened the gap to just six points in the new poll.