On New Year's Day, Hillary Clinton's primary lead hit 24 points and Donald Trump's rose to a 17 point lead. (Something he's not shy about mentioning.)
But being out in front on Jan. 1 doesn't get you to the White House. Just ask these folks.
In 2004, Governor Howard Dean was the Dem's frontrunner. He led the pack by 15 points.
He dropped out a little more than a month later.
In 2008, Clinton had her first stint as frontrunner; she led by 19.2 points.
Governor Rudy Giuliani topped the GOP on the first day of '08 by 3.5 points.
In 2012, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was the frontrunner. He led by 2.2 points.
Gingrich left the race on May 2nd.
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