(CNN) Hillary Clinton has one big advantage over Donald Trump heading into November: hindsight. Every step of her 2016 campaign -- from her embrace of the historic nature of her candidacy to her more personal connections with voters -- seems to be an acknowledgment that she's learned the lessons of her failed campaign eight years earlier. The efforts may be working. A national Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday found her leading Trump 51%-39% while a Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey found her five points ahead. Clinton leads Trump, pair of polls show Clinton still faces huge challenges. She is dogged by the controversy surrounding her use of a personal email server as secretary of state and has struggled with the perception that she's dishonest. Perhaps most notably, she has to figure out how to prevail in a year when major blocs of both parties are attracted to outsider candidates like Trump --and are weary of political dynasties.Every step of Clinton's campaign seems to be an acknowledgment that she's learned lessons from 2008National polls released over the weekend show Clinton leading Trump
Eight years ago, the _ operation was rife with clashes between top aides, staff shake-ups and a series of embarrassing leaks, with much of the dysfunction playing out in public.