Bernie Sanders closes the gap on Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire
A new New Hampshire Democratic primary poll is out and a funny thing has happened to Hillary Clinton’s inevitability. It can be summed up in two words–Bernie Sanders.
This new poll shows Bernie Sanders within single digits of the former Secretary of State in the Granite State. Here is more:
Hillary Clinton’s once vast advantage over independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has shrunk to single digits in New Hampshire, according to the latest CNN/WMUR Granite State Poll released Thursday evening.
Among likely Democratic primary voters in the state, 43 percent said they would vote for Clinton, with 35 percent going for Sanders.
In the same poll conducted last month — which notably included Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (who is not running) — Clinton drew 51 percent, with Warren grabbing 20 percent and Sanders at just 13 percent.
As you can see, Hillary Clinton’s support has dropped 8% while Bernie Sanders has risen from 13% to 35%. However I am not sure this is an indication he has suddenly gained in popularity in the State as much as it is an indication that those Democratic voters who were looking for a viable alternative to a candidate whom they do not trust have now thrown their weight behind Bernie Sanders because their preferred alternative–Elizabeth Warren–was not included in this poll. It is only natural for them to do so.
But this poll still contains some news which should be quite worrisome to Hillary Clinton, here is more:
Sanders holds a strong lead over Clinton in terms of empathy, with 45 percent saying he is the candidate who cares the most about people like you. Just 24 percent picked the former secretary of state and first lady when asked that question.
when asked about “big banks and corporations,” 36 percent trust Sanders, while 31 percent back Clinton.
Asked who “best represents the values of Democrats like yourself,” 41 percent picked Sanders, with just 30 percent going for Clinton, who led the answer to this question in May, when 38 percent chose her, 22 percent picked Warren and just 13 percent looked to the Vermont senator.
It is clear that Hillary Clinton has some problems in New Hampshire but will it be enough to derail her candidacy when push comes to shove? Most likely not because she is the establishment choice and she will have the money and those will be difficult obstacles for Bernie Sanders to overcome.
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I have not figured it out, but somehow this is to make her look middle of the road to the independents. There is a plan.
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it was always my understanding that they were good friends…if bernie starts to look like he’s winning and he sabotages himself in a spectacular way, we’ll know the fix was in.
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That will be interesting to watch, kind of like what happen with Perot all those years ago.
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That could be, however at this point it could be hurting her with the far left in the party so maybe this will backfire on her.
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Although I love to see Hill-a-beans take a hit, this “left and lefter” competition bodes very bad for the country. Although the Democratic machine could be playing games, I don’t see Bernie doing anything he doesn’t want to do. He is too old, and too set in his ways to play someones else’s game. He is what he says; a Socialist, committed to fight that which has made America great.
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Yeah, this might be fun right now but we had better be careful what we ask for…
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Lets see how he does in Iowa. The debates of these two could prove interesting at least.
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At least it should be entertaining.
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I cannot stand to listen to Clinton any more than I want to hear Obama, I doubt I will watch the debates.
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Good point, it will be tough to do. If she stumbles I will probably watch it on the internet. But watching it live? I don’t know if I can do it.
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