That Sanders outperforms Clinton might not be surprising in New Hampshire: He leads, 60% to Clinton’s 33%, in the Democratic primary, the CNN/WMUR poll found.
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Three weeks before the New Hampshire presidential primary, senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has broken into a lead in the Granite State that some politicos are calling, well, Clinton-esque. These two States, which go to polls on February 1 (Iowa) and February 9 (New Hampshire) are crucial for the Democrats as they will set the tone for the rest of the campaign.
The two candidates are now going back and forth for the lead in Iowa while Sanders maintains a sizeable lead in his neighboring state, New Hampshire.
Another good sign for Sanders: About 52% of voters say they’ve decided who will get their vote in the primary. Bernie Sanders is stepping up his political game – with a swanky campaign bus, a newfound eagerness to recite poll numbers, and an increasing tendency to throw political punches at Hillary Clinton. The previous poll, taken in the wake of terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, found that one in four likely Democratic voters said that foreign policy and national security were their primary concern. Clinton-who was described by 55% of respondents as the “least honest” Democratic candidate-sits at 65%.
That’s a massive shift since last summer, just as Sanders’ campaign began to gain traction.
Claire McCaskill told NBC News on Wednesday, escalating warnings from Hillary Clinton supporters that the senator from Vermont would be incapable of winning a general election and hurt the party in swing states.
Sanders led with the most engaging post on Twitter. Twice as many people believe that creating jobs and the condition of American economy will be more pressing problems for the next president. Al Franken, who endorsed Clinton over his Senate colleague Sanders. He is ahead, and by some polls far ahead, in New Hampshire. “Dick Cheney had a hell of a lot of experience”, he said in a reference to the former Republican vice president. Sanders also renewed his call for breaking up big Wall Street banks, one of the central tenets of his campaign, and his criticism of Clinton for accepting massive speaking fees from Goldman Sachs.
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In addition to a full slate of town halls, rallies and organizing events, Clinton has deployed high-profile surrogates like actress Lena Dunham, U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach, Sen.
