Jeanne Shaheen, who has endorsed Clinton, used Sanders’ comments to energize the crowd for her candidate.
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The poll, conducted January 19-21, had a 4.4-point margin of error.
Sanders has been working to expand his support among the black and La3tino voters, who make up a significant part of the Democratic party.
On the other hand, an overwhelming 67 percent of Democratic caucus-goers said they trust the progressive senator over Clinton when it comes to the economy, compared to 30 percent who chose Clinton. Sanders “can get out these new voters, it’s a game changer”.
Clinton still beats Sanders 52%-37% overall among Democrats, though Sanders’ gains have cut into her lead, Monmouth found. And she has considerable support among important primary voting blocs. But with the caucuses approaching and polls tightening dramatically, she has stepped up her critique of Sanders. Bernie Sanders’s single-payer health care plan would never pass Congress. “I’ll tell ya”, she said, “I’m not interested in ideas that sound good on paper that will never make it to the real world”. Planned Parenthood provides health care and is an abortion provider and Human Rights Campaign promotes LGBT rights.
In Indianola Thursday morning, Clinton stood at a lectern and used a teleprompter to give a more formal speech than she normally offers on the stump.
The Sanders campaign quickly shot back at Brock, telling the AP that Clinton ought to be “ashamed” to be associated with him.
The former secretary of state’s attacks on Sanders grew sharper Thursday in light of a new CNN/ORC poll showing the senator is ahead by eight points in Iowa, 51-43 percent.
Pressed on whether he views the groups as “establishment”, Sanders said: “No. They aren’t”.
The former secretary of state used a Teleprompter to deliver her remarks to hundreds of supporters on the campus of Simpson College.
“If we do well in both of those states, I think, my friends, we are looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the U.S.”, he said.
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His campaign said the ad represents Bernie’s broad appeal since launching his campaign last spring and talking to more than 40,000 people at packed rallies and townhalls.
