Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said earlier this month that he wanted Cruz defeated because of his position on ethanol, but those comments don’t seem to have had a major impact on the race, with 77 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in this poll saying it didn’t sway their thoughts on Cruz.
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MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) – Democrat Bernie Sanders says he’s ready to stun the political world if his supporters turn out for Monday’s presidential caucuses in Iowa. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Ames, Iowa.
A debate in New Hampshire on February 4 was proposed by MSNBC and the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper.
Hours before Iowa’s caucuses were to begin with voters clustering in school gymnasiums and church basements, Trump and Cruz, a senator from Texas and Tea Party favorite, reflected some anxiety about how well they will do as they and other candidates made their final pitches at rallies across the Midwestern state. Another camp backs Trump for blaming the foreign terrorists and immigrants for the American ills, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll.
In 2012, Petersen along with other young, gay Republican caucus-goers in the Des Moines area participated in a group interview with the Washington Blade to explain their support for GOP candidates.
This is the political reality of the evolving 2016 race: With polls suggesting that the Democratic race has grown more competitive, front-runner Hillary Clinton and Sanders are both adjusting to the prospects of a longer-haul competition.
Describing “the battle to be the Republican choice for president” as “nasty, brutish and anything but short” the Times came out against two current frontrunners – Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz. “That is, I think, a very serious issue”, Sanders said. “Can you imagine how you would feel if we come up just short in Iowa?” Bernie Sanders’ campaign and his final push before Monday’s caucus.
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On the Democratic side, the poll which is said to have a history of accuracy, found former Secretary of State Ms. Clinton with 45 per cent support to Vermont Senator Mr. Sanders’ 42 per cent within the poll’s margin of error. Sanders said that he would be willing to take part but only if Clinton agreed to three more debates in the spring.
Sanders, Clinton’s top rival for the Democratic nomination, added at that debate that he thought Snyder had acted “irresponsibly” and should resign.
Cruz’s ads sharply challenged Rubio’s conservative credentials.
“The one thing that’s not knowable is what is the ultimate turnout”, he said.
But Mr Sanders has raised the issue of the large speaking fees and campaign donations that Mrs Clinton has received from leading financial firms and other corporations. “Amnesty. The Republican Obama”.
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“We have consistently worked with our campaigns to ensure a schedule that is robust and that allows them to engage with voters in a variety of ways, whether through debates, forums, town halls, but also leaving them the flexibility to attend county fairs and living room conversations in states like Iowa and New Hampshire where direct voter contact matters so much”, she said.
