According to the poll, Sanders leads Clinton 44-37 percent among likely Democratic primary voters in the state of New Hampshire, a turned around from 44-8 lead for Clinton in March. Its outcome plays a major role in determining the selection of the presidential candidates from the two major political parties.
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He acknowledged that the campaigns for him and Sanders, who has trailed Hillary Clinton in the polls on the Democratic side, have garnered the most attention recently in the crowded field of presidential hopefuls.
Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin, appearing on the Today show on Wednesday, said that Hillary Clinton’s campaign is in a “very tough position” as she deals with a federal investigation of her private email server and the surprising surge of Sen.
“Hallelujah!” exclaimed Dudley Dudley, a well-known Democratic New Hampshire activist who has endorsed Sanders. Lincoln Chafee and former Virginia Sen.
When Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders entered the race, it seemed unlikely he could shake the assumption that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee, but this summer is blowing momentum his way in the Northeast.
The Pierce/Herald poll was taken August 7-10, using live telephone interviews, and has a margin of error of plus/minus 4.7 percent.
Sanders said in Oakland that the nurses’ endorsement was an important milestone for his campaign and lauded the group’s members as the “backbone of our health care system”. In March, 56 percent of likely Democrats viewed Sanders favorably, of which 22 percent viewed him “very favorably”.
Devine suggested a victory in an early state like New Hampshire will be a crucial part of Sanders’ strategy to seize the nomination.
Meanwhile, Clinton has continued to be embroiled in the controversy surrounding her emails during her tenure at the State Department. And 51 percent of voters say that while they could support her, they aren’t enthusiastic about her White House bid.
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But the results from the latest Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll show Clinton has a fight on her hands to prevent what would be an embarrassing loss in the first primary of the 2016 race.
