Bernie Sanders topped Clinton by seven points, 48 percent to 41 percent, in an initial poll by Brown that was conducted February 17-20 – a striking finding considering how Clinton beat Barrack Obama by 18 points in Rhode Island’s 2008 primary.
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“The superdelegates have been in since the 1984 convention”, she said.
And then he sharply criticised her support, as first lady and as a NY senator, of welfare reform, free trade, an anti-gay rights bill and the Iraq War – all measures he opposed during his long career in Congress.
Clinton’s Thursday schedule follows a private fundraiser Wednesday in which she was interrupted by a protester who took issue with a 1996 speech she delivered on crime policy.
“Things really are looking a lot better for Hillary Clinton in March”, said Dean Debnam, the president of PPP.
African-Americans, who make up a sizable part of the Democratic vote in the Palmetto State, have been Clinton’s most reliable constituency.
Five days before Virginia joins 11 other states holding presidential primaries on “Super Tuesday”, local Democrats gathered to give area voters one last look at their choices. “I’m happy Hillary is saying she wants to continue where President Obama left off”, Harmon said.
Sanders still has to win over minority coalitions beyond young women – and young people in general – to win the Democratic primary, Albertson said.
One voter tells us consistency is key for him when supporting Sanders. “Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton would have to undergo a political meltdown of historic proportions to lose this contest”, said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. “We try to remain neutral”, said David Bottenfield, chairman of the Staunton Democratic Committee.
Among men, they’re essentially tied, with 47 percent for Sanders and 43 percent for Clinton, which is within the poll’s margin of error.
“We want you apologize to black people for mass incarceration”, Williams said. “They always say their issues, but actions speak louder than words”, Stevens said.
The former secretary of state leads Sanders 59-33 among likely Democratic primary voters.
She said Clinton has been an advocate for the black community over the years and has been a vocal advocate against racial violence.
Late Thursday night, pollsters using a different methodology released a survey showing Clinton ahead of Sanders, 57 percent to 32 percent.
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Democratic voters favor Obama making a nomination and the Senate taking a vote by more than 80 percent.
