He says she’s also “battle tested” and has the experience and relationships to lead and govern. But prominent leaders, including New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, have kept quiet as the nomination race has grown increasingly tight between Mrs. Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), with Biden in third place with just 12 percent, despite his 100 percent name recognition and high profile as vice president. In mid-June and then again in early August, Sanders saw two significant jumps that have now put him one point ahead of Clinton: 40.3 percent to 39.3. “There are people who now seriously doubt that Hillary is going to take the New Hampshire primary, and they want to be in good shape with the victor “.
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The picture is not as rosy for Clinton in New Hampshire, where a recent Boston Herald poll saw Sanders knock her from her perch there.
Sources close to Ms. Hassan said she was too busy dealing with the state’s budget to worry about endorsements. Her office did not respond to questions about an endorsement.
Clinton’s local supporters pressed Malloy to help the Democratic front-runner to get out in front of the email story, including Vanessa Foley.
Forty-five percent (45%) of all voters – but only 18% of Democrats – now consider the national security questions raised about Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server while serving as secretary of State to be a serious scandal.
The primary isn’t until February 9, so most of these politicians can take their own sweet time before committing.
You would never know it by reading the mainstream media or watching the cable news hosts and talking heads doing their usual media onslaught about Hillary Clinton on emails and the Clinton Foundation.
A Suffolk University poll released Tuesday, however, underscored the main reason Clinton remains a strong frontrunner for the Democratic nomination: Democratic voters, by and large, are still standing behind her.
This get for the Clinton camp demonstrates how hard a late entry into the 2016 contest would be for Biden, especially in Iowa.
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In fact, among the overall public, more see Clinton as a possible victor than think that about any other current candidate – Republican or Democrat. Gallup found: “Hillary Clinton remains the best liked among her party faithful”. The email controversy will hurt her chances in November, according to 52% of the respondents.
