Throughout the campaign Clinton has sought to position herself as Obama’s natural heir and the late focus on Sander’s criticism of Obama may have an impact just hours before caucusing begins.
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That would represent a dramatic acceleration in fund-raising by the Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont, who averaged raising about US$11 million a month in the last quarter of 2015 – US$33 million for the period – and it would indicate an ability to stay in the United States race for the longer haul. Only about half had a positive impression of field-leader Trump, 65% had a positive take on Cruz, and less than half said they would enthusiastically back Trump should he become the party’s nominee.
While Jane Sanders is not surprised that people buy into her husband’s ideas, she has been surprised by how deeply some are “feeling the ‘Bern'”. While clearly an exaggeration, Sanders’ surge in the minds of most Iowa Democrats, from unknown to a viable caucus-night alternative to a former first lady, was spectacular.
Sanders’ campaign manager Jeff Weaver said the January fundraising pace puts them on target to beat Clinton’s goal.
“When they woke up the next morning they said, ‘Oh, he could have been elected had we not just voted because we thought he couldn’t be, ‘” Jane Sanders added. “The next time he won by 17 per cent”.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) thinks former secretary of state Hillary Clinton isn’t a progressive.
Thousands of New Yorkers marched from Union Square to Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park on Saturday afternoon in a show of support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
That poll also suggested that those Iowans likely to participate in the Democratic caucus would generally be happy with either Clinton or Sanders at the top of the Democratic ticket come November.
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