Sanders’ lead over Clinton almost doubles in N.H

“Today the inevitable candidate doesn’t look quite so inevitable as she did 8 1/2 months ago”, Sanders said during a town hall meeting on a frigid morning in Fort Dodge. “That’s why, OK. Believe me, that’s why”, he told his supporters at a large rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Not only is Sanders’ surge in the polls coming at a prime time for his campaign, it’s also mirrored in the amount of time he spoke during Sunday’s debate. It’s also a group that doesn’t like Clinton – with about 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable opinion of her in the same poll.

Indeed, even the subjects discussed during the debate seem to reflect Sanders’ new heightened standing.

“… We have got to create millions of decent- paying jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure”, Sanders said, adding that his plan would greatly benefit the middle class. Sanders rarely mentions foreign policy in his campaign speeches, which are focused nearly entirely on economic issues and other domestic policy matters. That means the decision point for Clinton is approaching – probably more quickly than she would prefer.

“Because the stance she has on education, being an education major, it will affect me”, Shambria Littlejohn said.

Clinton still beats Sanders 52%-37% overall among Democrats, though Sanders’ gains have cut into her lead, Monmouth found. And she has considerable support among important primary voting blocs.

Sanders was “a pioneer on this early version of gay marriage and has by far the most exemplary record on gay rights of any candidate ever in American history”, Briggs said in an interview with The Washington Blade. “The Sanders argument falls apart when the GOP spokesman is trying to help him and the Republicans run ads trying to stop Hillary Clinton in the primary”.

Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for Clinton, said that there are those from the Republican National Committee that are helping Sanders because they see Clinton as a threat during the coming election.

Her rival, Bernie Sanders, has strong numbers in New Hampshire and Iowa. And Democrat John Kerry bested President George W. Bush narrowly in 2004, though the state tilted in Bush’s favor in 2000.