Bernie Sanders surges pass Hillary Clinton in new poll
The wildly enthusiastic and overwhelmingly positive campaign stop Monday night avoided the Vermont senators previous problems in Seattle. To win in Iowa or New Hampshire, Sanders will have to appeal to voters less predisposed to him than his current supporters..
Bernie Sanders has certainly captured the hearts of progressives in the Democratic Party and many of those that have been fed up with politics as usual.
According to a Boston Herald/Franklin Pierce poll of New Hampshire voters, Sanders is at 44 percent compared to Clinton at 37 percent. Two polls in July demonstrate a steady upward trend for Sanders and and a downward trend for Clinton. A new poll showed Mr. Sanders, a self-described socialist, actually leading Ms. Clinton in New Hampshire for the first time.
As Vice President Joe Biden reportedly weighs whether or not he’ll jump into this presidential campaign, a 2004 candidate said it’s past his time.
Controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server for State Department business m … Many critics say this goes to show that either Democratic constituents are either fed up with Clinton’s scandals and alleged lies, or that the Democratic base is undergoing a major shift to the Left.
The nurses in Oakland warmly welcomed Sanders, along with his message of taxing the wealthy, better health care for all, and free college tuition for students.
Vermonter Sanders may ultimately be serving a more vital role, Schiller argued. And many of them probably don’t agree with everything he has to say, but it’s just so wonderful and refreshing to have somebody saying some of these things. The people who are support her because she is electable, and people generally believe that she’s electable.
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said no when asked whether he needs to apologize to the Black Lives Matter protesters who interrupted his speech in Seattle.
In Los Angeles, Sanders’ campaign estimated that 27,500 people were jammed inside and outside the 16,000-seat arena – a figure impossible to independently verify.
The results, compiled between August 7-10, have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percent.
Sanders’ chief strategist, Tad Devine, told CBS News last month that the campaign is “very pleased” with their showing thus far, but it’s “really just the beginning”. This meeting could’ve ended in the potential introduction of legislation, hinting that Sanders was willing to take political action as a U.S. Senator for the Black Lives Matter movement.