‘Confident’: Singer Demi Lovato Joins Hillary Clinton for Iowa Rally

Now, just weeks before the nation’s first primary, Bernie Sanders is making a two-day swing through the Granite State, where he’s taken a lead.

Polls in New Hampshire have consistently shown him leading Clinton in the state that will hold the first primary of the presidential campaign on February 9.

In a letter released by the Clinton campaign on Tuesday, 10 top diplomats questioned Sanders on the issues of ISIS and Iran.

“The people of Iowa showed extraordinary courage in 2008 by voting for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton”, he said, “and many Iowans now understand that it’s too late for her brand of establishment politics”.

Thursday’s poll release comes on the heels of a Quinnipiac University poll that had Sanders with a 5-point lead, just outside the poll’s 4.4-point margin of error.

Brock, a long-time Clinton supporter who runs several progressive groups aiding her candidacy said Thursday that a new Sanders ad was a, “significant slight to the Democratic base”.

But according to Brian Fallon, Clinton’s national press secretary, Sanders’ foreign policy positions would make him more vulnerable in the general election.

Hillary has said previously she would “work for every vote” while campaigning.

In an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s “The Situation Room”, the Democratic presidential candidate pointed out that Sanders has been in the government much longer than she was.

Nationally, Clinton still has a considerable lead over Sanders, 74.

Sanders sneaks past Clinton in support among Democratic-leaning registered independents, however.

Clinton, a former secretary of state, led on foreign policy, garnering more trust by 40 points.

Many Clinton allies share the president’s desire for more organization on the ground; they see enthusiasm that’s ready to be channeled, but no channel yet in place.

Bottom line: Bernie is probably not ahead by 27 points in New Hampshire – but he probably is ahead in New Hampshire. “In contrast, Clinton says Sanders’ approach would create gridlock since he wants, “…to start over from scratch with a whole new system”.

Sanders’ candidacy has channeled voter frustration with the status quo, and while Clinton acknowledged that in her remarks, she also warned voters not to jeopardize what had already been accomplished. Lower out-of-pocket costs? She said it was essential.

“We’ve got a bunch of real dummies, I tell ya”, he said adding, “Jeb is down the toilet and Ted is starting to go down”.