New York Times Endorses Hillary Clinton, John Kasich

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is way out front with 64-percent, leading Bernie Sanders’ 27-percent.

He is followed by Cruz with 25 per cent and Marco Rubio at 18 per cent. The polls also show that Trump has a massive 19 point lead over Cruz in New Hampshire while in SC his lead is 16 points. Yes, much can and will happen in the next few weeks, but banking on a clear Trump versus Sanders race in March seems to be a stretch.

D’Alessandro said the campaign has also had to deal with the fact that Clinton has run in Iowa before, even if she lost badly in 2008. Clinton wants the New Hampshire debate because she is trailing in the Granite State. Feingold gained 1 point and Johnson lost 1 point from November’s survey. And, of course, basic probability theory says that the odds of both Mr. Trump and Mr. Sanders being nominated are far less than the chances of either one of them being chosen. In a low-turnout scenario, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz finish above the pack.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a photograph with members of the audience after speaking at a rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

“A vote for Bernie Sanders is therefore merely a vote for the Democratic primary season to continue rather than ending abruptly in the first week of February with (in effect) a Clinton coronation.”

It’s unclear if Hillary Clinton supporters are doing the same.

But is the Sanders surge sufficiently intense to motivate eligible voters to leave their homes Monday evening in frigid temperatures, drive to caucus sites, deliver stump speeches, and hold firm to their candidate?

In New Hampshire, Sanders has increased his lead among likely Democratic primary voters, now besting the former secretary of state 57 percent to 38 percent. Clinton has received early endorsements from NARAL’s Pro-Choice America Foundation and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and celebrities such as Lena Dunham and Demi Lovato have given her their backing.

O’Malley received just two percent support in the most recent poll.

If undeclared voters swarm to the Republican primary, expect both races to be close.

On the other side of the aisle, not quite a third of those who did respond voted Republican.

Noting that he is “no moderate”, the Times criticizes Kasich for having “gone after public-sector unions, fought to limit abortion rights and opposed same-sex marriage” during his time as governor of Ohio.

Yes but not almost as many as the Democrats have, and they are only in a handful of states.

The result? A vote for Bernie is the best way to keep Trump out of the White House – something that most on the Left, including Clinton supporters, would probably agree is a good idea.

A separate survey of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters showed that Sanders has significantly expanded his lead. As for Mr. Sanders, the offered odds for his nomination are now 7/2, while a bet on Hillary Clinton will pay a paltry 1/5. “He wants to get more middle class families into college, he wants to get more jobs created”.