Sanders Leading Hillary by 7 in New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders has dominated Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton within a poll of citizenry in New Hampshire, which often will maintain the…

Is it odd that Sanders, who is even older than Hillary Clinton and who bears a vague resemblance to The Simpsons’ Montgomery Burns, is the candidate who’s capturing youthful enthusiasm? The other announced Democrats in the race – former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, former Rhode Island Gov. and Sen.

Clinton remains the overwhelming front-runner in both national polls and surveys of the first-voting state of Iowa. That’s compared to Clinton’s 44-8 advantage in a Herald poll in March. To win in Iowa or New Hampshire, Sanders will have to appeal to voters less predisposed to him than his current supporters.”. The Democratic Party in New Hampshire has said they will certify him, but any person with standing in the state can challenge his qualification to be on the ballot.

Although Mrs. Clinton has been plagued by plummeting approval ratings, this is the first poll that has showed her trailing Sen. Back in May when I tallied Presidential candidates’ popularity based on their social media following, Sanders had 1.5 million Facebook likes spread across two pages.

The live interview phone poll was conducted between Aug. 7 and Aug 10 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points, the report said.

While some of the presumed frontrunners, like Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, are trailing in some early polls, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are surging ahead.

What is ‘The Sanders Effect?’ That is to say, why is such an unorthodox candidate so popular among Democrats? He has attracted eye-popping audiences like this one, 27,000 people at a rally in Los Angeles over the weekend.

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”. Bernie Sanders would be a pretty good president. A plurality of Clinton voters cited her experience as the most attractive draw.

Sanders is “tapping into a genuine sentiment” among those on the left who want “a left-wing message and a left-wing messenger”, according to Kristol, while there exists a “general shrugginess” about Clinton.