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leftcoastmountains

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:10 PM Feb 2016

SoonerPoll: Clinton remains frontrunner, but Sanders continues to rise

The latest SoonerPoll for the Democratic Presidential ballot should worry Hillary Clinton. While she maintains just a 16-point lead now, that lead has narrowed from 25 points just in the last week and half, and a 34-point lead in November.

Media reports over the last six months have not been kind to Clinton and news just yesterday that the FBI formerly confirmed she was under investigation won’t help either. Still, Clinton commands over four-in-ten Oklahoma likely voting Democrats, but seems unable to break 50 percent even after Martin O’Malley dropped out of the race after the Iowa Caucus.

Bernie Sanders however, a self-identified Democratic Socialist, continues to gain votes in Oklahoma among Democrats, increasing to 28 percent from a humble start of 12 percent.

What remains interesting in the race is the still 28 percent of Democrat likely voters that remain undecided in the race. Further analysis shows the greatest percentage of undecideds are conservatives voters, who have watched both candidates in the debates vie for who is the most progressive or liberal.

http://soonerpoll.com/soonerpoll-clinton-remains-frontrunner-but-sanders-continues-to-rise/
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SoonerPoll: Clinton remains frontrunner, but Sanders continues to rise (Original Post) leftcoastmountains Feb 2016 OP
I grew up in OK swilton Feb 2016 #1
 

swilton

(5,069 posts)
1. I grew up in OK
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 12:07 AM
Feb 2016

and left in the early 70's. Still have friends there in Ponca City....much less politically conscious than in the northeast where I live now.

I have been corresponding about the elections with friends there since July. They don't like Hillary at all and are watching Sanders. Also don't like Trump. They have been soliciting campaign buttons from me. I said fine - memorabilia collectors. Then they started asking for bumper stickers. They watched the last debate and they watched the NH primary....haven't heard from them since. I note that the poll included in the thread ends on Feb 9. I suspect Sanders will shrink his deficit after the NH primary....Just this week sent friends buttons, bumper stickers and other left overs from the NH campaign. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Oklahoma has a closed primary system and the primary is March 1. According to analyses that I read, Sanders should do well there due to demographics.

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