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demwing

(16,916 posts)
Mon Jan 11, 2016, 09:16 PM Jan 2016

The Democratic Race is on FIRE (and Iowa is feeling the Bern)!!!

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Right on the heels of an IBD/TIPP poll showing Hillary's Iowa lead dropping to a mere 4 points, a supporting ARG poll rolls out showing Sanders has taken a 3 point lead in this crucial state.

These are the first 2 polls out of Iowa this year. Coming out of December, Clinton ran an average 16 points ahead of Sanders. The latest RCP Average of Polls has cut Clinton's lead down by more than 10 points, with only 5.8% between her and Bernie!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ia/iowa_democratic_presidential_caucus-3195.html#polls

BTW - The RCP Average also shows Bernie's lead in NH at 4.3%!

Clinton's poll #s are taking body shots, but NH & IA are just the prelude. If Clinton loses both states...hell, if Clinton loses just IA, she may not have lost the battle, but she will definitely have lost her most formidable weapon -- the sweet smell of inevitability.

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The Democratic Race is on FIRE (and Iowa is feeling the Bern)!!! (Original Post) demwing Jan 2016 OP
Sweet! peacebird Jan 2016 #1
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #2
Ditto! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #8
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #3
I can tell you that Iowa is feeling the Bern! CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #4
Bernie has ALL the energy and momentum demwing Jan 2016 #6
Awesome. I appreciate all of your hard work and posts about the happenings in IA. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #7
I almost feel sorry for her RobertEarl Jan 2016 #5
K&R CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #9
I take heart from the fact that Bernie is leading John Poet Jan 2016 #10
He's got this! TPTB - OUT, Bernie - IN! in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #11
MORE!!! demwing Jan 2016 #12
HOLY BERN NOTICE, THERE'S EVEN MORE!!! demwing Jan 2016 #13

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
4. I can tell you that Iowa is feeling the Bern!
Mon Jan 11, 2016, 10:00 PM
Jan 2016

800 came out last night for his rally in my small town, which is a suburb of Des Moines. It was frickin 6 degrees last night. But people came out anyway.

I was charged with entering the names, addresses and phone numbers of people who signed in when they came to the event. People came from all over. It was a high-energy, enthusiastic crowd.

And we got lots of contact information and many of those people will be canvassing and calling for us--and getting Bernie supporters to their canvases!

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
6. Bernie has ALL the energy and momentum
Mon Jan 11, 2016, 10:14 PM
Jan 2016
nothing is moving toward Clinton except for very large sums of dark money, and a veritable roll-call of the DC Beltway Illuminati. Those endorsements seemed to play in Clinton's favor at first, but are recently seen as just more evidence that Clinton represents the out- of-touch DC that we all love to mock.

How does she handle her overwhelming establishment support in a race driven by rock-solid enthusiasm for the outsider?
 

John Poet

(2,510 posts)
10. I take heart from the fact that Bernie is leading
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:22 AM
Jan 2016

among young people, the group who arguably propelled Obama to victory in Iowa in 2008. They showed up and voted that time! I think they will do so again.

I think there's no question that Bernie has already won the "excitement primary",
and I think that will make the difference for him in Iowa's caucus voter turnout.





 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
12. MORE!!!
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 01:55 PM
Jan 2016

A new Monmouth poll has Bernie up by 14 in NH, and the RCP Average has Sanders up in that state by over 6%!!

Honestly, I was nervous about the data breach story, but Sanders played it like a pro and turned it to a PR advantage.

We are living in an historic moment, and America is feeling the Bern, baby!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-3351.html

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
13. HOLY BERN NOTICE, THERE'S EVEN MORE!!!
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 02:13 PM
Jan 2016

A new Quinnipiac poll has Bernie up in Iowa by FIVE POINTS!

I don't know about you peeps, but it's clear to me that Sanders has peaked (and/or) plateaud.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-takes-slim-lead-hillary-clinton-iowa/story?id=36240514

And he's reduced Clnton's lead in the RCP Average for Iowa down to 0.2 points!!!

I'm swooning, lol!

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