Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Sanders now leading Clinton in New Hampshire 44-37

Did you know that Bernie Sanders is now leading Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire? Ed Morrisey reports at Hot Air,
Just as Donald Trump has caught the imagination of a disaffected GOP base, Bernie Sanders has done the same in the Democratic Party. He’s filling arenas while the supposedly Inevitable II Hillary Clinton struggles in smaller venues. In the latest Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll, Sanders has now done what Barack Obama took longer to do eight years ago — surpass Hillary in a key state for the nomination:

Five months ago, Hillary had a 37-point lead over Sanders, 44/7, in a poll in this same FPU/BH series. That’s a 44-point swing in the gap in just five months, a stunning rebuke to Clinton, and much of that came in the last few weeks. Just last week, WMUR showed Sanders only back by six points, 42/36.

...This could be a disaster waiting for Hillary, who didn’t do well in Iowa eight years ago and needed the Granite State to recover against Obama. On the other hand, New Hampshire requires primary candidates to be registered to the party on whose tickets they run, and … Sanders is still not a Democrat, but an independent Socialist. 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. Does anyone want to bet that Team Hillary lets that opportunity go to waste?
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