Well, looks like we've
got ourselves a race in a very, very important state!
The Berniementum is real.
Bernie Sanders, the self-described Vermont socialist whose ragtag presidential campaign is drawing overflow crowds across the country, is within shouting distance of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, according to a new Suffolk University poll of Granite State Democrats.
The poll of 500 likely Democratic voters found Mrs. Clinton has but a 10-percentage point lead over Mr. Sanders, 41% to 31%. The survey is the first public poll showing Mr. Sanders – or anyone else – within 10 points of Mrs. Clinton in New Hampshire since 2016 polling began early last year. In early May, a Bloomberg/St. Anselm College poll gave Mrs. Clinton a 44-point lead over Mr. Sanders.
Wow...that's quite an impressive one-month surge.
Many of us had a hunch that New Hampshire would be an especially strong state for Bernie, and now this certainly appears to be the case. I may be a Hillary supporter, but Bernie is running a positive, spirited, issue-oriented campaign...so I look forward to the debates and a fun fight for this crucial state!
But for Clinton supporters, there's also some good news in a national poll today from Monmouth: She's leading with 57% to 12% for both Sanders and Biden.
This is exciting.