Bernie Sanders gaining on Hillary Clinton in crucial South Carolina

[BigBearJohn]

After overtaking Hillary Clinton in some Iowa and New Hampshire polls, Sen. Bernard Sanders is showing he has a real chance of winning South Carolina and crashing through the Clinton campaign’s supposed Southern firewall, analysts and Democratic Party leaders say.

Should Mr. Sanders seize momentum once voting starts in the Democratic presidential nominating contests, there’s a growing belief that Mrs. Clinton’s 36-point lead in South Carolina could quickly evaporate, just as it did in 2008 when then-Sen. Barack Obama swamped Mrs. Clinton en route to the White House.

While there are many key differences between 2008 and this presidential cycle — not the least of which is Mr. Obama himself, who eight years ago was able to galvanize African-Americans, young voters and other key groups in the party like few before him — Mrs. Clinton’s campaign seems to once again be on the ropes, and a loss in South Carolina could spell doom for the former secretary of state.

“I think there could be a meltdown,” said David Woodard, a political science professor at Clemson University. “I think South Carolina could be very critical. If Bernie wins the first two, he might win here I wouldn’t be surprised if Bernie Sanders was able to knock her off here.”

Democratic leaders in the state believe the momentum is flowing toward Mr. Sanders. Wins in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, they say, could dramatically change the South Carolina race overnight, and caution against assuming that Mrs. Clinton’s massive lead will hold once voters begin heading to the polls.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/14/bernie-sanders-gaining-crucial-ground-over-clinton/

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. His poll numbers will soar after his wins in Iowa and NH. He'll be looking great going into Nevada

and will give HRH a run for her money. Going into SC, his numbers are going to be much higher than they are now. He most certainly could win SC!

People in this country have had their fill of the 1% and their corruption. This election will make that perfectly clear to them. They have massively overplayed their hand and greediness.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[closeupready]

10. "This election will make that perfectly clear to them." +1000!

How many people in the 1% over the last 20 years have tried to reason with their class-mates? To absolutely no avail.

[hedda_foil]

2. The headline's claim isn't backed up in the story's content. I think he'll do well in SC too but

There's nothing new in this piece.

[reformist2]

16. True. But there is a growing sense that Hillary's support is largely a mirage, an illusion created

by months of positive coverage and hundreds of poll results which made it look like she had strong support.

What she has (or had) was support that was a mile wide, but about as shallow as a puddle. And now it's drying up.

[Fearless]

3. Regardless of what happens I'm sure she'll stick arround

Long after its obvious she's lost.

[Gene Debs]

7. Hillary 2024!

[cali]

4. Please stop posting wingnut shit.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. So the sources are the Washington Times, a GOP operative , and a Sanders supporters.

So the sources are the Washington Times:

The political views of The Washington Times are often described as extremely conservative.The Washington Post reported: "the Times was established by Moon to combat communism and be a conservative alternative to what he perceived as the liberal bias of The Washington Post."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times

a GOP operative:

David woodard is a Professor of Political Science at Clemson University in South Carolina and Director of its Palmetto Poll, a statewide poll; author of The New Southern Politics; former Republican consultant to national candidates from the South, including Senators Lindsay Graham and Jim DeMint

http://www.kcrw.com/people/j-david-woodard

and a Sanders supporters:

“I absolutely believe that can happen, and the reason I believe it can happen is because I witnessed it here in 2008,” said Allen Bailey, chairman of the Sumter County, South Carolina, Democratic Party and a Sanders backer

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/14/bernie-sanders-gaining-crucial-ground-over-clinton/

The only thing missing are pull quotes from Nikki Haley, Lindsey Graham, and Tim Scott.

[Betty Karlson]

6. I've long been expecting this news. Glad its being reported.

Thanks for the link!

[cali]

12. It's wing nut bullshit. There are no new polls.

[libdem4life]

8. Pretty sure the Washington Times has done homework and quotes experts.

The deniers here...not so much.

[INdemo]

11. After Bernie wins Iowa and NH will the Hillary fans

still be in denial?
Hillary and Bill Clinton should be ashamed for putting their daughter out there to tell that huge lie that was immediately debunked by many including news sources that up until now failed to even mention Bernie Sanders name.
And they wonder why Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls?

[libdem4life]

14. Hated to think it, but that did seem to be right around the Tipping Point. No matter how

grown up our kids get, they still want to please their parents. I don't fault her for that. The lies, well that's another subject.

[cali]

13. You are wrong. The polls in SC are a month old and she dominates.

[libdem4life]

15. What's with the "you"? I was referring to the article/author. Take it up with them.

Oh, yeah, and giving my opinion. Silly me. I stand corrected. Not.