Sanders consolidates 16 point lead over HRC, 55% to 39%, in NH

[Divernan]

On the Democratic side, Sanders has also consolidated support for a 16-point lead over Hillary Clinton, 55 percent to 39 percent, according to the poll.

That's a 7-point increase for Sanders from last month and a 7-point decrease for Clinton — a 14-point swing in one month favoring Sanders.

Clinton's favorability has also dropped, from 83 percent in December to 74 percent in the latest poll, while Sanders has risen from 85 percent to 90 percent over the past month.

The survey of 444 likely GOP primary voters and 408 Democratic primary voters was conducted Jan. 20-24 via landlines and cellphones with a margin of error of 4.7 points for Republicans and 4.9 points for Democrats.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/266966-trump-sanders-hold-steady-lead-in-nh-poll

[merrily]

1. New Hampshire is a purple state, too.

[Divernan]

2. Remember that line from Mrs. Doubtfire?

"Winston's idea of foreplay was, 'Effie, brace yourself.'"

It definitely appears that when it comes to New Hampshire, it's going to be a blowout for Bernie, and the HRC supporters need to brace themselves.

[merrily]

3. LOL! "Just close your eyes and think of England."

[Feeling the Bern]

6. This is the first time I saw this ad being overseas and oh my God

this is one of the best ads I have ever seen in my life.

[merrily]

7. Have you seen this? Art Garfunkel explains giving permission:

&quot Bying politicians) is how America works until someone says, 'Not with me!'"

[Feeling the Bern]

9. God, and people wonder why I love folk music and folk singers

Ochs, Chapin, Lightfoot, Seeger, Guthrie, Waits, Simon and Garfunkel, Taylor, Fogelberg, Denver, Ives.

Art Garfunkel is an awesome man and when I go back to LA and NY to meet with the production company heads and work to setup our Hong Kong office, I hope I have the honor of meeting him.

[Unknown Beatle]

10. You forgot Jim Croce.

[Feeling the Bern]

12. Oh damn . . . if I were in front of you, I would tell you to slap me. How could I forget Croce?

New York is Not My Home, Walking Back to Georgia and Box #10 are three of my favorite songs ever.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. I'm not surprised by this

I fully expect Sanders to kill it in NH.

[sahel]

5. I am

I never expected him to get anything like that margin. No one has ever won NH by that amount and gone on to lose the nomination.

[merrily]

8. At one point, everyone said he would not even carry his home state.

Once he got going, people began changing their minds.

[Betty Karlson]

11. Not surprised, but elated to read this.

Change will come, and everything from the Tea Party to the GOP to the Third Way will have to make way for it. Because there is no stopping it this time.