Bernie Sanders Doing Better Than Clinton Against Republicans In New Hampshire And Iowa

[Dr Ron]

From Liberal Values:

Hillary Clinton has been doing poorly in the battle ground states and among independents, while Bernie Sanders has been doing unexpectedly well. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of Iowa and New Hampshire show Sanders doing better than Clinton in head to head match-ups against Republican candidates:

In Iowa, Republican Jeb Bush leads Clinton by 10 points in a hypothetical general-election match up among registered voters, 50 percent to 40 percent, and Donald Trump is ahead of her by seven points, 48 percent to 41 percent – essentially unchanged from the poll’s results a month ago.

And Carly Fiorina leads Clinton in the Hawkeye State by 14 points, 52 percent to 38 percent.

But when Sanders is matched up against these same Republicans, his numbers are stronger: Sanders leads Trump by five points in Iowa (48 percent to 43 percent). And he narrowly trails Bush (46 percent to 44 percent) and Fiorina (45 percent to 42 percent).

The same dynamic plays out in New Hampshire.

Clinton leads Trump in the Granite State (48 percent to 45 percent), but she’s behind Bush (49 percent to 42 percent) and Fiorina (50 percent to 42 percent).

Yet Sanders has the advantage against both Trump (52 percent to 42 percent) and Fiorina (47 percent to 45 percent), and he’s tied against Bush in New Hampshire (46 percent to 46 percent).

Clinton leads Sanders for the Democratic nomination in Iowa in this poll (with various polls varying) but her lead has steadily been declining. She led Sanders by fourteen points in July and currently only leads by five. Sanders has been ahead of Clinton in New Hampshire since September.

For months many Clinton supporters have been arguing that Democrats should unite around Clinton as the best hope of preventing a Republican victory in 2016. With Sanders and not Clinton increasingly looking like the more electable candidate, will Clinton supporters now unite behind Sanders?

[randys1]

1. It is technically possible Bernie can accomplish this over the entire country, but that will

take a gigantic amount of money and coordination and volunteers.

Tens of thousands of DAILY working volunteers.

Hillary has that now, the money and the infrastructure to get numbers all across the country.

So if you are a serious Bernie supporter, not only does he need your money, but equally he needs your shoe leather and your time.

[magical thyme]

2. you realize that Bernie had over 175,000 volunteers back in May

last I saw it was over 250,000.

I plan to volunteer myself. I have personal business that I *must* attend to first. By November latest, I'll be available. I'm already doing stuff on my own, as I'm able. I've already made 150 or so flyers to start handing out. Will make more as time/money become more available too.

[KoKo]

3. Bernie has Dedicated Contributors and he doesn't have to fly all over

begging for more and more money.

He's already close to her in Funds because he isn't burning through money like Hillary has been with her Big Time Wall Street and Special Interest Funders she keeps having to have those "Private Gatherings" with to get more and more money.

He's got our Shoe Leather, Time Canvassing and Enough Supporters to go against Hillary.

Why do you think he's doing so well if you think he doesn't have his "boots on the ground" and all of us working to get his message out when the MSM does little in reporting about him?

[randys1]

4. Oh no I think his supporters, THERE, are doing just that. Which was my point

[KoKo]

5. Oh...sorry...I thought you meant Bernie supporters

weren't working hard enough for him...