Bernie is closing the distance.

[Bubzer]

I seem to recall numerous hillary supporters saying Bernie would never make it this far, and that he's unelectable. It would seem these polls say otherwise.

In Iowa, Mrs. Clinton has 48 percent of support and Mr. Sanders has 45 percent as the competition between the two has become more contentious. Martin O’Malley, the third Democratic presidential candidate, has 5 percent in Iowa, meaning he will most likely qualify for the next presidential debate.

But in New Hampshire, the survey also found Mr. Sanders at 50 percent, to 46 percent for Mrs. Clinton.

That margin is smaller than a recent Fox News survey, in which Mr. Sanders led Mrs. Clinton by 13 points. An NBC survey last month showed Mr. Sanders ahead by nine points in New Hampshire.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/10/bernie-sanders-makes-strong-showing-in-new-polls/

CLINTON, SANDERS NECK-AND-NECK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IOWA: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a statistical tie in both Iowa and New Hampshire, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College poll. The polls showed that Clinton had 48 percent among likely Iowa caucus-goers, compared to Sanders’ 45 percent and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's 5 percent, ABC’s CHRISTOPHER DONATO reports. In New Hampshire, however, the poll found Sanders had 50 percent among likely primary voters, compared to Clinton's 46 percent and O’Malley's 1 percent. http://abcn.ws/1SHFCzN

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-bernie-sanders-striking-distance/story?id=36213012

[Kentonio]

1. I was reading some funny posts from back in the summer.

Various posters insisting that 20% was his absolute ceiling and that he'd plateaued.

[Bubzer]

2. Then it was 25%, then 30%, then 35% and so on.

Perhaps the suggestion of plateauing has plateaued? One can hope.