Iowa, New Hampshire Democrats Not Sold on Clinton—or Biden in Focus Groups

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This is Good Read with the Video Excerpts. Halperin & Heilemann were on "Morning Joe" (MSNBC) this a.m. with clips and comment. They said: "No one should count out Bernie Sanders in this Race" and compared him to "Early Obama" (when no one thought he could win) and said that from their interviews in Iowa & New Hampshire... Bernie has the "Yes We Can" momentum.




Bloomberg Politics Focus Groups: Iowa, New Hampshire Democrats Not Sold on Clinton—or Biden
Democratic voters tell Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin and John Heilemann why they're worried about Clinton, what they like about Bernie Sanders.

With voters from both early states lukewarm toward Clinton, cool on Biden, and unimpressed if not completely unaware of O'Malley, the door seems to be opening for Sanders. Likely voters in both states described the 74-year-old senator as “exciting,” “interesting,” “knowledgable,” and “a visionary.” Alec, a fitness consultant from Iowa, called the socialist a “game changer.” “The little guy matters, you know, so I think he’s talking to people like me,” he said.

Both focus groups expressed an interest in Sanders’s strong rhetoric about income inequality and a respect for his knack for raising large amounts of campaign contributions through small donors. “I think it shows broader appeal,” said Joe, a project manager from New Hampshire.

The focus groups were organized by independent polling firm Purple Strategies. Participants came from the Manchester, New Hampshire, and Des Moines, Iowa, areas and represented a variety of ages and socio-economic and educational backgrounds. They agreed to be quoted without their last names. Qualitative research results cannot be statistically analyzed or projected onto the broader population at large. As is customary, respondents were compensated for their participation.

MORE..with VIDEO of FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS AT:

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-07/bloomberg-focus-groups-iowa-new-hampshire-democrats-not-sold-on-hillary-clinton-or-joe-biden

For much more from Bloomberg Politics’ Democratic focus groups, watch With All Due Respect on Bloomberg TV and BloombergPolitics.com Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, and come back to Bloomberg Politics on Thursday for Republican focus group results.

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1. Iowa and New Hampshire seem to like Bernie.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=59291

(Sanders Outperforms Clinton in General Election Matchups in IA, NH)