About 10 days ago, I brought you the results of a Suffolk University Poll. That survey showed Bernie Sanders is gaining ground in the state of New Hampshire. Now there are a couple of new surveys that show the same thing. None of them have Bernie beating Clinton, but they do show he may well be a player in that state -- and it's not belong comprehension that he could carry that state in the primary. The CNN/WMUR Poll shows Bernie within 8 points of Clinton. The Bloomberg/St. Anselm Poll doesn't have Bernie that close, but does show he has gained some support.
This is good news for Sanders and his supporters. The Northeast is his natural base, and New Hampshire borders his home state of Vermont. If he is to have a chance in the Democratic primary, then he must do well in New Hampshire.
Bloomberg also queried Democrats in Iowa, and there poll shows Sanders now gets about 24% of that's state's Democratic votes. That's only about half of what Clinton gets, but it does show some movement, and marks the first time Sanders has topped 20% in the state.
But Bloomberg also asked survey respondents another question -- who do you think can beat the Republican nominee in November 2016. Sanders got only 12% in both states, while Clinton got 71% in New Hampshire and 72% in Iowa. Sanders is going to have to do much better than that. A lot of Democrats like Sanders (and so do I), but most of them are going to vote for the nominee they think can keep a Republican out of the White House -- and so far, most Democrats think that would be Hillary Clinton.
go Bernie, Go Bernie.
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