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Raising the possibility that Hillary Rodham Clinton could lose both the first two nominating contests, Senator Bernie Sanders has taken a narrow lead in Iowa for the first time in a Democratic poll released Thursday.
Mr. Sanders, the Vermont senator, led 41 percent to 40 percent among likely Democratic caucusgoers, a statistical tie, but a significant reversal for Mrs. Clinton, who as recently as July held a 19-point advantage in a survey by the same pollster, Quinnipiac University.
So, could it be possible that due to Trump's strength, voters on the Democrat side are willing to support a candidate that leans more left under the assumption that there is no chance Trump can get elected?
Lol, none of this matters. We're still way too far out there to predict anything. I'm still hoping for a Trump/Hogan ticket though. I don't think even Costco's would have enough popcorn for that.
So, could it be possible that due to Trump's strength, voters on the Democrat side are willing to support a candidate that leans more left under the assumption that there is no chance Trump can get elected?
It could be. But we also must keep in mind that Sanders is really not more left than Franklin D Roosevelt was or in many ways Dwight Eisenhower.
The policies of Bernie Sanders is really mainstream american positions, when looking at polls.
People want money out of politics, both republicans and democrats. And Bernie Sanders is a straight shooter with very high integrity, and is running on a platform funded by small donors by the hundreds of thousands. People really feel such a grass roots campaign is really what democracy should be all about I think. Not taking bribe money from Wall Street and the corporate elites to run their campaign.
I'm an independent, though I'll say that the last 20 years or so, I've voted for Democrat for President every time, the GOP hasn't fielded a decent candidate since Bush Sr. I was really hoping McCain would have won the nomination instead of Bush Jr, by the time he went up against Obama he was simply too old and out of date IMO.
This time around, I can't stand Hillary, and the rest of the GOP is fielding a bunch of losers once again. Sanders has a real legitimate shot, I'd vote for him.
A lot of Republicans should, too, if they didn't just automatically oppose him or his ideas simply because he's a Democrat.
So, could it be possible that due to Trump's strength, voters on the Democrat side are willing to support a candidate that leans more left under the assumption that there is no chance Trump can get elected?
I think there is a lot to that. The fact that Trump seems to be running away with the GOP nomination has emboldened some Democrats that they don't need Hillary to win.
I don't really like ANY of the candidates on either side. I'd probably be nominally behind a Huntsman candidacy were that possible.
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