(Concord, NH Monitor)Bernie Sanders: Can turn ‘magic in a bottle’ into Democratic win?

http://www.concordmonitor.com/readerservices/politicsnewsletterxml/17795909-95/bernie-sanders-can-turn-magic-in-a-bottle-into-democratic-win

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Gordon Preston has lived in New Hampshire for 30 years and is about to host a party for a bunch of people he’s never met.

Preston is pulling for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fiercely liberal avowed socialist who is steadily gaining traction among Democrats in New Hampshire – and beyond.

In two weeks, Preston will host a political fundraiser at his Barnstead home as he and other Sanders supporters listen to a live broadcast of the senator speaking about his campaign for president.

They’ll hear about issues such as education, health care, and the influence of money and special interests in politics. It’s what Sanders dubs “the buying and selling of Washington.” That message has resonated with Preston and a growing legion of volunteers. Many see this newfound allegiance as a sign that the senator’s recent momentum is built to last. Others, though, question whether this summer surge can last into next winter when voters conceivably choose between him and Hillary Clinton, the presumed frontrunner.
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