Bernie Sanders

jeff47

(26,549 posts) Fri Sep 11, 2015, 04:53 PM Sep 2015

Sanders gaining on front-runner Clinton in 2016 presidential race: poll

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is gaining fast on front-runner Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race and has moved within single digits of her for the first time, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed on Friday.

Clinton leads Sanders nationally among Democrats by eight percentage points, 39 percent to 31 percent, her smallest cushion since the nominating battle began for the November 2016 election. She led Sanders by 20 percentage points in the online poll a week ago. (Reuters/Ipsos poll: bit.ly/1L6Tpwu)

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Biden is in third place at 16 percent in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, about where he was a week ago.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/11/us-usa-election-poll-idUSKCN0RB2BG20150911

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Sanders gaining on front-runner Clinton in 2016 presidential race: poll (Original Post) jeff47 Sep 2015 OP

Good News. bvar22 Sep 2015 #1

And the more he actually gets coverage from news like this... SoapBox Sep 2015 #2

Holy Smoke...can't ignore him now. The Force is With Him. And he just libdem4life Sep 2015 #3

Looks like the seeds planted early last summer have made fruits. HereSince1628 Sep 2015 #4

Seems like we're hearing more and more about it. navarth Sep 2015 #5

K&R. Good news. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #6

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

1. Good News.

Reply to jeff47 (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 05:23 PM

Sep 2015

I would LOVE to vote for someone like Bernie in The General.
It has been a LONG time since I voted without having to hold my nose.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

2. And the more he actually gets coverage from news like this...

Reply to jeff47 (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 05:39 PM

Sep 2015

The better it is.

Small cracks have appeared in the Bernie Blackout...while the MSM is lame, we still need them to at least mention him for those that are remote or don't have net/social media access (seniors!).

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

3. Holy Smoke...can't ignore him now. The Force is With Him. And he just

Reply to jeff47 (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 06:05 PM

Sep 2015

keeps saying the same things, talking about issues and concerns of the people. Imagine that. I'm guessing that even Joe can't stop the circling around the drain and just the presence of his name as a back-up adds to the downward pressure. And still half the country doesn't know who Bernie is yet.