Presidential hopefuls Sanders, Clinton in dead heat - Reuters/Ipsos poll (Trump 40%, Cruz 16%)

Yahoo ^ | 2/8/2016 | Chris Kahn

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has erased Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's wide lead for the Democratic presidential nomination since the start of year, putting the two in a dead heat nationally, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Clinton leads Sanders 48 percent to 45 percent among Democratic voters, according to the poll of 512 Americans, conducted Feb. 2-5 following the Iowa caucus. The poll has a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.

Democrats had been supporting Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin at the beginning of the year. Sanders has narrowed that lead considerably over the past several weeks.

Clinton beat Sanders narrowly in the Iowa caucuses, the nation's first nomination contest ahead of the November election, but is expected to lose to him in New Hampshire. The two rivals clashed on Thursday night in their first one-on-one debate, reflecting the tightness of the race.

There is still a wide gap between the two in name recognition nationally. Nearly a quarter of Democrats and two-fifths of Independents say they are still not that familiar with Sanders. In comparison, Clinton has almost total name recognition among voters.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump continued to lead the field with 40 percent support. His level of support among Republicans was relatively unchanged following his second-place finish in the Iowa caucus. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas followed with 16 percent and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida came in third with 13 percent.

[Parley Baer]

Cruz was caught red-handed cheating. Let’s see what happens going forward.

[Fantasywriter]

Here is an excellent analysis of Iowa and the polls. Enjoy.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Berry/ed106.htm

[CivilWarBrewing]

The leftist union-run schools of America are QUIETLY churning out little socialists by the MILLIONS every year. Mom and dad don't care because they are too fixated on the green stuff. What they don't realize is that they'll need a LOT MORE OF IT when their children become voters who elect SOCIALISTS.

[V K Lee]

Ping thanks

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

The mere thought of Sanders and Hillary Clinton “being in heat” is enough to make me barf.

I’ll never eat again! The image is “firmly burned into my memory” (J. F*cking Kerry). My mind is “terribly wasted” now.

Reagan, where are you? We need you ASAP.

My eyes, my mind, my wallet!

[SamAdams76]

Polls weren't that far off in Iowa. The only surprise was how well Rubio did in the #3 spot. If Trump finished first instead of Cruz, it would still be a one-delegate difference in the other direction.

This Bernie Sanders thing has legs though. This is starting to remind me of 2008 when that community organizer from Chicago started spanking Shrillary in the primaries and ended up ruining that coronation for her.

Now it's happening again and this time, it's a washed up socialist from Vermont that she can't get past. What a pathetic candidate Shrillary is.

[Luircin]

....

*CHOKE*

I just sprayed chewed carrot out my nose; thanks a LOT.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

You’re welcome!