Posted on 08/16/2015 7:39:56 PM PDT by dennisw
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders made dueling appearances just hours apart Saturday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. But if an informal straw poll conducted by the Iowa Secretary of State is any reliable measure of whose visit was more successful, the Vermont senator clearly won the day.
According to the Iowa secretary of state’s website, which monitors the votes in real-time, more than 52 percent of Democrats who have cast a vote in the straw poll say they support Sanders. Just over 41 percent said they support Clinton.
That’s a nice gain for Sanders, who was tied with Clinton at 46 percent after Friday — the second day of the fair.
While the straw poll has a small sample size and likely says little about how Iowans will vote in February’s all-important caucus, it does provide an apples-to-apples comparison of how voters view the two candidates when they appear at the same venue.
Like nearly all of the other presidential candidates who have attended or plan to attend the Iowa State Fair before it ends next week, Sanders held sway Saturday at The Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox, a large forum held on the fair grounds.
The 73-year-old Sanders drew the largest crowd so far at the event, according to reporters on the ground in Des Moines.
Clinton opted out of the event, making her the only Democrat — and the only candidate of either party besides Donald Trump — to do so. Instead, she chose to answer questions from reporters on the outskirts of the fair grounds. She also mingled with state fair attendees as she walked with Iowa U.S. Sen. Tom
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Off to party time, no time to face the real people of the Nation...rich people awaited her arrival for a fancy party that the Press was not allowed to attend or report on...
TYPICAL LIBERAL / DEMOCRATS who always refer to the Republicans for the RICH...MAKES ME L O L....
Democrats prefer an Honest Socialist.
LOL.
WHACK!
He wants to give away free stuff. One thing he has said that makes sense is that we need to take care of our citizens first and not have mass immigration. That probably appeals to some on the left too.
Hey, it’s my favorite Martian!
‘Bernie pulls out of Hillary’ (shudder)
One would think nearly everyone in Red Hampshire is pre-committed to HRC.
That dork has a really good looking wife.
“Young liberals gravitate to him because he reminds them of a college professor they had. The befuddled but likable professor who is a bit disheveled but “hip” to a lot of things liberals really care about like saving the whales, climate change, raising minimum wage, special rights for homosexuals and other touchy-feely things”.
Bingo!!! Well said.
Feelings over substance. As usual.
His hot wife keeps him smiling.
Still a good looking girl, just needs good food, sun (with sunscreen), and exercise outside.
Same feelings here. Too “albino”.
I just Google Imaged her and she doesn’t look as good as I thought.
Dennis’ chin is boob level. LOL
Can someone explain to me the appeal of Bernie Sanders?”
1) He’s not Hillary.
2) He is promising hat the Free Schit Fairy will bring Free Schit for everyone, like free college, student loan debt forgiveness, Free Healthcare, free high-speed Internet.
(He says he’ll pay for all of this by Reducing the military, ending “Corporate Welfare”, and soaking “the Rich”)
Yes, I think quite a few lefties believe that, as long as it doesn't come out of a Republican’s mouth...:^)
He stands for something and he seems honest.
Not everyone is going to agree with his solutions, But a lot of people agree with him on what some of the main problems are. And they feel like his heart is in the right place. Even on FR I have noticed multiple people saying things like: "Bernie Sanders - not a crook."
>> Can someone explain to me the appeal of Bernie Sanders?”
I remember being a broke teenager where unfortunately ketchup on rice was once an appealing dinner.
The good news here is that Sanders polling should show real Americans how many socialist are actually in this damn country.
"His/Her class picture is on a cave wall in France." Thanks dennisw.
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