Bernie-Mentum: 2nd Poll Shows Sanders Leading Clinton In New Hampshire

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to the media about his agenda in running for president, Thursday, April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A poll released Tuesday was the second in recent weeks to show Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leading former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire.

The Democratic-leaning Public Polling Polling found Sanders receiving 42 percent support among Democrats in the state while Clinton received 35 percent.

None of the other four declared Democratic candidates reached double digits.

It was the second poll of New Hampshire to show Sanders with the momentum. An Aug. 12 poll from Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald also showed the self-described socialist senator leading Clinton by 7 points.

In the latest survey, Sanders was viewed by 78 percent of voters as favorable and 12 percent unfavorable.

New Hampshire will be the first 2016 primary.

The poll was conducted 370 Democratic voters from August 21 through 24 via landline, except for the 20 percent who finished the survey online. The margin of error among Democrats was plus or minus 5.1 percent.

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  1. Avatar for mcbain mcbain says:

    I don’t think Bernie has a chance to win, but if he can pull Hillary to the left, rather than the GOP pulling her to the right, then his candidacy would be a huge success.

  2. Avatar for rssrai rssrai says:

    Well, it looks legit that Bernie is winning in NH. But, so was President Obama, and he ended up losing. Why did PPP poll such a small number of voters?

  3. and i remember how George McGovern was doing just what Bernie is doing and how did that work out. its nice to make all these promises but getting them through a Republican gerrymander congress is another thing. another fact is that he claimed he wasn’t a Democrat but an independent. if he loses will he still stay independent?
    Don’t get me wrong i like him but can he really win the presidency?

  4. He could conceivably win NH and nowhere else.

    Demographics.

  5. This is good news for Hillary Clinton…

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