Clinton Maintains Lead, New Loras College Poll Finds

[riversedge]

Source: loras.edu

Clinton Maintains Lead, New Loras College Poll Finds

http://loras.edu/About-Loras/News-Events/News/2016/Clinton-Maintains-Lead,-New-Loras-College-Poll-Fin.aspx

1/22/2016

With the 2016 Iowa precinct caucuses only ten days away, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton maintains a strong lead over her nearest rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, according to the newest Loras College Poll. The statewide poll of 500 likely voters in the Democratic caucus was conducted Jan. 13-18.

The newest Loras College Poll finds Clinton leading in terms of which candidate people intend to vote for, which candidate people expect will actually win the precinct caucuses, as well as who they expect will be the eventual nominee. While Sanders has made small gains since the last Loras College Poll released in December, he remains well behind Clinton in this poll.

“These last days are crunch time for the campaigns,” said Christopher Budzisz, Ph.D, associate professor of politics and director of the Loras College Poll. “The ground games and turnout efforts of the Democratic candidates are in high gear, and with Iowa’s election-day registration rules, it will be a fascinating 10 days. In little more than a week the voters of Iowa will have their say in this remarkable and memorable election year.”



Democrats continue to appear quite comfortable with the top two candidates in the field. Only 5 percent said they would absolutely not vote for Clinton, and another 6 percent said they would absolutely not vote for Sanders.....................

A full 75 percent of those surveyed indicated they were absolutely committed to their first choice candidate.


Read more: http://loras.edu/About-Loras/News-Events/News/2016/Clinton-Maintains-Lead,-New-Loras-College-Poll-Fin.aspx

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Looking good Hillary. This is the 3rd poll in 2 days in which you LEAD

(Sanders has one Iowa poll in which he lead)



IOWA NEW Loras College Poll Jan 22 Clinton 59; Sanders 30; O'M 7

http://loras.edu/About-Loras/News-Events/News/2016/Clinton-Maintains-Lead,-New-Loras-College-Poll-Fin.aspx




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The University of Iowa, the first public university to admit men and women equally, is ready to caucus for Hillary!

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The stage is set for @ddlovato and @HillaryClinton at the University of Iowa! #ImWithHer








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Hawkeyes for Hillary ?@hawksforhill 23h23 hours ago

Two confident, amazing women. Thanks for stopping by @HillaryClinton and @ddlovato! Can't wait to rock the caucus!

[Thinkingabout]

1. I am thinking Hillary just may end up on top in Iowa.

Her campaign is working like she is far behind.

[riversedge]

4. As you know, Hillary takes nothing for granted.

[Thinkingabout]

5. Exactly.

[billhicks76]

23. I Know She Doesn't Tell The Truth

She's a guaranteed loser in the general due to her deceit and repulsive personality. Sad but true.

[The Second Stone]

33. That's a lot of personal projection there

Sad but true.

[pandr32]

41. Good thing others do not agree

Someone who has worked as hard as she has her whole life to help women and children, as well as families and communities, does not deserve to be characterized that way.
Now what is it you do to brighten the lives of others?

[billhicks76]

44. Really?

I thought she worked her whole life to imprison families here, promote an Orwellian security state, instigate coups in Latin America and kill hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis.

[George II]

13. I don't think there is any doubt that she'll finish on top in Iowa. Check out the polls....

...for Iowa. Of the last 50 going back to July she's been ahead in 45 of them, and two of the most recent have her ahead by 20+ %.

[Dawson Leery]

18. Her lead is there, just not that high.

She has Obama's 2008 team and ground game, as well as his data methods.

Bernie's ground game is more like Hillary's losing one from 2008.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. ...

[riversedge]

6. that is a wise little Lorax your have.

[TekGryphon]

3. %@#$ the 5% and 6% who wouldn't vote for Hillary or Bernie in the General Election

Any Democrat who willfully sits out an election because they don't get their pony never was and never will be a progressive in my book.

[Thinkingabout]

7. Agree

[PatrynXX]

17. good thing I'm not a progressive. I'm a Liberal

if Progressive means Conservadem well proves I'm right

[TekGryphon]

40. People like you have no respect for Sanders or his goals. You've made this race about YOU..

... and you've made it about YOUR ego.

You don't give a shit about Sanders or anything he believes in. If you did, you wouldn't be so eager to sit back and let conservatives destroy decades of progress just because YOUR horse didn't win the race.

On behalf of every progressive, every liberal, and every Democrat who has worked their asses off for years to make America a better place for women, minorities, students, veterans, the poor, working class, and so many others - fuck you.

We don't need "allies" like you, and neither does Sanders.

[Chasstev365]

8. I was a Field Coordinator for Paul Simon in 1988

If the results are accurately reported, Bernie will win. However, it depends on the college vote. In 1988, Paul Simon won Iowa, but the county head in Iowa City (University of Iowa) deliberately withheld the results until 3:00 AM, after the networks had already declared Richard Gephardt the winner. Seeing how nasty the Clinton campaign has gotten with Bernie recently, they will do the same. If anyone has a connection to Bernie's campaign, remind them of what happened in 1988!

[riversedge]

10. Look in your own Sanders campaign mirror before you diss Hillary's campaign.

[asuhornets]

11. Bernie won't be winning shit.

[Gore1FL]

20. Iowa isn't shit, though. It's actually a very nice state. nt

[dsc]

12. Not according to the Des Moines register

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/caucus-history-past-years-results/

Richard Gephardt 31.3%
Paul Simon 26.7%
Michael Dukakis 22.2%
Jesse Jackson 8.8%
Bruce Babbitt 6.1%
Uncommitted 4.5%
Gary Hart .3%
Al Gore 0%

I am assuming that the results aren't still being held back. I mean sweet Jesus do you honestly believe they don't keep track of this stuff.

[murielm99]

24. Oh, this is funny.

Bernie supporters really play fast and loose with the truth.



BTW, I love Paul Simon. His father confirmed me. My parents were friends of his. Senator Simon spoke at my college graduation. He was lieutenant governor of Illinois then. Sheila is a friend, too.

[dsc]

38. He spoke at my college's sesquacentenial

I voted for him in 1988 as he was my Senator. Didn't meet him though.

[George II]

14. That was almost 30 years ago - things have changed a bit since then.

[bigworld]

19. I was in NH with the Simon campaign

What a great guy.

[murielm99]

25. He was a great guy.

My parents worked for his campaign.

[Chasstev365]

43. I stand corrected!

That was the campaign narrative at the time, but I should have looked it up to verify.

For the Hillary supporters out there I will say this: I would vote for her over ANY Republican in a general election!

However, the reasons I support Bernie are: A. I don't want to relieve the Bill Clinton years and if Hillary wins an, we will! Whitewater, Monica L, Ken Star, etc. B. Not only are the Clintons not Liberals and they are Republican Lite in many ways. (NAFTA, Deregulating Telecommunications, which gave us "Goebellsvision", aka Fox News, and repealing Glass Steigel. ALL REALLY HURT AMERICA.

But more over, I'm for Bernie Sanders, because the system has been rigged for the rich and powerful in this nation and the concept of Democracy has become a joke. Bernie is THE ONLY ONE ADDRESSING THIS ON THE CAMPIANGN TRAIL! We need an FDR type revolution to save America or we are FUCKED for years to come!

[asuhornets]

9. I love it!!!! n/t

[PatrynXX]

15. odds are if she takes out the front runner there'll be problems down the line

I just don't see that happening. yes I know I'm being sarcastic I have no second choice, it'd have to be Omally. Won't be voting for a conservadem .. She'll make sure we get yet another Conservative controlled congress. yawn. another 8 years of boring

[retrowire]

16. 10 days remain. nt

[alfredo]

21. It's a small sample. I'd like to see more surveys to make sure.

[billhicks76]

22. Loras College lol?

Keep lying to yourself. This poll is faulty.

[hrmjustin]

26. Yes but so was the cnn poll.

[Iliyah]

27. Polls only matter when BS is ahead

[Moban]

29. Well who are all these people being polled who allegedly support Hillary?

Speak to anyone in the street, in colleges, in the coffee shops, etc, they're all feeling the Bern. Nobody wants more of the same, which is what we'd get with Hillary. She represents the 1%.

[Iliyah]

31. Please stop it - LOL

[Moban]

32. Hillary is like Microsoft, Bernie is like Apple

All the cool kids want an Apple.

[riversedge]

36. Well, that

newbie has all the Sanders talking points down pat.

[Stoolbend]

45. I'm a newbie, too. Apparently

You want to talk trash with me?

[riversedge]

46. No thanks. Welcome to DU.

[SunSeeker]

28. Yes indeed!

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. K&R!

[riversedge]

35. MSM completely ignored 2 polls in which Hillary was ahead of Sanders by 9 pts TWICE yesterday;

For two days now the media has focused only on the Cnn poll--and pundits running their mouths ragged claiming how Hillary is going down!



X-posted:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511047504

MSM completely ignored 2 polls in which Hillary was ahead of Sanders by 9 pts TWICE yesterday;
We can dump that talking point that Sanders is not covered by the media!



For Clinton, Good News Is No News When It Comes To Polling

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/01/22/for-clinton-good-news-is-no-news-when-it-comes/208115
Blog ››› 1 hour and 44 minutes ago ››› ERIC BOEHLERT


There are lots of different ways campaigns can try to "win" the daily news cycle. Scoring a high-profile endorsement or releasing a new campaign commercial have proven successful in recent days, for example. Another traditional way is to post winning poll numbers, the catnip of the campaign press.

If that's the case, Hillary Clinton's camp probably thought yesterday was shaping up as an overall positive. In the morning, a new Monmouth/KBUR poll was released showing the former secretary of state with a 9-point lead in the very competitive state of Iowa, which holds its caucus on February 1.

A few hours later, Emerson College released an Iowa poll and it also indicated Clinton enjoyed a 9-point lead. At the time, it meant Clinton had led in eight of the previous ten Iowa polls taken, which translates into positive news coverage, right?

Wrong.

Because around 5 p.m., CNN released its latest Iowa polling results, showing Senator Bernie Sanders with an 8-point advantage. So instead of basking in positive coverage about leading in two of the three latest Iowa polls, Clinton had to settle for "it's a draw" reports regarding Thursday's three Iowa polls, right?

Wrong, again.

Instead of reporting on the three polls, several major news organizations yesterday ignored the first two polls and only reported on the CNN survey.

At The New York Times, the CNN poll was news: But the KBUR and Emerson polls were not covered. .....

.....lots more.....

[riversedge]

39. Thanks I have not seen this even if

a few weeks old.

[demwing]

42. What percentage are landlines?

No need to guess, it's in the methodology notes:

Survey included both landlines and cell phones (with an approximate 70-30 split).

70% LANDLINES?

Does that sound like a snapshot of reality to anyone?

If it does, wake up, because you've been sleeping since the 90's:

CDC: Nearly half of American homes no longer have landlines
http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/01/cdc-nearly-half-of-american-homes-no-longer-have-landlines/

Nice poll, bro...