Sanders: It's A 'Mythology' That I Need To Win Iowa

[workinclasszero]

Sanders: It's A 'Mythology' That I Need To Win Iowa
Sanders appeared to lower expectations about his performance in the Iowa caucuses.
01/26/2016 04:30 pm ET

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sanders-its-a-mythology-that-i-need-to-win-iowa_us_56a7e4a2e4b04936c0e89143

Bernie is tamping down expectations in Iowa..hmm....

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. Hillary should win Iowa easily...

...and by a large margin since her native home state Illinois is right next door.

[onehandle]

6. Good point. And Bernie should win New York, since it's his home state. nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

9. Nah NY is Hillary territory b/c she moved there to run for office. She should get about 80% there

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I found this little chestnut, workingclasszero

With the Iowa caucuses six days away, and both campaigns seeing Mrs. Clinton with a slight edge in private polling,

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/us/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-iowa.html

[Dawson Leery]

3. She has the party backing and most importantly,

she has Obama's people on the ground and the data too.

She also has more offices and workers than he does.

"Several Democratic county leaders said that they were contacted by the Clinton campaign months before the Sanders campaign, and that this gap in organization could hurt him.

“My wife and I started receiving calls from the Sanders campaign only three weeks ago,” said Mr. Vilsack, the two-term former Iowa governor, who is a strong supporter of Mrs. Clinton. “People know my wife as Christie, but the Sanders person called and said, ‘Is Ann there?’ Her full name is Ann Christine. But it suggested a lack of information.”"

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. And her support is more widespread throughout all 99 counties

The Vermont independent's support is concentrated. This affects how delegates are allocated, to his disadvantage.

[workinclasszero]

5. Ah that could explain it DSB

I was wondering it if was some internal polling...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. My unvarnished opinion

There is nothing magical about internal polling; a well done poll is well done poll, regardless of who the pollster is. But the fact both camps believe the Vermont senator is behind certainly caught my attention.

[workinclasszero]

8. "But the fact both camps believe the Vermont senator is behind.."

Exactly.

Do you think Bernies followers are actually paying attention to what he is saying here?

Yeah....I don't think so LOL

5 days to the 2016 Iowa Presidential Caucuses!

[AZ Progressive]

10. This is typical, I've seen this before

[Alfresco]

11. Very Interesting. hmm... indeed.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. I noticed a change in his demeanor at the town hall...

If he was winning he would have been less combative...


Hmmm:

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and his top advisers will gather here on Wednesday to confront a decision that will have lasting consequences for his presidential campaign and his political image: whether to open a new, tougher line of advertising against his rival Hillary Clinton in the closing days of the race for Iowa.

The meeting comes as both campaigns acknowledge that Mrs. Clinton has pulled slightly ahead in polling for the Iowa caucuses on Monday. Some advisers to Mr. Sanders believe he can win here only by drawing sharper contrasts with her, especially by emphasizing her ties to Wall Street.

The senator has prided himself on running an inspiring, issue-oriented campaign, and he speaks often of how he is not interested in tearing Mrs. Clinton down.

But the decision he is now grappling with echoes questions voiced by his supporters as Mr. Sanders finds himself within striking distance of Mrs. Clinton in Iowa: Does he have the stomach to directly attack her, and potentially defeat her, or will he be satisfied having injected important issues into the race and preserving his well-earned reputation for eschewing negative campaigning?


More at http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-iowa.html?referer=https://www.google.com/

[KingFlorez]

13. Hmmm