2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: In 2008, Clinton was at 29.4%, Obama was at 27.7%, Edwards was at 25.5% the NIGHT BEFORE the caucus [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)Double wins in Iowa and New Hampshire for Sanders could send Clinton's campaign into disarray if they panic, and the media will be sure to give Sanders well deserved coverage if he won. Clinton would obviously still win South Carolina but the Nevada caucus could become a coin toss with Sanders gaining momentum.
It's still going to be an extremely hard fought battle for Sanders whether he wins Iowa and New Hampshire, but to act as if it's a non-issue is a bit unfair. The bad thing for his campaign is that a lot of Southern states will be playing a role after Nevada. He could come out of Colorado with an easy win after Colorado but the other states should give Clinton much momentum.
Basically I'm saying that I think this thing has the real potential of going into April if Sanders wins Iowa and New Hampshire.