In Iowa, Hillary Clinton and the Outsiders Hold the Cards
Source: whot.com
Posted 7:37 am, November 6, 2015, by CNN
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And a new CNN/ORC poll finds those voters tilting heavily in Hillary Clinton’s favor on the Democratic side, and divided between Donald Trump and Ben Carson on the Republican end.
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Carson’s strength in Iowa is boosted by his support among white evangelical Christians.......................
On the issues, Trump maintains huge leads as the candidate who would better handle the economy and illegal immigration, ...............
On the Democratic side, Clinton holds an 18-point lead over Bernie Sanders, 55% to 37%, with Martin O’Malley third in the now three-person field with 3%. Both Clinton and Sanders have gained support since the last CNN/ORC Poll in August, when Vice President Joe Biden drew 12% of the vote and Clinton led Sanders 50% to 31%.
Clinton’s lead rests on a wide gender gap and steep lead among older Iowans. While Clinton leads Sanders by a 2-to-1 margin among women (62% to 31%), she holds just a 4-point edge among men (48% to 44%). And among Democrats who say they are likely to attend the caucus and are under age 50, Sanders leads 52% to 42% for Clinton, while Clinton tops Sanders 67% to 23% among those age 50 or older.
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Clinton dominates Sanders on who would best handle the economy, health care, gun policy and foreign policy, but Sanders is more competitive (though still behind) on climate change. Iowa caucus-goers also narrowly tilt Clinton over Sanders on who better understands the problems facing people like you (47% to 43%). Three-quarters of Democratic likely caucus-goers say Clinton has the best chance to win next November, 76% to 20% for Sanders and 2% O’Malley................
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