Bernie Keeps on Rising, Hillary...not so much....

[V0ltairesGh0st]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-3824.html

And over a year still until election time.

[Agschmid]

1. The first primary is much closer than a year away.

[V0ltairesGh0st]

4. Yeah i know...

I was suggesting he'll be the nominee by next November easily with steady numbers like these.

[musiclawyer]

2. The brown line and the fuchsia line are on a collision course

It could happen a destroy as this year

[seabeyond]

3. nor should clintons number rise. her highest was when she had no competitors. now that there are

competitors they are gonna end up more inline with a primary.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. It is to early, we need to see a couple debates first.

But one thing that did catch my eye is the two CNN/ORG polls. She went from +37 to +18 in about three weeks.

That is roughly a 50% reduction in her lead in a short period of time.


Again, to early to know anything but it does look like her name recognition support is beginning to evaporate.

[Vincardog]

9. ME thinks that her name recognition is loosing to her policy recognition.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Moving the dial on national polling is tough to do; it's usually the last to move.

At this time in 2007, Obama was a good 25-points behind.

What Bernie has done is remarkable.

[daybranch]

7. Bernie is who Obama was supposed to be.

Obama was a centrist with little experience and no actual unified economic philosophy, and a believer in his ability to make deals. Much like Bill Clinton. Like Clinton once in Office deals that supported rich donors and often outweighed the economic good of our people.
Bernie is the very very smart progressive we had hoped Obama was. He will never make us guess over his decisions on things like the Keystone Pipeline. Bernie is a straight arrow, putting progressive values and people first.

[AtomicKitten]

8. Agreed.

Bernie is the very very smart progressive we had hoped Obama was.

[Vincardog]

10. Bernie is the progressive Obama SAID he was. The Diff is Bernie is not lieing

[AtomicKitten]

12. And his record reflects that.

[Scuba]

11. /\_/\_This right here_/\_/\

[WillyT]

16. + 1,000,000,000 - What You Said !!!

Exactly...

[Godhumor]

17. You know, it is really easy to check. Obama was 15% or less behind Clinton all through August 2007

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_Democratic_Party_2008_presidential_candidates

[AtomicKitten]

19. Gallup has her up 29-pts in Oct 2007.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/102277/gallup-election-review-october-2007.aspx

[Godhumor]

20. But we're not talking October, yet

We're talking August. Let's see what the spread between Bernie and Hillary is in October, because it is just as possible that Bernie plateaus or Clinton consolidated more support by then; especially when Biden declines to enter the race.

[AtomicKitten]

21. That spread extended through 2007.

Not sure why you're so anxious to engage in historical revisionism, but the data isn't negotiable.

She started with a 45+ point lead in 2007 before she even took off her coat, spent $100 million by the end of 2007, and had control of the Democratic Party machinery. She had every conceivable advantage. She didn't just lose, she pissed it away vis a vis poor campaign management and stooping to unsavory tactics.

And she's headed for another defeat as a consequence of her reckless behavior at State. This again by her own hand.

[HappyPlace]

13. Having second thoughts about her.

She could do a lot of good with th Foundations if we pick Bernie.

Win Win.

[leftofcool]

14. Hillary is doing fine.

[Cherry Creek Native]

15. ....

(I'm sorry, but that's what it sounds like... when Clinton's campaign is on a collision course, representing a repeat of 2008)

[frylock]

18. Baghdad Carville..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251531323

[leftofcool]

22. Nope. She is right where we want her to be.

[SonderWoman]

23. What? According to your own link, she...

Is basically in the same spot as when she started, 58 then, 54 now. Bernie started at zero and had nowhere to go but up.