Shocking new poll results released today from Quinnipiac University could turn the race for the Democratic presidential nomination upside down. And if the numbers hold, Hillary Clinton may have a nearly impossible path to the White House.
According to the poll, Clinton has for the first time actually fallen behind upstart Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Iowa, by a slim margin of 41% to 40%. Clinton also trails Sanders in New Hampshire.
The problem? Most campaigns are as good as dead if they lose both of these early states.
In the modern presidential era, only one candidate went on to become president after being defeated in both states. Ironically, it was Bill Clinton — but he (like most other candidates) essentially forfeited Iowa, where former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was certain to win.
It seems Clinton is willing to try anything to help reverse her sagging poll numbers. According to the Associated Press, in a speech on Wednesday the Democratic presidential candidate positioned herself against her one-time ally, President Obama, and tried to portray herself as the hawkish alternative to his presidency — starting with Iran.
Clinton lined her praise of the Iran deal with skepticism about the intentions and trustworthiness of the longtime U.S. enemy.
While none of Clinton’s views are new, her assertive remarks are nonetheless notable shift in a campaign in which there is little daylight between her and Obama on most issues.
The strategy won’t be easy, and many see it as a desperate last move. Clinton wants to take credit for all foreign policy victories of the Obama administration — she was, after all, the nation’s top diplomat during Obama’s first four years in office. At the same time, she’s trying to insulate herself against Obama’s critics by casting herself as more assertive than the president she served.
According to polls, voters aren’t buying it.
As would be expected, Republicans aren’t willing to give Clinton any quarter as they frequently cast the Iran deal as a plank of an “Obama-Clinton foreign policy.” As secretary of state, she sent a top adviser to participate in secret meetings with Iran that started the international negotiations that led to the agreement.
“Hillary Clinton’s central role in crafting this dangerous agreement is one of the many examples of her failed record as secretary of state,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus in a statement. “Voters will have no choice but to hold Hillary Clinton accountable at the ballot box next year.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Is Hillary’s campaign dead? I don’t think so; she after all has a huge war chest and an ambition to match it. Will she become president; that question is a good deal more problematic as isn’t considered very trustworthy. Indeed, many people (myself included) think she’s a bald faced lying tyrant in the making, She will never quit; that’s for sure, but any more bombshells from her e-mail server, and we might she the first woman presidential candidate indited before she gets the chance.
She did not think the email server thing out too well. All of her dirty deals must be on it plus a few opinions she does not want public. For instance, the Uranium 1 deal with the Russians and who knows what to do with influence peddling with foundation. If past is prologue, holding her accountable will be like catching a greased snake with your feet
Please everybody do not forget Bengazzi and the lives of Americans lost due to Hilary Clintons refusal to send requested help,she needs to be tried and convicted for this, just one favor, do not forget this when you go to vote.
Do we really want Bill in there again. She couldn’t stop his “messing around” while he was president. How she going to do it now and run the country. And I am not particulary interested in her daughter playing politics like she had bill and daughter heading up some things as sec. of state
How many millions of dollars has Bill promised Obama for a pardon of Hillary as he is in his last few days? Do the Obamas really hate the Clintons as much as we have been told? Enough for Obama to prosecute Hillary’s criminal handling of top secret information? Do the Clintons have proof of Obama’s own criminal activities to stop him?
Hillary has so many scandals haunting her now that I don’t see how she can keep up with them all. To jail her for the email fraud is like when the courts put Al Capone away for tax fraud. Hillary has been guilty of so many greater crimes than email fraud, but if it puts an end to her political career, it will have served it’s purpose, and saved the Nation a lot of damage. I seriously doubt that she will serve any time, but clearly, she should. I was shocked when Hillary tried to throw her own daughter under the bus to explain the missing emails. How sick is this woman? The democrats need to start looking hard for another candidate. With Trump in the mix for the Republican nomination, the democrats still have a good chance to win if a decent candidate turns up.
how many of comment are replubican? Bill Clinton was the only one with a balance budget,!
Yes and a very active secret sex life i bet. He’s a disgrace and she’s a liar.
What will we have when they do away with medicare or Social Security?