Brent Budowsky makes
the call at
Observer Opinion.
Let me be the first commentator to state explicitly what many Democratic insiders fear and many of the most progressive activists in the party yearn for: There is a very real prospect that Senator Bernie Sanders wins an outright victory in the Iowa caucus and pulls off one of the most stunning upsets in modern political history.
At this moment I would put the odds that Mr. Sanders upsets Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus at nearly 40 percent. As someone who can fairly be called a Democratic insider myself, I can report that some of the smartest Democratic strategists in national politics privately believe this but will not publicly state it. I just did.
To fully understand the powerful forces at work within the Democratic Party and national politics, and why Bernie Sanders has suddenly vaulted to a clear second place in the race for the Democratic nomination, lets briefly consider political events in the three days that began last Friday and ended on Sunday.
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Mr. Budowsky feels that both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton exposed themselves on the issue of the TPP. Sanders with his characteristic conviction whereas Clinton left lots of 'wiggle room' in her remarks regarding the TPP.
Interesting analysis, I suggest reading the entire piece linked above.